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Old turnstiles at Alewife station on the MBTA Red Line in Cambridge, MA, U.S. A turnstile (also called a turnpike, gateline, baffle gate, automated gate, turn gate in some regions) is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. A turnstile can be configured to enforce one-way human traffic.
A redesign to New York City's iconic turnstiles could be coming as MTA officials claim fare evasion costs $500 million a year. Matt Troutman , Patch Staff Posted Tue, Dec 6, 2022 at 3:10 pm ET...
New turnstile designs were introduced in the 2020s. The MTA announced in 2021 that it would install wide-aisle fare gates for disabled passengers at five subway stations by mid-2022; the implementation of these fare gates was delayed by a year.
Additionally, in an attempt to reduce fare evasion, the MTA exhibited several designs for half-height and full-height Plexiglas turnstiles in May 2023, which would replace the existing waist-high turnstiles.
Grab a peek at redesigned subway gates that MTA officials believe could combat fare evasion — a $285 million problem last year, they say. Matt Troutman , Patch Staff Posted Thu, May 18, 2023 at...
March 25, 2024 at 5:57 PM. NEW YORK (AP) — New York City plans to intensify a crackdown on subway fare-beating by sending at least 800 police officers specifically to keep watch on turnstiles ...
The MTA is slowly modifying turnstiles throughout the system to keep would-be fare-jumpers from slipping through.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff. Posted Thu, Jan 11, 2024 at 2:36 pm ET. First-ever low turnstile fare array replacement with new wide-aisle fare gates at Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK ...
Turnstiles and fare collection[edit] An array of historic subway turnstiles. Various turnstiles from the history of subways are on display at the New York Transit Museum. [3] : 1 They date as far back as the subway's opening in 1904, up through turnstiles that were still in use as recently as 2003.
Here's How To Pay For Subway Rides With Your Phone. Straphangers will be able to test the MTA's new tap-to-pay fare system starting Friday. Here's what you need to know about OMNY.
