FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 2, 2026
MARTA CONTINUES SYSTEMWIDE INSTALLATION OF NEW
FARE PAYMENT SYSTEM
New Station Entrance Detours at Airport,
Buckhead, Brookhaven, Lindbergh, and East Point
ATLANTA – The
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) continues systemwide
construction and installation of its new, better Breeze fare payment system.
MARTA’s Breeze system, including Breeze cards and tickets, faregates and
validators, ticket vending machines, and the mobile app are being updated.
Construction and fare
equipment installation is being done in phases to ensure continued access to
rail stations with minimal disruption. This work will not cause changes to rail
or bus service but may require walking detours to enter and exit stations.
Upcoming faregate
construction dates and locations are as follows:
Starting Monday, March 2
– Airport Station (previously announced)
All faregates closed for
construction. Use emergency doors facing outside to the west curb (shuttle
loop) and follow signs. Customers will need to enter and exit the Airport
through terminal doors W-1 and W-2. The concourse remains open to buy fare.
Customers must pay fare to exit at destination.
Starting Tuesday, March
3 – Buckhead Station
All faregates closed for
construction. Use emergency gates at both north and south entrances. Customers
must pay fare to exit at destination.
Starting Wednesday,
March 4 – Brookhaven Station
West faregates closed
for construction. Use bus loop faregates or emergency gates at west
faregates. Customers must pay fare to exit at destination.
Starting Thursday, March
5 – Lindbergh Station
Northeast faregates
(across from MARTA headquarters) and southeast faregates closed for
construction. Use northwest faregates by bus loop or southwest faregates on
Garson Drive. Please allow two extra minutes for travel.
Starting Friday, March 6
– East Point Station
All faregates closed for
construction. Use emergency gates at north or south faregates. Customers must
pay fare to exit at destination.
Customers should pay
attention to signs and announcements at rail stations denoting which faregates
are closed for construction to ensure smooth travel.
Fare equipment
construction is currently underway at more than half of MARTA’s 38 rail
stations. Several stations have multiple entrances, which may require more than
one construction mobilization at the same station. For information on station
impacts and entrance detours visit MARTA.
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, Breeze cards, and equipment
until the customer transition period from March 28 to May 2, 2026.
Current Breeze fare
media is not compatible with the better Breeze system and will not work after
May 2, 2026. Customers are encouraged to spend down their stored fare by May 2,
2026. Remaining balances may be transferred to a new, registered Breeze account
May 2 through Oct. 30, 2026.
For project information
visit MARTA.