NJ TRANSIT is introducing a new fare card as an easy and fast way to pay fares. The card, called “FARE-PAY,” will begin its roll-out at four bus park & rides and on the Newark Light Rail system beginning April 19, when monthly passes go on sale. Beginning April 19, customers on Newark Light Rail and at four park & rides purchasing monthly passes from Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs) will receive the new fare cards.  Then on May 1, customers at the four park & rides purchasing 10-trip bus tickets will also receive the new fare cards.  Customers then simply tap their “FARE-PAY” cards at the onboard validator while boarding or at platform validating stations on Newark Light Rail. Additional locations, features and travel modes will be added as the program continues to expand across the system.

Newark Light Rail customers who tap their “FARE-PAY” cards on platform validators will use that same “FARE-PAY” card to tap a fare inspector’s mobile validation device when requested by the fare inspector.  The customer’s validation information will be provided.

The new “FARE-PAY fare cards, which are reusable, will provide customers the ability to manage their account online, view fare card activity and auto-reload products and value.  Customers will hold onto their “FARE-PAY” cards and reload tickets or passes onto them. A credit/debit card is not required. As part of future phases of “FARE-PAY,” customers will be able to purchase and reload their cards at participating retail locations throughout the state.  That feature is expected to be available at retail locations throughout New Jersey this summer.

-via Press Release