MARTA Continues to Install New Fare Collection System

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 are being updated.

Construction and fare equipment installation is being done in phases to ensure continued access to rail stations with minimal disruption. This work will not affect rail or bus service but may require walking detours to enter and exit stations.

Upcoming faregate construction dates and locations are as follows:

• Starting Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026 – Dunwoody Station. All faregates are under construction. Use emergency gates. Customers must pay the fare to exit at the destination.
• Starting Friday, Jan. 23, 2026 – Ashby Station. All faregates are under construction. Use emergency gates. Customers must pay the fare to exit at the destination.
• Starting Monday, Jan. 26, 2026 – Lenox Station. Lenox Road entrance near Lenox Square Mall will close. All faregates are under construction. Use the emergency gate at the north entrance (Resurgens Plaza). Bus/shuttle customers should use the lower concourse emergency gate to the bus loop. Please follow signage and allow up to 10 extra minutes. Customers must pay fare to exit at destination.
• Starting Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 – SEC District Station. The west entrance to Mercedes-Benz Stadium is closed. Use east faregates (State Farm Arena side). Please follow the signs.

Fare equipment construction is also currently underway at the following stations: Avondale, Buckhead, Civic Center, Doraville, East Point, Georgia State, H.E. Holmes, Indian Creek, Kensington, Lindbergh, Midtown, North Springs, Vine City, and West End. For information on station impacts and entrance detours, visit MARTA.

Customers should pay attention to signs and announcements at rail stations denoting which faregates are closed for construction to ensure smooth travel. Note that this is a systemwide project, and the phased construction approach will mean new faregates and ticket vending machines may be installed, but are not yet usable.

Customers should continue using the existing Breeze mobile app, Breeze cards, and equipment until the customer transition period from March 28 to May 2. Customers should start spending down fare balances now. Balances on cards and the app do not carry over.