flat fare (Washington Metro)
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The flat fare in the Washington Metro is a simplified pricing system where riders pay a uniform fare regardless of travel distance or zones.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CTA flat fare zone | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fare policy
ⓘ
public transit pricing scheme ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
WMATA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Metrorail system
ⓘ
Washington Metro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToRiderType | regular adult riders ⓘ |
| canBeCombinedWith | time-based passes ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
distance-based fares (Washington Metro)
ⓘ
zone-based fares ⓘ |
| currency |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| dependsOn | time of day ⓘ |
| doesNotDependOn |
number of zones crossed
ⓘ
origin-destination pair ⓘ travel distance ⓘ |
| fareCategory | base rail fare ⓘ |
| fareCollectionSystem | automated faregates ⓘ |
| fareIntegrationContext | WMATA regional fare policies ⓘ |
| fareMedium |
SmarTrip card
ⓘ
paper farecard ⓘ |
| fareStructureType |
distance-insensitive
ⓘ
zone-insensitive ⓘ |
| geographicScope | Washington metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
improve fare system legibility
ⓘ
reduce passenger confusion about fares ⓘ simplify fare calculation for riders ⓘ speed up fare payment at gates ⓘ |
| influencedBy | public transit fare simplification practices ⓘ |
| isDesignedFor |
ease of understanding by occasional riders
ⓘ
predictable trip costs ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | flat fare system ⓘ |
| mayHaveVariantFor | reduced-fare riders ⓘ |
| mode |
heavy rail transit
ⓘ
rapid transit ⓘ |
| policyDomain |
public transportation
ⓘ
urban mobility ⓘ |
| pricingRule | uniform fare per trip ⓘ |
| stakeholder |
WMATA Board of Directors
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington Metro riders ⓘ |
| tradeOff |
potential cross-subsidy between short and long trips
ⓘ
reduced price differentiation by distance ⓘ |
| usedFor | single-ride trips ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
CTA flat fare zone