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Free Rides For Seniors On SEPTA

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The cost of a train ride is going down for SEPTA riders over a certain age.

Once the Septa Key fare card system is put into place on the regional rail lines, riders 65 and older will no longer have to pay a dollar for a ride; it will be free, according to spokeswoman Carla Showell-Lee.

Seniors will need to show transit ID cards which can be obtained at several spots, including Suburban Station.

"People can go to their legislative offices and have a senior photo ID taken, or go to Septa headquarters and get a photo ID taken," explained Showell-Lee.

Riders without the ID can still use a driver's license or state photo ID.

The cost cut is expected to start next fiscal year, that begins in July, and she says the change will cost Septa about a million dollars a year.

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