MTA announces mobile ticketing on all rides

Mobile ticketing has arrived at the Maryland Transit Administration. The agency on Thursday introduced “CharmPass,” a mobile app that allows transit riders to purchase tickets and passes for buses, the light rail, MARC trains and commuter buses, and the metro subway with a smartphone. The app sells local bus, light rail and metro subway one-way, one-day, seven-day and 31-day passes; MARC train one-way, five-day, seven-day and 31-day tickets; and one-way and 31-day passes for all commuter bus routes. It is available on Apple and Android phones and accepts payments via credit or debit cards and PayPal. Users can split charges between credit and debit cards on the app, and reduced-fare tickets for students and seniors are also available. Riders using the app will show the ticket on their phone.