SEPTA Could Install New Gates To Discourage Fare Evasion

By CBS3 Staff, CBS Philadelphia

March 23, 2023

PHILADELPHIA -- SEPTA's board will vote Thursday on whether to install new fare gates to discourage people from riding the trains for free.

The transit agency is considering whether to test full-size gates on the Market-Frankford Line, at the 13th Street and 34th Street stations.

SEPTA says the new gates will deter people from jumping over them to avoid paying their fares. Would-be fare evaders could not jump over or crawl under the gates, and an alarm would go off if someone tries to run through after someone in front of them pays a fare, a spokesperson said.

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