When users tap their route line in the Transit app, they see a map showing the live locations of transit vehicles along their route and current crowding levels.
The accomplishment encompasses thousands of hours of testing and deployment, innovative technological solutions, and a tremendous amount of coordination among nearly 100 host and tenant railroads, railroad associations, material suppliers, and service providers.
Both Xpress and GCT will be offering a 50% discount on the first purchase made through the Token Transit app during the months of January and February.
The completion of the federally mandated technology project comes in ahead of the Dec. 31 deadline.
Customers can find this real-time information when tracking their bus at buseta.wmata.com, and in the agency’s open data feed for third-party transit and mapping applications like Google Maps.