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Definition
Section fare; a discounted fare for traveling only a portion of a transit route.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the practice of paying a reduced fare when disembarking at a designated stop before the final destination. It is almost exclusively used in the context of bus routes that offer distance based pricing. Passengers must remember to tap their Octopus card again when exiting to trigger the refund or lower charge.
Examples
This bus has section fares, remember to tap your card.
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often forget that simply boarding the bus is not enough to get the discount. You must physically tap your card at the reader near the exit door, otherwise the system defaults to the full fare.
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