STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS FOR FARES POLICIES
Fare structures for Ottawa, London, Dublin, Zurich, Birmingham, Rhine-Ruhr, Bremen, Antwerp and Vienna are noted. Distance based, zonal, and flat fares have proved effective for some areas and ineffective in others. The role of travel cards is viewed as significant and the development of electronic ticket-issuing machines and magnetically encoded tickets will play important roles in the future.
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Corporate Authors:
International Association of Public Transport (UITP)
Rue Sainte Marie 6
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Authors:
- TYSON, W J
- Publication Date: 1989-5
Media Info
- Features: Photos;
- Pagination: p. 165-169
- Serial:
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Distance based fares; Fares; Magnetic farecards; Ticket vending machines
- Uncontrolled Terms: Flat fares; Magnetic cards; Zone
- Subject Areas: Finance; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00486580
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: Vol. 38-2/89
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 31 1989 12:00AM