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Originally Posted by LIKEABOSS
How do other systems track the distance travelled by users? Do they have to swipe their card once when they get on the train and then swipe again when they get to their destination?
The current system where approx 1 city = 1 zone seems pretty fair to me (and I have to pay 2 zone to get from Joyce to Metro lol [w/ only 1 stop in between]) :P
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You pre-load your card with whatever amount of money you want on it.
You swipe your card at the turnstile before you enter the actual skytrain portion and it'll log your card as entering that station. Once you get off at your destination, you swipe it again as you leave the station and the system will subtract that amount off your card. If you have insufficient funds then the turnstiles don't open for you and you'll have to go to the nearest machine to refill the card.
If you choose to pay by cash instead of using the smart card then you go to the machine and pay a certain dollar amount. Each destination (from the current station you're at) is priced at a different amount. The closer the station, the cheaper it is.
You look up which station you want to go to and you pay that dollar amount. Once you've paid, the machine will spit out a plastic coin with a chip in it. You scan the coin at the turnstile to enter and hop onto the train. Once you get off at the station, you head to the exit and drop your plastic coin into the slot and the turnstiles will open allowing you to leave.
i.e.
metrotown -> joyce = $0.75
metrotown -> burrard = $2.25
king george -> waterfront = $5