Candis R. McLean
You may have noticed during your daily frantic scurry through various SEPTA transit stops, several new kiosks aligning subway stations. SEPTA Key, a transit payment innovation, has been slowly integrated into the city over the past year. The newest addition to SEPTA Key, a program called Quick Trips, allows passengers on both the Market-Frankford and Broad Street Line to pay for a single ride with a debit or credit card.
The new feature is valid for a single passenger, going one-way, is non-reloadable, and cannot be used in collaboration with a transfer. The payment SEPTA charges to your card is the same basic $2.25 one-way fee. Users can purchase the Quick Trip passes from visibly marked kiosks in several stations. The ticket will have your ride details stamped on it. Once printed, you simply swipe the ticket, at the entrance turnstile at participating SEPTA BSL and MFL stations.
SEPTA spokesman Andrew Busch stated, “For riders who are just taking one trip on SEPTA and maybe aren’t a regular rider, they don’t have to worry about having exact change beforehand. They also have the option of using a credit or debit card.” SEPTA plans to have kiosks at every station by October 17.