Carte Améthyste
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The is an annual season ticket for the elderly and disabled (aged over 20). It allows free second-class transport in the Île-de-France
on all services provided by the RATP (the regional public transport authority) and the SNCF (the state-owned national railway operator).
, but not to get to or from the airports, nor buses that have special fares.
The card is valid for a year from the date of issue, and can be renewed annually. It can be combined with the Carte Rubis, which is designed for use on the Optile
bus network.
In 2010, the anual cost of the card was , without the optional "lost or stolen" insurance, which cost an extra . Renewal was included in the price of the card. The real cost of each card issued (that is to say, what it cost for the same travel without the card) amounted to at 1 July 2009.
Île-de-France
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on all services provided by the RATP (the regional public transport authority) and the SNCF (the state-owned national railway operator).
Eligibility
The card is provided to:- Those over 65 years of age, or 60 who are recognised as unfit for work
- Those over 20 years of age who are assessed as being more than 80% disabled
- War veterans and their widows over 65 years of age
- Those deported or, interned or placed in concentration camps during the Second World War, and their French dependents over 60 years of age, subject to a means testMeans testA means test is a determination of whether an individual or family is eligible for help from the government.- Canada :In Canada means tests are used for student finance , and "welfare" . They are not generally used for primary education and secondary education which are tax-funded...
- Those that served in reserved occupationReserved occupationA reserved occupation is an occupation considered important enough to a country that those serving in such occupations are exempt - in fact forbidden - from military service....
s, and their widows, without being subject to a means test.
Format
The Carte Améthyste is provided through the recipient's local Social Services department. It allows free travel in second class on services provided by the RATP and the SNCF in the Île-de-France. It an also be used on the night bus service NoctilienNoctilien
Noctilien is the night bus service in Paris and its agglomeration. It is managed by the Syndicat des transports d'Île-de-France , the Île-de-France regional public transit authority, and operated by RATP and SNCF...
, but not to get to or from the airports, nor buses that have special fares.
The card is valid for a year from the date of issue, and can be renewed annually. It can be combined with the Carte Rubis, which is designed for use on the Optile
Optile
Optile is a public transport organisation, created in October 2000 from a merger between several private bus companies serving suburban Paris...
bus network.
In 2010, the anual cost of the card was , without the optional "lost or stolen" insurance, which cost an extra . Renewal was included in the price of the card. The real cost of each card issued (that is to say, what it cost for the same travel without the card) amounted to at 1 July 2009.