![]() ![]() HOLO cards already function as the fare payment method currently being utilized on TheBus and will serve as the primary payment method for rail.Ī HOLO card, tapped to enter the fare gates of the rail stationĪdult HOLO cards can be purchased at local retailers, rail station ticket vending machines at the entrance of each rail station, or TheBus Pass Office. The Department of Transportation Services encourages anyone who does not have a valid HOLO card to obtain one prior to the start of interim rail operations. The station also features a TheBus only entrance/exit with bus stops and Handi-Van drop off points H ā lawa Aloha Stadium Station Park-and-Ride, features 580 spaces for riders who wish to park and jump onto a train. West Oʻahu and Honouliuli Station at Hoʻopili have park-and-ride facilities for guests who wish to park their cars at a station before riding the rail. The Hālawa Station, the Keone‘ae Station at U.H. The City’s Department of Transportation Services (DTS), which will soon be taking over operational control of the first phase of the rail line from the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, is conducting the free fare weekend to help the public familiarize themselves with how to access stations, board trains and “tap” HOLO cards to enter the train stations. Executive Director and CEO of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) Mayor Rick Blangiardi Domenico Fontinguerra, Project Director, Hitachi Rail Honolulu JV Patrick Preusser, DTS Director of Rapid Transit, and Roger Morton, DTS Director I invite everyone, whether you live, play or work near the rail line, or if you don’t, to come down and try the system.”įrom left to right: City Council Chair Tommy Waters Jason Lurz, Head of Operations and Maintenance, Hitachi North America Jon Nouchi, DTS Deputy Director Councilmember Tyler Dos-Santos Tam Lori Kahikina, P.E. “The start of passenger service for our first segment of the rail line means a lot to not only myself, but for the entire City and County of Honolulu, and O ʻahu. “The history behind our rail system is more than 50 years in the making”, says Roger Morton, Director of DTS. Riders will be required to tap their HOLO cards at fare gates to enter individual stations, but fares will not be deducted from those cards. that evening.īeginning on Saturday, July 1, the first full day of rail service, passengers must have a valid HOLO card in order to take advantage of the free fare service. Fare gates at all nine stations will be open to all riders until service ends at 6 p.m. ![]() on June 30, rail passengers will be welcome to tour any of the nine stations that will be open for service and hop on any train, in either direction, free of charge. Additionally, TheBus will also be waiving fares for all riders between July 1 and July 4.īetween 2 p.m. on June 30, the day the system opens, until the last train runs on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Passenger services to additional stations further east along the rail line are scheduled to commence in phases over the coming years.Īll rides on the new rail system will be free for the entire opening weekend, a period spanning between 2 p.m. The first phase of the City’s rail project covers a roughly 11-mile stretch between the Kualaka`i Station in East Kapolei and the Hālawa Station near Aloha Stadium. On June 30, 2023, beginning at 2 p.m., residents who have been waiting for so long, will finally have the opportunity to board these beautiful trains, and ride them for the very first time,” the Mayor added. ![]() “With today’s announcement, we are turning the page on the largest public works project in Hawaii’s history. Fares gates have HOLO card readers that riders must “tap” their loaded HOLO card to in order ride. “We are all excited for the public to experience first-hand the transformative effect the rail will have for our island home.įare gates at the H ā lawa Aloha Stadium Station. Today’s announcement marks the culmination of decades of hard work, perseverance and overcoming difficult challenges of every kind,” said Mayor Rick Blangiardi. “This is truly a momentous and historic day for the island of Oahu. on June 30, 2023, with a grand opening celebration at the Hālawa rail station featuring dignitaries and entertainment slated for earlier in the day. HONOLULU – Mayor Rick Blangiardi announced Wednesday that the first phase of the City and County of Honolulu’s long-awaited rail transit system will officially begin interim passenger operations at 2 p.m. Honolulu’s rail transit system to begin passenger operations on June 30 ![]()
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