#fare system

[multisnapshott]

When Will the MTA Stop Using MetroCards? Here's What Riders Need to Know

New York, NY — For decades, MetroCards have been the lifeline of New York City’s public transit system, but their time is coming to an end. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has officially announced that it will retire MetroCards by the end of 2025, as it fully transitions to the modern OMNY contactless payment system. What Is Replacing MetroCards? The new system, OMNY (One Metro…

When Will the MTA Stop Using MetroCards? Here's What Riders Need to Know

[multimodalmarian]

KANSAI REGION, JAPAN: These are rear-boarding buses. Just like in Hakone, passengers are expected to collect a ticket while boarding. Fares are distance-based and are displayed on a screen as the driver passes through each fare zone. When alighting, passengers present boarding ticket and fare. Another good idea (no photo): providing change machines on all buses. Many transit agencies may not be able to afford the latest fare systems that accept IC cards and bills. However, a change machine on a pay-after system solves another barrier or disincentive to use transit.

[multimodalmarian]

HAKONE, KANAGAWA, JAPAN: An ingenious approach too transit planning in for rural areas: use distance-based fares. This idea is often applied to metro systems. This example is the first time I have seen it done for bus trips. Riders grab a ticket when boarding, and insert the ticket on departure to determine the fare. Fare is displayed on a screen as the bus travels through stops. All bus systems accepts coins, low-denomination bills and IC cards and distribute change. 

I thought this approach was unique to Hakone. (A popular tourist destination, many of the transport options are integrated with tourism. Many visitors are provided with a map and suggested route to see the best of what Hakone has to offer by travelling by bus, cable car, train, boat, and ropeway.)  However, the same approach is used in other rural areas in Japan. 

[coto524]

Coto's Life 005

I just had to look up bus fares for Mam (after the car got pranged on Friday) and it made me realise:

The Brighton & Hove Bus fare system is a complete mindfuck.

There's the standard fare, and a centrefare for journeys that stay in the 'city centre zone', and a short hop fare for short journeys outside the centrefare zone plus two city-centre journeys that tourists often do. There are also various local fares for services that are quite far from the city but still run by B&H Bus.

Then there's the citySaver, which gives you 1 day's unlimited travel in an area around the city and has various prices depending on whether you buy it online, for the phone app, from the driver or from a post office. There's also a daySaver, which may or may not be the same thing. There are also weekly, monthly, 3-monthly, yearly and continuous tickets. If you're on the phone app you can also get 2- and 3-day savers.

That's without factoring in children's and students' fares (which are cheaper for a given value of cheap) or the Explorer (1 day's unlimited travel in Sussex) or the Family Explorer (1 or 2 adults with up to 3 children).

And I haven't even looked up PlusBus tickets yet...