SEPTA to install new gates to discourage fare evasion
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- SEPTA's board Thursday approved a proposal to install new fare gates to discourage people from riding the trains for free.
The transit agency will 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.
The gates would be installed by early 2024.
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