Commuters To Sign Up For JUTC Smartfare Cards In Morant Bay This Week

Commuters taking advantage of the new routes rolled out by the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) in St. Thomas will be able to sign up for SmartFare cards in Morant Bay this week, following a similar opportunity in Yallahs in late November.

Speaking with JIS News on Monday (December 2) – the first day of the new service – Acting Managing Director of the JUTC, Owen Ellington, said that based on the response to the SmartFare card signup in Yallahs, it is clear that the people of St. Thomas “really want” the JUTC.

“As a matter of fact, there were enough Smarter Cards sold to justify sending three buses to Yallahs,” Mr. Ellington said.

He further noted that he is expecting a similar feedback this week when the promotion is rolled out it in Morant Bay and advised that the date for that event will be published in the media.

The two buses that will operate in the parish are the 701 and the 702, which will leave from Yallahs Bay and Morant Bay, respectively.

For the 701, the fare for children, students, disabled persons and senior citizens with SmartFare cards is $50. Adults with SmartFare cards will pay $100.

All passengers without a SmartFare card are to pay $200 for this route.

As for the 702, children, students, disabled persons and seniors with SmartFare cards will pay $100 and adults with SmartFare cards will pay $200. Without a SmartFare card the fare is $300.

A form of identification is needed for the creation or replacement of SmartFare cards, such as a driver’s licence, national identification, birth certificate, disability identification, passport or school identification.