At 10 end-of-line rail stations, Metro will install fare gate exits that won’t open unless the rider touches his TAP card to the mechanical reader at the exit.

At 10 end-of-line rail stations, Metro will install fare gate exits that won’t open unless the rider touches his TAP card to the mechanical reader at the exit. A pilot Tap-To-Exit program has been in ...

Commuters use their tap cards to exit at the North Hollywood Metro station on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) ...

Metro launched the TAP-to-Exit program in May 2024 at the North Hollywood B Line Station. A few months later, the Downtown Santa Monica E Line Station implemented the program.

Metro asks customers to tap their fare card on the way out. The pilot program at the North Hollywood station is the the agency's latest effort to stem crime and prevent loitering.

Metro staff are now assessing the results of the program, and it is expected that recommendations to expand Tap to Exit to other rail stations will be forthcoming.