MBTA Commuter Rail Riders Get Smartphone Tickets
Commuter rail customers of four lines north of Boston can now use smartphones to buy train tickets.
MBTA Commuter Rail riders from Hamilton-Wenham station can now use their smartphones to buy train tickets. Starting today, riders of the Newburyport line that serves Hamilton and Wenham, plus the Lowell, Fitchburg, Haverhill and Rockport lines in and out of North Station can use the MBTA mTicket app for iPhone and Android to purchase single or 10-ride tickets, according to an MBTA statement. The system works by displaying the tickets on the phone’s screen as a digital “flash pass” barcode, according to the statement. “Customers will now have the ability to purchase tickets without waiting in lines meaning they get more time back in their day and more control over their commute,” said Richard A. Davey, secretary and CEO of the Massachusetts…
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