Riders can use the app to purchase mobile tickets for light-rail, streetcar and bus rides.Photo – Utah Transit AuthorityThe Utah Transit Authority (UTA) has launched its "UTA GoRide" mobile ticketing app, which enables riders to purchase light-rail, streetcar and bus fares on their smartphones.
The app enables riders to buy single-ride fares or day passes for themselves or other passengers. GoRide isn't yet available on UTA's FrontRunner commuter-rail routes.
Fares can be purchased in advance or activated once riders are ready to board their bus or train, UTA officials said in a press release.
On Sept. 28, the agency held a kickoff event for the app at its Murray Central TRAX light-rail station.
UTA is one of the latest agencies to roll out a mobile ticketing app. To learn about other passenger railroads' mobile fare apps, read this article from Progressive Railroading's January issue.
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