Why don’t all SEPTA subway stations have token machines?

Photo from PlanPhilly.

As SEPTA-takers might have already noticed, only about half of SEPTA’s subway stations have token machines. And, as SEPTA-takers know, that can be infuriating because it means forking out $2 (in exact change) for a ride that actually costs $1.55 — the cost of a token.

“It’s a resource and manpower issue,” SEPTA spokesman Andrew Busch tells PlanPhilly. More from that report here.

Fortunately, PlanPhilly reported, as part of SEPTA’s smartcard technology plan, it will be installing vending machines in every station. That’s scheduled to start September 2013.

Read the whole PlanPhilly story here.