Heads Up! You may be one of the first to sight the new farebox!

Starting tomorrow, AC Transit will pilot test our new farebox on ten buses operating in the San Leandro-to-Fremont area. 

Our 14-year-old fareboxes have come to the end of their useful life and are being replaced with state-of-the-art GFI Fast Fare equipment. These new boxes are so new, in fact, that AC Transit is the first bus agency in the country to install them!

The new farebox has all the features of the old one, plus a few more. The arrangement of slots is a little different, so take a good look before you insert your bills, coins, and transfers. Here's a short video that shows how it all works.

It's important to note that this farebox is smarter than the old one--it will only accept valid U.S. currency and coins. Anything other than that will be rejected. If you use BART transfers, ferry transfers, Capitol Corridor transfers, or the orange 25-cent transfer tickets, these need to be handed to the bus operator--not deposited into the farebox.

And in case you're wondering: There are no changes to paying with Clipper. Tag your Clipper card on the separate Clipper card reader, just like you always have.

The pilot test will run through the month. Assuming all goes well, the new fareboxes will be installed on all buses in January and February.

Hope you like the new box! And thanks for riding AC Transit.

AC Transit Marketing & Community Relations