Metra fare zones
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Metra fare zones are a distance-based pricing system used by the Chicago-area Metra commuter rail network to determine ticket costs between stations.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
distance-based fare system
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public transit fare structure ⓘ |
| affects |
commuter rail ridership costs
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suburban-to-downtown commute pricing ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Metra commuter rail network
NERFINISHED
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all Metra lines except flat-fare promotions ⓘ off-peak fares ⓘ peak-period fares ⓘ reduced fares for eligible riders ⓘ |
| basedOn | distance traveled ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dataUsedBy |
Metra fare calculators
ⓘ
online trip planners ⓘ |
| determines | incremental fare by zone pair ⓘ |
| fareAdjustment | periodically revised by Metra Board ⓘ |
| fareIntegration | partially integrated with CTA and Pace via Ventra ⓘ |
| fareMedium |
Ventra app
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Ventra mobile tickets ⓘ paper tickets ⓘ |
| farePolicyType | zone-based ⓘ |
| governingBody | Regional Transportation Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
inner zones have lower fares
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outer zones generally have higher fares to downtown ⓘ |
| impact |
cost of long-distance suburban trips
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equity of regional transit fares ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Metra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Chicago metropolitan area ⓘ |
| operator | Metra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pricingMethod | zone-to-zone fare table ⓘ |
| purpose | determine ticket prices between stations ⓘ |
| referencePoint | downtown Chicago terminals ⓘ |
| referenceStation |
Chicago Union Station
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LaSalle Street Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Millennium Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogilvie Transportation Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Van Buren Street Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | commuter rail zone system ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Metra day pass
NERFINISHED
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Metra ticket types ⓘ Metra weekend pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Metra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
10-ride tickets
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day passes ⓘ monthly passes ⓘ one-way tickets ⓘ weekend passes ⓘ |
| usedSince | 1980s ⓘ |
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