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Masabi launches mobile ticketing with New York’s MTA

Mobile ticketing technology developed by Masabi is now live with New York’s MTA. Using Masabi’s JustRide mobile ticketing platform, passengers on Metro North Railroad (MNR) and Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) will be able to experience a faster and more convenient way to purchase tickets and travel using their smartphones as an all-in-one ticket vending machine and ticket. Passengers on MNR’s Hudson Line and LIRR’s Port Washington Lines will be able to buy and display tickets via smartphone to travel usin
July 7, 2016 Read time: 2 mins
Mobile ticketing technology developed by 6870 Masabi is now live with New York’s MTA. Using Masabi’s JustRide mobile ticketing platform, passengers on Metro North Railroad (MNR) and Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) will be able to experience a faster and more convenient way to purchase tickets and travel using their smartphones as an all-in-one ticket vending machine and ticket.
 
Passengers on MNR’s Hudson Line and LIRR’s Port Washington Lines will be able to buy and display tickets via smartphone to travel using the MTA eTix mobile ticketing app. Over the next few months more lines will be made available with full rollout completed by the end of the summer. Passengers will be able to purchase tickets for both immediate and future travel through their smartphones and tablets.
 
Masabi will also provide its JustRide Inspect validation application which allows tickets to be scanned using standard smartphones.

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