Digital Banking

Central Maryland RTA adds mobile ticketing, fare capping

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March 29, 2021

Passengers using buses operated by the Regional Transportation Agency of Central Maryland can now use their credit card to purchase and store digital bus tickets on their Android or iOS smartphone via the Transit MaaS app, according to a report in NFCW.

The mobile tickets are valid for 90 minutes and allow free network-wide transfers during that time, while a fare-capping feature means that users are automatically upgraded to the agency's monthly unlimited travel pass when their single fare payments within a given period total the same as the price of a pass.

Users can access the ticketing service via the Transit Mobility-as-a-Service app alongside already existing route planning and tracking features for Central Maryland services.