Metro News Release
For immediate release: November 12, 2014
MEDIA ADVISORY // PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Metro to unveil new-generation faregate at Gallery Place
WHAT: Photo opportunity (no formal speaking program) and demonstration of the new-generation faregates that will be installed at 10 Metrorail stations
WHEN: 12:00 p.m. Thursday, November 13, 2014
WHERE: Gallery Place Metrorail Station, 7th and F entrance
Beginning in January, pilot participants will help Metro test its next-generation fare system using new payment methods, such as contactless credit cards and mobile phones at 10 Metrorail stations and on six bus routes. If the pilot is successful, Metro plans to replace the now decades-old faregates and vending machines at Metrorail stations, and provide new payment options aboard buses and at parking facilities.
Riders can get more information and sign up to participate in the pilot by visiting wmata.com/paymentpilot.
Related: Pay for Metro with your smartphone or watch? Testing starts soon.
News release issued at 4:27 pm, November 12, 2014.