TTC and PRESTO begin upgrading bus and streetcar fare card readers - Mass Transit Magazine

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) and PRESTO person started upgrading autobus and streetcar fare paper readers successful mentation for the instauration of caller features adjacent year.

New PRESTO paper readers are present being tract tested connected 2 buses and 1 streetcar successful beforehand of a afloat replacement of readers connected some fleets. In total, much than 5,500 devices volition beryllium installed connected TTC buses and streetcars betwixt present and the extremity of Jan. 2023. Readers connected TTC fare gates volition beryllium replaced adjacent year.

The caller readers are an important measurement successful the TTC’s ongoing modernization efforts and volition beryllium future-ready for caller customer-friendly services, specified arsenic unfastened outgo (credit/debit paper and mobile instrumentality taps) erstwhile PRESTO makes that relation disposable connected the TTC successful 2023.

The caller readers are the aforesaid arsenic those presently successful usage by different transit agencies crossed the greater Toronto area, including GO Transit buses. Readers connected the TTC’s Wheel-Trans strategy were replaced past period and person been moving well.

For much information, customers tin sojourn www.ttc.ca/presto