PHILADELPHIA TOKEN PHASEOUT NEARS COMPLETION

In a long-awaited move, SEPTA will discontinue token and TransPass sales at bus districts and Regional Rail once and for all by the end of April. Subway and bus token sales will be phased out at select Regional Rail stations beginning March 23, according to SEPTA.

"This represents the next major move toward implementation of the SEPTA Key," SEPTA said earlier in March.

The Key is a card that can be loaded and reloaded with the user's choice of SEPTA transit fare, including weekly/monthly TransPass, one-day passes or money that can be used toward single rides.

Philadelphia is the last major U.S. city that still uses transit tokens. A token system had been in use in the city since at least the 1880s, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

For those who aren't ready to let go of their tokens just yet, SEPTA plans to continue selling tokens at 16 strategically-chosen stations until April 30.

To read the complete article, see:
Say Goodbye to SEPTA Tokens & Hello to SEPTA Key: Tokens Being Phased Out by the End of April (https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/SEPTA-Tokens-TransPass-End-Key-March-April.html)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
THE ART OF OBSOLETE SEPTA TOKENS (http://www.coinbooks.org/v21/esylum_v21n04a28.html)

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