Fare Collection Equipment

Sound Transit
Two travelers with rolling suitcases and backpacks walk toward a Link light rail entrance at Northgate Station, passing under 'Pay to Enter' and directional signage near an escalator.
Sound Transit and St. Louis Metro are installing platform gates to recover lost farebox dollars and to bolster platform safety and security.
Aug. 31, 2026
July 29, 2026
Indra Group
A Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Metrorail train sits at an underground platform with an open door revealing the brightly lit interior, with the agency's 'M metro' wordmark on the brown side panels and the station's distinctive coffered concrete vault ceiling overhead.
June 24, 2026
Santa Clarita Transit
A blue TAP contactless fare reader mounted on a stanchion inside a transit bus interior, with patterned blue seats, a row of windows overlooking a fleet of buses parked outside and the driver's compartment visible at right.
June 18, 2026
IndyGo
A blue and white IndyGo Allison hybrid bus operating Route 14 to Prospect pulls into a covered downtown transit center platform, with a real-time arrivals sign showing upcoming Routes 14 and 31 and another IndyGo bus visible at an adjacent berth.
June 4, 2026
MTC
A smartphone displaying a digital Clipper transit card with a $2.95 balance is held up to a contactless fare reader showing Apple Pay, Google Pay, Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express acceptance logos.
June 1, 2026
Hitachi Rail
The imaghe shows the new Hitachi BV700 fare validator featuring a 7-inch screen and a circular plate for contactless payment tapping.
March 13, 2026
INIT
A Sound Transit rail vehicle sits at a station.
March 11, 2026
Bay Area Rapid Transit
Bay Area Rapid Transit has rolled out new fare gate tones that are more pleasing and audible over station background noise, making stations more welcoming and simpler to navigate, especially for blind and low-vision riders.
March 3, 2026

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