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July 13, 2012 06:05 pm GMT

This App Could Replace Your Train Ticket




Here's welcome news for any commuter who's ever been caught cashless at the train station, or sprinted to buy a ticket to avoid the on-train surcharge.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York will soon begin testing smartphone-based ticketing for the Metro-North Railroad.

Well, commuters won't actually be using it just yet. During the testing phase, railroad employees will download the free app to their iPhone, Android or Blackberry device. Using the app, they'll be able to buy any type of ticket, one-way, round trip -- even their monthly pass.

The electronic ticket shows up as a bar code that the conductor can then scan with a hand held device to verify its validity…
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