TriMet, the transport agency in Oregon and its partners C-TRAN and Portland Streetcar have officially launched Hop Fastpass, which allows riders to use one fare system throughout the Portland-Vancouver region. Hop Fastpass is an electronic-fare payment system. Riders can now use contactless payment devices such as a Hop card to pay their fare on TriMet and C-TRAN buses, Portland Streetcar, MAX Light Rail, WES Commuter Rail and C-TRAN Vine. In the coming weeks, riders also will be able to use a contactless bank card or smartphone with a mobile wallet connected to a bank card to pay for their trips.
The Hop system has been tested since February 2017 and test riders provided great feedback for improvements and adjustments. At the beginning of July, Hop cards began rolling into select grocery stores, and the Hop mobile app showed up in the Apple App Store and Google Play.
“The benefits of this new fare system will be far reaching, bringing more efficiency to TriMet and providing important benefits for our riders, including saving money the more they ride. We are thankful for our partnership with C-TRAN and Portland Streetcar to make this regional fare system a reality,” said TriMet General Manager Neil McFarlane.
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