Politics & Government
Fixed! MBTA Says Credit, Debit Fares Again Available
It was cash-only earlier today, and nobody was happy about it.
Boston, MA - The Mass. Bay Transit Authority says it's again able to take credit and debit card payments for fares this afternoon, after a systems failure Tuesday morning ignited a firestorm from riders forced to pay in cash or walk to find a retail location.
Just after 1 p.m., the MBTA tweeted it had resolved the problem, which has been prompting angry messages from riders since mid-morning.
Our story from this morning is below.
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Heads up: you'll need cash to pay your fare on Mass. Bay Transit Authority lines Tuesday morning.
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The MBTA issued an alert that credit and debit card sales are "temporarily unavailable" -- not just at its station kiosks, but online, as well.
The transit authority cited a credit application outage.
Credit and debit transactions can still be made at any retail sales location, the MBTA said. Here's a list of locations.
Needless to say, riders are not happy about the news.
@MBTA Why should the consumer be the ones who are punished by the T's continued ineptitude? Someone rushing to work has to stop at a store?
— John Parshon (@JohnParshon) May 31, 2016
@MBTA NOT HELPFUL if you aren't near one....
— emilia diamant (@emiliabd617) May 31, 2016
The MBTA first reported the credit system outage around 10:30 a.m., and the probably appears set to persist into lunch hour travel times.
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