Finally SEPTA has awarded a contract for its New Payment Technology (NPT) system, which will upgrade SEPTA’s fare collection system to allow payment of fares with SmartCards and tap-and-go credit/debit cards. ACS Transportation Solutions Group is the lucky winner.
SEPTA anticipates rolling the system out in 3 years, in 3 phases. It will start off by upgrading the buses and trolleys, then the Subway-Elevated Lines, and finally the Regional Rail system. For more details about NPT, check out SEPTA’s NPT website: http://www.septa.org/fares/npt/news-events-3.html