Free Transfer at 45th Road-Court House Square & Court Square

Everyone should know by now that a transfer does exist at 45th Road-Court House Square and Court Square/23rd Street-Ely Avenue stations. Well what most people don't know that you need a valid transfer on your Metrocard to do so. As of November 2008, the MTA is going to make things simpler. Instead of the transfer being Out-Of-System (or OOS for short), there building a free transfer. You heard that right a free transfer.

As a result of this, westbound Q39 buses could no longer turn on 45th Road between Jackson Avenue and 23rd Street. The OOS transfer was implemented as a result of the December 16th, 2001 service changes and the opening of the CitiCorp Building. From my personal experience and observation, this transfer could potentially reduce the need to transfer at 74th-Broadway/Roosevelt Avenue complex. Below are five photos that I took on the evening of November 25th, 2008.