IMPROVED TURNSTILE WITH STANDARD COMPONENT SPECIFICATIONS. FINAL PROJECT REPORT

SEPTA has completed the first phase of its effort to enhance revenue collections and reduce the level of fare instrument abuse on its rapid transit, subway-elevated system. Three (3) prototype improved turnstiles with standard components were installed at the Bridge Street Station on SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line. The units are capable of verifying magnetically encoded passes, as well as accepting coins and tokens for patron entry. Upon successful conclusion of testing, the units will provide a design for converting all other stations to the new technology, and serve as a model for other Transit Authorities to adopt.

• Corporate Authors:

  Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

  200 West Wyoming Avenue
  Philadelphia, PA  United States  19140

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Lawrence, W
• Publication Date: 1988-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 58 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fare collection; Magnetic farecards; Prototypes; Rapid transit; Revenues; Tokens
• Identifier Terms: Urban Mass Transportation Act
• Uncontrolled Terms: Magnetic cards
• Old TRIS Terms: Coins; Passes; Turnstiles; Umta section 6
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Finance; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00469271
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-PA-06-0080-88-1
• Contract Numbers: UMTA-PA-06-0080
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 30 1988 12:00AM