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1	1	= **Text It** =
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3		-|(% style="vertical-align:top" %)Text your bus stop code or intersection **To: 511123** while you’re on your way to the bus stop... We'll text back how many stops away the next bus is.
4		-\\//Note: Standard carrier charges for text messaging may apply.//
5		-\\**You can find your bus stop code:**
6		-\\ • Using the {{html}}<a href="https://bustime.mta.info">MTA Bus Time interactive map</a>{{/html}}. Zoom in on the map, select the bus nearest your stop, then simply click your stop.
	3	+|(% style="vertical-align: top;" %)Text your bus stop code or intersection **To: 511123** while you’re on your way to the bus stop... We'll text back how many stops away the next bus is.
	4	+\\//Note: Standard carrier charges for text messaging may apply.//
	5	+\\**You can find your bus stop code:**
	6	+\\ • Using the {{html}}<a href="https://bustime.mta.info">MTA Bus Time interactive map</a>{{/html}}. Zoom in on the map, select the bus nearest your stop, then simply click your stop.
7	7	\\ • At bus stops on the bus stop schedule.
8		-\\\\**Texting Tips**
	8	+\\\\**Texting Tips**
9	9	\\• For best results, add a specific bus route to your text.
10	10	\\• Be sure to insert a space between bus stop code or intersection and bus route (such as **//103903 Bx39//** or **//Port Richmond Av and Orange Av S59//**).
11		-\\• Texts are not case sensitive.
	11	+\\• Texts are not case sensitive.
12	12	\\• For SBS routes, add “-SBS” after the route (such as S79-SBS).
13		-\\• Some bus stops have multiple routes. To get the bus arrival information for just one route at the stop, include the bus route in your text **To: 511123**.
14		-\\• Once you've gotten a list of upcoming arrivals you can send **R** within the next 20 minutes to refresh them. |(% style="vertical-align:top" %) [[image:SMSOverview.png||height="533" width="709"]]
	13	+\\• Some bus stops have multiple routes. To get the bus arrival information for just one route at the stop, include the bus route in your text **To: 511123**.
	14	+\\• Once you've gotten a list of upcoming arrivals you can send **R** within the next 20 minutes to refresh them. |(% style="vertical-align: top;" %) [[image:SMSOverview.png ||width="300px"]]
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16		-[[image:SMSManyRoutesAtStop.png||width="500px"]]
	16	+[[image:SMSManyRoutesAtStop.png ||width="500px"]]
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19	19	= **Service Changes** =
	20	+\\MTA Bus Time also gives you real time information on service changes and reroutes. You will know there is a service change when you see an asterisk next to the bus route. To get complete information on the service change, send a text **To: 511123** with the letter "C” before your route (for example: //**C S79-SBS**// or **//C Bx39//**).
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22		-MTA Bus Time also gives you real time information on service changes and reroutes. You will know there is a service change when you see an asterisk next to the bus route. To get complete information on the service change, send a text **To: 511123** with the letter "C” before your route (for example: //**C S79-SBS**// or **//C Bx39//**).
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24	24	MTA Bus Time will display the first part of the service change, up to the length of a single text message. There may be more than one service change, in which case MTA Bus Time will prompt you to send "**N**" for the next one.
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26		-[[image:SMSStopServiceChange.png||width="500px"]]
	24	+[[image:SMSStopServiceChange.png ||width="500px"]]
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28	28	= More Info =
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30	30	For more detailed instructions on accessing MTA Bus Time by text message, [[click here>>Help.SMSSearching]].