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    Capitol Corridor selects 200 riders to try Tap2Ride pilot program

    April 19, 2023
    Tap2Ride lets riders tap their contactless credit card or debit card onboard their train to pay as they go.
    Related To: Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority

    The Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA) has selected 200 riders to try out the agency’s Tap2Ride pilot program.

    Tap2Ride lets riders conveniently tap their contactless credit card or debit card onboard their train to pay as they go.

    Customers participating in the pilot will receive exclusive discounts:

    • $1 off the one-way 10-ride pass pricing between the same origin and destination stations
    • Free rides after completing six one-way trips between the same origin and destination stations within any given week (Monday to Sunday)

    Upon launch, Capitol Corridor will be the first Amtrak-operated intercity passenger rail line in the United States to accept riders’ contactless bank cards for fare payment aboard trains.

    “We’re excited to bring our customers the ease and convenience of using their bank cards to tap to pay for train travel along our beautiful 18-stop route in northern California,” said Rob Padgette, managing director of the Capitol Corridor rail service that connects the Sacramento capital region to the San Francisco Bay Area in a press release in January when Tap2Ride was announced. “This modern approach to fare payment is in line with the free Wi-Fi, free full-length movies, spacious seating, bike storage and other amenities we offer on our trains, so it’s both easy and fun to leave the car at home and choose to ride our service for work and leisure.”