PATCO payment problems. Riders couldn't pay with credit/debit cards

PATCO riders could have had some trouble paying for rides Thursday morning unless they had cash on them or a preloaded transit card.

The transit agency connecting South Jersey to Center City Philadelphia tweeted before 6 a.m. that its credit an debit payment systems were down.

"Staff are working to fix the issue," PATCO said.

In the meantime, people had to use cash or preloaded Freedom cards to pay for rides. Here are details on payment and fares for rides.

PATCO got the payment systems back online just before 7:30 a.m., the transit agency shared on X. Some issues, however, could still pop up.

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