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hi my name is Kim I live in University
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City and riding the Lynx blue line is a
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great way to get around riding Lynx is
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easy once you know how so follow me and
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let's go for a ride first I need to plan
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my trip
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cats provides a lot of options to get
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the information that I need I can call
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customer service at seven zero four
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three three six seven four three three
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log on to ride transit org or look at
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the map and schedules at the light rail
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stations today I'm going to use my
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smartphone and the ride cats mobile app
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to plan my trip the ride cats app shows
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me the length blue line jwk Park and
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Ride Station is my closest stop and the
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next train will arrive in ten minutes so
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let's head to the park and ride I'm
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going to a meeting in Uptown so I need
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to board the train on the platform side
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that says to i-485 when my train
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approaches the headway sign will also
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say to i-485
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audio announcements are made at all
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stations to let me know when the train
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is arriving and its direction of travel
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train arriving in five minutes with the
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train approaching in just a few minutes
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I need to have my ticket ready a valid
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ticket is required to write at any catch
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service cats offers a variety of ticket
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and payment options I can purchase my
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Lynx ticket online or at the station
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using one of the ticket vending machines
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I also can use the cats pass mobile app
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to purchase my ticket I will activate my
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ticket while on the platform as the
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train approaches I wait behind the
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tactile strip and once it stops I allow
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passengers to exit before I board ah
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time to relax and take a seat and since
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I'm not sitting in traffic I can sit
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here and get a lot of things done the
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Lynx blue line makes audio announcements
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on board so I know when my stop is
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coming up the next stop is Charlotte
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transportation center an arena station
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customers should expect to see cats
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safety and security personnel riding the
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blue line and checking for valid tickets
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be sure to have yours ready well we're
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coming to the CTC arena station which is
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my stop before I leave I gather my
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belongings and prepare to exit I move
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towards the doors and exit once they are
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completely open be sure to move a safe
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distance away from the Train
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so that others can board and if I need
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to I can go downstairs to catch a cats
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bus or the city Lynx Gold Line streetcar
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riding the Lynx Blue Line was quick and
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easy give us a try for your next trip
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and thanks for riding if you need more
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information please visit