MARTA Continues Systemwide Installation of New Fare Collection System

December 10, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

ATLANTA – The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority continues systemwide construction and installation of its new fare collection system.

MARTA’s Breeze system, including Breeze cards and tickets, faregates and validators, ticket vending machines, and the mobile app, will be updated and modernized by spring 2026.

Construction and fare equipment installation is being done in phases to ensure continued access to rail stations and minimal disruption, and will continue until the customer transition period in April 2026. There are no changes to rail or bus service caused by this work.

Installation of new faregates and ticket vending machines will continue on the following schedule:

  • Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, at H.E. Holmes Station: West faregates closed. Customers entering through the tunnel from the north parking lot must walk to the east faregates near the bus loop. Allow approximately three extra minutes.
  • Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at Civic Center Station: One set of faregates on both the Northbound and Southbound platforms will close. Customers should use the alternate faregates on each platform and allow approximately two extra minutes.
  • Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, at Midtown Station: South faregates facing Peachtree Place closed. Customers should use the north faregates facing 10th Street. Allow approximately three extra minutes.

Fare equipment construction is ongoing at the following stations: West End, North Springs, Kensington, Doraville, Indian Creek, Dunwoody, East Point, Lindbergh, Ashby, and Georgia State.

For information on station impacts and entrance detours, visit the MARTA website.

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