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ORCA Regional Reduced Fare Permit (RRFP), Senior
ORCA (King County Metro, Sound Transit, Community Transit, Pierce Transit, Everett Transit, Kitsap Transit, Washington State Ferries, Seattle Streetcar)
The Regional Reduced Fare Permit (RRFP) is the multi-agency Puget Sound reduced-fare program for riders 65 and older, riders with disabilities, and Medicare card holders. The Senior RRFP is issued as an ORCA card and gives reduced fares on participating transit agencies; on agencies that don't offer a reduced fare, the card still works but at full fare. There is no card fee for the first ORCA Senior RRFP; replacement cards are $3.00. Fare examples for Senior RRFP holders include $1.00 single rides on Metro/RapidRide/DART, ST Link/Sounder/Express, Tacoma Link, Community Transit Bus, and Pierce Transit Local; $0.50 on Everett Transit Local; $1.75 on Metro Access (ADA paratransit); $2.50 on the West Seattle Water Taxi; $3.00 on the Vashon Water Taxi; and Day Pass options at $2.00 on most agencies (some routes require topping up from E-Purse if the trip exceeds $1.75).
Who qualifies
Customers age 65 or older. (The same RRFP is also issued to riders with qualifying disabilities and to Medicare card holders, but those use the disability/Medicare track, not the senior age track.) No income test. Pictures are not required. Applicants must show one age-verifying document: state driver's license, state ID card (expired accepted), birth certificate, passport, or any state/federal document with name and birthdate.
What it covers
Reduced single-ride and Day Pass fares on participating Puget Sound transit agencies. Single-ride senior fares: King County Metro / RapidRide / DART / Community Ride / Ride Pingo / Via to Transit / Seattle Streetcar, $1.00; Sound Transit Link Light Rail / ST Express Bus / Sounder Train, $1.00; Tacoma Link Light Rail, $1.00; Everett Transit Local, $0.50; Community Transit Bus, $1.00; Pierce Transit Local, $1.00; Monorail, $2.00; Metro Access (ADA Paratransit), $1.75; West Seattle Water Taxi, $2.50; Vashon Water Taxi, $3.00; Community Transit Zip Shuttle, $1.00.
Cost
First Senior RRFP ORCA card is free; replacement cards are $3.00. Fares per ride are flat at the senior rate listed above.
How to apply
Apply in person at the King County Metro Pass Sales Office, at other participating transit agency offices, or at neighborhood pop-up events; online at myorca.com or via the myORCA mobile app; or by mail. Print the RRFP Application Form, complete and sign the front, and submit with a copy of one age-verifying document (driver's license, state ID, expired OK, birth certificate, passport, or other state/federal document with name and birthdate). Mail to: Metro Transit, KSC-TR-0102, 201 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98104-3856. Replacement card fee: $3 check or money order payable to Metro Transit.
Source info.myorca.com/using-orca/ways-to-save/seniors/