MBTA Fare System (Charlie, AFC 2.0, Zone, Discounts)
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TheRatmeister
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Yes. Will they be installed on Track 2 as well?
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I wouldn't personally say indoors. Covered yes, but nothing in Ruggles is indoors. This area gets damp when it rains and is fully exposed to outdoor temperatures. The layers of tarps on the roof and the tent covering them suggests the installation team has already noticed the generally dampness of Ruggles.
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Ruggles Station is roughly as "indoors" as the South Station train platform, if not a little less so.
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Took an inbound to South Station last night. Despite a pretty full train, no on-board ticket checks were performed, which isn't unusual even before the fare gates as conductors usually assume you'll have activated a weekend pass on an outbound trip. I will say that I've noticed more on-board outbound checks (even on the way from South Station to Back Bay) than before, dating back even to shortly after the gates were installed. I assume this is a policy change to put the finger on the scale so they can point to "fare recovery metrics" being improved by the gates.
At South, 3/4 of the fare gates were left open. I'm a bit surprised the remaining 1/4 were left in a closed position. There seemed to be no logic to which were open or closed. It was also surprising to see that the new/archway connector to the bus terminal still isn't open, but the Track 1 "interior" connection has been shut, forcing all bus passengers to walk outside. This is one of the infuriating things about the T - they designed a new covered connection, but then for some reason closed the old one well before opening the new one. Obviously, that's the wrong order. I understand the reason was because of the fare gates, but in that case the activation should have been paused until the new connection was open - and now that the gates are basically offline, the old connection should have been reopened. It's been a rainy winter, and it's a simple customer experience improvement.
At South, 3/4 of the fare gates were left open. I'm a bit surprised the remaining 1/4 were left in a closed position. There seemed to be no logic to which were open or closed. It was also surprising to see that the new/archway connector to the bus terminal still isn't open, but the Track 1 "interior" connection has been shut, forcing all bus passengers to walk outside. This is one of the infuriating things about the T - they designed a new covered connection, but then for some reason closed the old one well before opening the new one. Obviously, that's the wrong order. I understand the reason was because of the fare gates, but in that case the activation should have been paused until the new connection was open - and now that the gates are basically offline, the old connection should have been reopened. It's been a rainy winter, and it's a simple customer experience improvement.