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PROTOTYPE OF TURNSTILE GATE TO COMBAT NYC FARE-BEATING INSTALLED AT GRAND
CENTRAL

By Nolan Hicks

May 16, 2023 | 8:45pm

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is preparing to roll out prototypes of
new turnstile designs that are harder to jump over or sneak under as it seeks to
crack down on fare-beating, which costs the agency an estimated $500 million
annually.


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At least two demonstration models have been installed in the famed Vanderbilt
Hall at Grand Central Terminal — devices the agency has attempted to shield from
public view by erecting a curtain that effectively walls off half the massive
space from commuters passing through.

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The curtain was tightly guarded on Monday by roughly a dozen MTA staffers —
including spokesmen, police officers and other employees — all of whom made a
concerted effort to keep reporters, photographers and transit buffs from
gleaning glimpses of the devices through cracks in the sheets of fabric before
the still yet-to-be-scheduled unveiling.

An MTA spokesman refused all requests for comment on Monday.

A Post reporter was able to make out the tale-tell signs of at least two models
through the MTA’s blockade.

A model of the new MTA turnstile that is designed to prevent fare
beating.Obtained by the New York Post

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The word of the coming overhaul first leaked late Sunday night when a Reddit
user posted a photo of one of the new demo models in Grand Central — the train
hub’s historic chandeliers could be seen in a reflection captured in the image.

It includes large doors that swing open and stretch several feet high, making
them much more difficult to jump over.

The model is said to be nearly identical to the fare gates recently bought by
the national French railroad and installed at one of its key transit hubs in
Paris, which are manufactured by the same firm, Conduent Transport Solutions.

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French officials say the design can handle more than 30 people per minute, and
they hope it will cut fare evasion in half.

Conduent’s gates have already caught the eye of Philadelphia’s transit agency,
which announced earlier this year it was spending nearly $1 million to install
them in two metro stations as part of a pilot project to try and reduce
fare-beating.

A spokesman for the company did not respond to a request for comment.

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Meanwhile, the second model spotted through the curtain by The Post reporter
includes the large green arrows used by the new fare gates recently installed in
Boston’s commuter railroad stations, which are similar to the system used by the
London Underground.


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