SEPTA To Stop Taking Tokens At Year's Close

PHILADELPHIA — SEPTA said Wednesday it will stop accepting tokens as fare payments when the year ends.

Effective Jan. 1, 2024, tokens will not be accepted to payment.

While SEPTA stopped selling tokens in 2018, it continued to accept them on buses and trolleys, and via fare kiosks located at stations and bus loops.

Customers must use any remaining tokens before they expire at the end of the year.

Tokens are valued at $2 each and are not redeemable for cash.

SEPTA said customers should add the value of their tokens to a Travel Wallet can be used to pay for trips on all modes, including buses, trolleys, the Market-Frankford Line, the Broad Street Line, the Norristown High Speed Line, and Regional Rail. Customers who use Travel Wallet on SEPTA Key are also eligible for two free transfers.

SEPTA Key cards cost $4.95 and can be purchased at SEPTA Sales Offices and participating retailers. Registering a Key card protects the fares in the event it is ever lost or stolen. Customers who register their Key card within 30 days are refunded the $4.95 purchase price in the Travel Wallet.