FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 10, 2025
A BETTER BREEZE IS COMING! MARTA CONTINUES
SYSTEMWIDE INSTALLATION OF NEW FARE COLLECTION SYSTEM
Next Round of Station Entrance Detours at H.E.
Holmes, Civic Center, and Midtown Stations
ATLANTA – The
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) continues systemwide
construction and installation of its new fare collection system. MARTA’s Breeze
system, including Breeze cards and tickets, faregates and validators, ticket
vending machines, and the mobile app will be updated and modernized by spring
2026.
Construction and fare
equipment installation is being done in phases to ensure continued access to
rail stations and minimal disruption and will continue until the customer
transition period in April 2026. There are no changes to rail or bus service
caused by this work.
Installation of new faregates and ticket vending machines will continue on the
following schedule:
Monday, Dec. 15, 2025 –
H.E. Holmes Station
West faregates closed.
Customers entering through the tunnel from the north parking lot must walk to
the east faregates near the bus loop. Allow approximately three extra minutes.
Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025 –
Civic Center Station
One set of faregates on
both the Northbound and Southbound platforms will close. Customers should use
the alternate faregates on each platform and allow approximately two extra
minutes.
Monday, Dec. 22, 2025 –
Midtown Station
South faregates facing
Peachtree Place closed. Customers should use the north faregates facing 10th
Street. Allow approximately three extra minutes.
Fare equipment
construction is ongoing at the following stations: West End, North Springs,
Kensington, Doraville, Indian Creek, Dunwoody, East Point, Lindbergh, Ashby,
and Georgia State. For information on station impacts and entrance detours
visit MARTA.
Customers should pay
attention to signs and announcements at rail stations denoting which faregates
are closed for construction to ensure smooth travel. Note that this is a
systemwide project and the phased construction approach will mean new faregates
and ticket vending machines may be installed but are not yet usable. Customers
should continue using the existing Breeze mobile app, fare media and equipment.
Here is what customers
will experience with the Better Breeze system:
NEW FARE EQUIPMENT: New, contactless fare payment equipment
systemwide including faregates and fareboxes, validators, and touch screen
Breeze vending machines. The new faregates are harder to tamper with and can be
monitored and adjusted remotely, reducing incidents of fare evasion, resulting
in a safer, more secure transit system.
NEW PAYMENT FEATURE: Open payment where you can tap your bank card or
mobile wallet at the faregate or farebox to pay for your ride.
NEW APP: Breeze Mobile 2.0 is going away. Customers will
need to download a new app and create a new account with a virtual Breeze card
to purchase fare.
NEW BREEZE CARDS: New cards and continued options of multi-day and
monthly passes. Breeze cards will be account-based and fare stored in the
customer’s account rather than on the card.
Information on ongoing
fare equipment installation and instructions on how and when to transition to
the new fare system will be shared in the coming months and into next spring.
REDUCED FARE AND
MOBILITY CUSTOMERS: Eligible customers will
have the option of getting a new card OR downloading the new mobile
app. Visit a Reduced Fare office, email reducedfare@itsmarta.com or call 404-848-5112.
INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS: MARTA’s institutional partners should email partnerprograms@itsmarta.com.
REGIONAL PARTNERS: CobbLinc, Ride Gwinnett, and ATL transit
agencies will transition to the Better Breeze fare collection system. Customers
will receive more information from their transit provider in the coming months.
For more information and to sign up for project
updates visit MARTA.