A new agreement between the University of Toronto and Metrolinx – operators of GO Transit – will make it possible for full-time U of T students to obtain a GO Transit Student ID which allows holders to purchase a student monthly pass, ten-ride student ticket or a PRESTO card. Beginning Friday, October 14, 2011, The T-Card Offices on all three campuses will become the distribution centres for GO Student ID. For more information on the T-Card Office locations and hours of operation, please visit the website at: www.utoronto.ca/tcard
Obtaining a GO Student ID is an easy process: A student visits the T-Card Office, shows his or her valid T-Card and a GO Student ID is produced on the spot. The GO Student ID must be kept with the student when traveling on a student 10-ride ticket, PRESTO or monthly pass for periodic ticket checks. The GO Student ID is valid for the entire period of full-time study and must be renewed each new school year. For the 2011-12 school year, these cards expire October 31, 2012.
U of T information will be posted on the GO Transit site very soon. In the meantime, more information about student passes is available at http://www.gotransit.com/public/en/fares/studentid.aspx