Ticket vending machines make train travel easy.

To purchase several tickets for the same fare type and trip at once, speed up your transaction by using the "DUPLICATE TICKET" button on the TVM. Up to nine identical tickets may be purchased in one transaction using this button. To use:

	Select the ticket type and destination.
	Press the "DUPLICATE TICKET" button once for each additional ticket. The number of tickets you have selected and the total price will be displayed on the screen.
	Insert cash, credit or debit card to pay for tickets.

For your convenience you can purchase one-way or round-trip tickets for a future day, up to 1 year in advance. All you need to do is select the advance purchase option and choose the date you wish to travel and the type of ticket you wish to purchase. Your advance ticket will have the date you purchased printed on it, but no expiration time. It can still be used at any time on the day you choose to travel.

The Quick Ticket process assumes that a rider will be purchasing tickets for the same station pairs repeatedly using the same credit or debit card. To use the Quick Ticket option on any of our TVMs, you must use a credit or debit card to purchase your initial ticket choice. Each Quick Ticket purchase is automatically cleared through the bank that issued the credit/debit card to the patron. A ticket will not be issued if the bank does not authorize the purchase.

Within six months of the initial purchase, you may go to any TVM and insert the same credit/debit card used for the initial purchase into the credit card reader. A message will appear "Retrieving records." Up to the last three ticket purchases made with that card within the last six months will be displayed.

By pushing the button next to the ticket type that you wish to repurchase, the TVM will charge the card and issue an updated version of that ticket type.

Quick Ticket reduces the time and effort required to purchase a ticket and reduces the chance of making an incorrect choice.

For example, purchasing a monthly pass for the first time in January 2007 requires a minimum of seven different button choices. To purchase a February 2007 Monthly Pass, you simply insert your card into the TVM card reader. The TVM will automatically display the January 2007 Monthly Pass information (ticket type, station pairs, cost) next to a button choice. By pushing only one button, the TVM will charge your card and issue a February 2007 Monthly Pass. In the case of a debit card purchase, the TVM will require you to enter your debit card PIN (personal identification number) number before the transaction can be completed.

The Quick Ticket option is available with all ticket types: Monthly Pass, 10-Trip, Round-Trip and One-Way ticket.

As a result of a partnership between Metrolink, Amtrak and Caltrans, TVMs at Metrolink stations from San Diego to San Luis Obispo have the ability to sell Amtrak tickets. This added convenience means you can use Metrolink to make your Amtrak connection.