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.

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.

Riders disembarking at the North Hollywood Metro station will now need to tap their transit cards in order to exit to the street after LA Metro instituted a new pilot program aimed at targeting ...

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.

Hahn, who chairs Metro's Board of Directors, said she supports expanding the “Tap to Exit” policy, following promising results of the pilot program at the North Hollywood station.

UPDATED: July 25, 2024 at 5:28 PM PDT Metal detectors. Taller gates to prevent fare jumpers. Ten more rail stations requiring that riders “tap to exit” to prove they’ve paid their fare.

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 ...