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1.1 | 1 | = **Text It** = |
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5.1 | 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. | ||
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1.1 | 7 | \\ • At bus stops on the bus stop schedule. |
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5.1 | 8 | \\\\**Texting Tips** |
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1.1 | 9 | \\• For best results, add a specific bus route to your text. |
| 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//**). | ||
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5.1 | 11 | \\• Texts are not case sensitive. |
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1.1 | 12 | \\• For SBS routes, add “-SBS” after the route (such as S79-SBS). |
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5.1 | 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"]] | ||
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5.1 | 16 | [[image:SMSManyRoutesAtStop.png||width="500px"]] |
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| 19 | = **Service Changes** = | ||
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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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1.1 | 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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5.1 | 26 | [[image:SMSStopServiceChange.png||width="500px"]] |
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| 28 | = More Info = | ||
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1.1 | 30 | For more detailed instructions on accessing MTA Bus Time by text message, [[click here>>Help.SMSSearching]]. |