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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.
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 ...
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 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 expands its tap-to-exit program to all 10 end-of-line stations Riders on the Metro system will now have to tap their fare card to exit all 10 end-of-line stations as the results of a pilot ...
A “Tap-To-Exit” pilot program began on May 28 in the North Hollywood B (Red) Line station in an effort to boost safety on that line, which has been near the top for violent crimes on the train ...
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.
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 ...