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Longtime Transit Information rep remembered for remembering 

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Posted by Drew Kerr | March 29, 2017

Early in his career as a Transit Information representative, Ben Rajkowski was on the phone with a customer trying to find their way to a Route 64 bus stop so they could get from Maplewood to St. Paul. After more than 20 minutes, the caller still [...]

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Looking for your bus or train? "Show my bus" now in NexTrip! 

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Posted by Drew Kerr | Feb. 6, 2017

Customers can track approaching buses or trains in real time using a feature called Show My Bus. The feature can be accessed through Metro Transit's app or website. Links are found on route schedule pages and through NexTrip. In the app, select Trip [...]

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More new bus stop signs installed 

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| Aug. 8, 2016

Efforts to install new bus stop signs around the region picked back up again this month. In the latest phase of the systemwide roll-out, around 5,000 signs will be installed along nearly 30 local and express routes by the end of the year. Most of [...]

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NexTrip signs added to several new locations 

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| Nov. 9, 2015

​Digital displays that provide NexTrip information have been installed at several busy boarding areas around the region, nearly doubling the number of signs up systemwide. NexTrip signs are now located at transit centers in Minneapolis, St. Paul, [...]

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Installation of new bus stop signs continues 

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| Oct. 14, 2015

After a successful pilot, around 2,300 new bus stop signs with enhanced information will be installed this fall. The new signs include route and unique stop numbers, as well as instructions for accessing real-time predicted departure times [...]

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