This has been going on all day. Metro says an equipment malfunction is to blame.
— Mike Murillo (@MikeMurillo海角社区app) In some cases charges under $20 are going through. The best bet is to bring cash to ride .
— Mike Murillo (@MikeMurillo海角社区app) 
WASHINGTON —聽Metro riders can use credit and debit cards again after a malfunction forced frustrated riders to pay with cash for about two hours Monday.
An equipment malfunction caused the Metro fare vendors to not accept credit or debit cards Monday.聽The outage affected online fare purchases as well.
The issue began at about 2:30 p.m. and was resolved around 4:30 p.m.
During the outage, riders were advised to use cash to load cards — a move that frustrated D.C. commuter,聽Carolyn Landis,
“I don鈥檛 have any money; I guess I can鈥檛 ride the Metro,” she said.
The outage comes weeks聽after Metro switched to .
Metro said some charges of less than $20 went through during the outage.
海角社区app’s Sarah Beth Hensley and Mike Murillo contributed to this report.
