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Metrolink Launches Mobile Ticketing App

Metrolink launched the first version of its mobile ticketing app this month. It allows riders to purchase tickets on a smartphone, tablet or other mobile device and is available in both Google Play and the Apple App stores.

While the app is available for download by all riders, during the month of March only Inland Empire - Orange County Line riders will be able to use the app to purchase tickets and connect to local bus operators at no additional cost, per the current policy.

By the end of March, mobile ticketing will be expanded to the entire Metrolink system and will include free transfers to participating bus operators. Initially, riders who transfer to Metro Rail, Corporate QuickCard users and Metrolink riders who take part in the Rail 2 Rail® program with Amtrak should continue to use paper tickets from Metrolink’s ticket vending machines.  

Mobile ticketing is Metrolink's first step toward revolutionizing how riders pay to ride the train. In the coming months, Metrolink expects to deliver continued enhancements, such as the ability to buy tickets online for delivery to mobile devices. Tickets and passes will continue to be available at station ticket machines.