MTA Issues 2 Million Commemorative Mets MetroCards

Just read on the transit blog that 2 mill Mets Metro Cards will be found at popular 7 train stops....I cant wait to grab one, I'll probably stop by Willets Point tomorrow, after Easter Dinner and try to pick one up...this is pretty exciting for my...My Team and My Train in plain black and white....Check out the more details given by the Transit Blog....

The best way to get to and from a Mets game is by riding the 7 to Mets-Willets Point. It’s fast, convenient and the 7 stops just steps away from the front gate. And just think, MetroCard is your ticket to ride!

For weekday afternoon and all weekend games, there is local service only to the stadium. However, for evening games express service whisks you from Midtown Manhattan to Flushing. Customers attending night games, including weekends, benefit from express service back to Manhattan.

Express trains leave Willets Point shortly after the conclusion of each home game and the service runs until about one hour after the game. Express trains are queued outside of Willets Point and arrive on the middle track every six minutes. The travel time between Mets- Willets Point and Queensboro Plaza has also been shortened by about six minutes compared with local service.

“Subway service to and from Mets games has been a major league hit with baseball fans,” noted John Hoban Flushing Line General Manager, who added that post-game express service after weeknight games was especially popular with the baseball fans.

To commemorate the new stadium and the Mets, NYC Transit has issued 2 million black and white MetroCards titled ‘Take the 7 Train to the Game,’ which are currently in MetroCard Vending Machines in 10 busy stations along the line