fare card
Subway payment card
A fare card is a prepaid card used to pay for public transportation—typically buses, subways, or commuter rail.
The card is loaded with money or passes and swiped or tapped at turnstiles or fare boxes: I need to reload my fare card before the morning commute.
Embedded-chip plastic credential
- contactlessRequiring no physical touch
- NFCClose-proximity communication protocol
- RFIDWireless identification via electromagnetic fields
- chipSmall broken-off piece
tap · swipe · magnetic stripe · reader · scanner · validator · sensor · electronic
Urban rail transit
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- busLarge passenger vehicle
- tramUrban rail vehicle
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
commuter rail · ferry · light rail · station · platform · zone · transfer · route
smartcard
Embedded-chip plastic credential
- contactlessRequiring no physical touch
- NFCClose-proximity communication protocol
- RFIDWireless identification via electromagnetic fields
chip · tap · swipe · magnetic stripe · reader · scanner · validator · sensor · electronic · digital
metro
Urban rail transit
train · commuter rail · ferry · light rail · station · platform · zone · transfer · route · network
turnstile
Rotating single-passage barrier
exit · validation · check-in · tap-in · beep · green light · red light · blocked · denied · expired
balance
Steadiness or amount owed
credit · debit · deposit · refund · concession · discount · senior · student · monthly · weekly
- public transitbus, train, subway, metro, tram
- train traveltrain, railway, tracks, rail, departure
- commutingcommute, morning commute, evening commute, commute time, long commute
- Metrosubway, metro, tube, underground, station
- subway stationplatform edge, turnstile, tracks, train, subway map
- transit passesbus pass, train ticket, bus passes, transit pass, day passes
fare cardcash payment
Transaction using physical currency
coins · cash · exact change · paper ticket · token