Farebox


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Farebox

 

a special device for collection of fares in urbantransportation that makes it unnecessary to have a conductormake the collection.

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Operations started in fiscal 2018, and Fitch expects farebox revenues to make up an increasing proportion of revenues as ridership matures and as the line is expanded.
Fitch Affirms Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District, CA's Sales Tax Revs at 'A'; Outlook Stable
Cubic's driver control unit (DCU) and contactless smart card reader, designed for flexible configuration, integration and interoperability with third-party equipment, will be integrated into the fareboxes manufactured by Genfare.
Cubic Transportation Systems receives contract from Atlanta's State Roadway & Tollway Authority
In this study, we develop a hierarchical Bayesian model to estimate bus trip-level OD flow matrices and a period-level OD flow matrix based on farebox and Wi-Fi signal data.
Estimating Bus Loads and OD Flows Using Location-Stamped Farebox and Wi-Fi Signal Data
In transit systems which rely heavily for operating revenues on farebox recovery, management relies on front line workers collecting the fare.
Public transit strikes in Toronto and New York: towards an urbanization of trade union power and strategy
- Present JCB Card to the driver and drop a free ride coupon in the farebox when getting off the tram (normal fare HKD 2.30).
Ride Hong Kong Tramways Free with JCB!
While federal and state grants would pay the $86 million construction cost of the west Eugene EmX extension, LTD must rely on its own payroll tax and farebox revenues to pay for drivers, fuel and other continuing expenses.
EmX delay may be useful
Using the right ingredients, patience, and imagination--whether you have a fleet or just one vehicle--a long-term care community can create a program that puts some additional "change in the farebox." *
Busy buses mean extra cash: an idle bus or van is a missed opportunity for goodwill, service, reputation, and revenue
The huge cost of the central tube, and associated works (including electrification) on the surface lines, cannot conceivably be met from farebox revenues or by contributions from private interests whose property developments would gain value.
The Crossrail scheme that needs saving from itself
However, self-sufficiency also encompasses revenue not generated as a result of the farebox. Specifically, self-sufficiency assesses the public's willingness to pay for a particular operator's provided service both directly in terms of fares paid and indirectly in terms of non-mandated (voluntary) local governmental contributions (Keck and Schneider 1979).
An application of the balanced scorecard to public transit system performance assessment
``We find ourselves at a crossroads with increasing pressure likely on the farebox, and a timetable and network that is in danger of stifling any opportunity to make rail travel more attractive and encourage more people to travel by rail.
'NO SERVICE IS SAFE' Stadium planning called for
"The good news is that passengers are flocking back to the railways and pouring money into the farebox. But the industry is struggling to deliver the basic contract between passengers and train companies - the timetable.
THEY'RE GRIM; A few words from Stephen Byers on our worsening trains.
Cameras are trained on all entry, exit, and farebox areas.
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