Commuters in Santo Domingo will be testing the Integrated Fare System (SIT) where metro and specific bus services that now offers extended mass transit routes service for the same RD$35 fare.
Frinette Rodríguez, communications director for the SIT, told Listin Diario the system is designed to allow users to pay for both the bus and the Metro using a single contactless credit or debit card.
Users must use contactless bank cards at specifically marked turnstiles to validate the integrated rate.
The pilot program currently includes the following bus corridors:
• Independencia (the newest addition)
• Núñez de Cáceres
• Winston Churchill
• Charles de Gaulle
To facilitate these transfers, specific turnstiles have been enabled at 11 Metro stations and one Teleférico station:
• Line 1: Centro de los Héroes, Juan Bosch, and Mamá Tingó.
• Line 2: María Montez, Pedro Francisco Bonó, Francisco Gregorio Billini, Ulises Espaillat, Pedro Mir, Eduardo Brito, and Concepción Bona.
• Skylift (Teleférico): Charles de Gaulle station.
The pilot phase is managed by the Mobility and Transport Trust (Fimovit) and is expected to last two months. During this period, trained personnel and agents will be stationed at the turnstiles to assist passengers who may be confused by the new hardware or the integration process. Once this initial phase concludes, authorities will analyze the results to prepare for the second phase of the rollout.
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Listin Diario
Noticias SIN
18 February 2026