It just got a little easier to ride the PATH in N.J.

PATH’s new fare payment system that lets commuters tap their digital chip-enabled cards and smartphones to ride is now in all seven New Jersey rail stations, officials said. The Total Access PATH Payment (TAPP) readers, which will ultimately replace the old SmartLink and MetroCards that require riders to reload value, are now available at nine stations that include major New York PATH terminals. More than 100 fare gates have now been equipped with TAPP readers, representing 30% of 337 turnstiles in the system, officials said. More TAPP turnstiles were seen...