Hat tip to L.A. Streetsblog’s Dana Gabbard for a post asking a question we get occasionally: can tokens still be used to pay Metro fares at ticket machines?
The answer is yes, as the following plucked from the Metro website explains:
If you don’t have a TAP card:
- Push button A – “Purchase new TAP card + fare”
(If you don’t see this choice, press “CANCEL” before beginning.) - Push button F – “TAP ($1 fee) and Metro Pass”
- Push button C – “Metro Rail 1-Ride”
- Insert – $1 in cash and 1 token.
- Take & tap – Take card from tray below and tap when entering system.
If you have a TAP card:
- Touch – Touch your card to the TAP target.
- Push button F – “Add Metro Pass”
- Push button C – “Metro Rail 1-Ride”
- Insert – 1 token.
- Touch – Touch card to TAP target again to load fare.
- Tap – Tap when entering system.
