Comments on: Fare-collection at SIR’s Tompkinsville starts Wed. http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/01/19/fare-collection-at-sirs-tompkinsville-starts-wed/ A New York City Subway Blog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:58:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: At Tompkinsville, a low fare evasion total :: Second Ave. Sagas http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/01/19/fare-collection-at-sirs-tompkinsville-starts-wed/#comment-130251 At Tompkinsville, a low fare evasion total :: Second Ave. Sagas Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:36:10 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4840#comment-130251 [...] $700,000 annually and cut into the SIR’s $3.4 million operating loss. That fare collection started in January, and it has so far been a guarded [...] [...] $700,000 annually and cut into the SIR’s $3.4 million operating loss. That fare collection started in January, and it has so far been a guarded [...]

]]> By: At Tompkinsville, the first fare-beating charge :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/01/19/fare-collection-at-sirs-tompkinsville-starts-wed/#comment-71538 At Tompkinsville, the first fare-beating charge :: Second Ave. Sagas | A New York City Subway Blog Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:30:35 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4840#comment-71538 [...] the end of January, the MTA had instituted fare collections at the Staten Island Rail Road’s Tompkinsville, and this week, cops nabbed their first [...] [...] the end of January, the MTA had instituted fare collections at the Staten Island Rail Road’s Tompkinsville, and this week, cops nabbed their first [...]

]]> By: Alon Levy http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/01/19/fare-collection-at-sirs-tompkinsville-starts-wed/#comment-70187 Alon Levy Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:22:22 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4840#comment-70187 The separate swipe system already exists on the Bronx SBS. It's nothing new. The separate swipe system already exists on the Bronx SBS. It’s nothing new.

]]> By: Avi http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/01/19/fare-collection-at-sirs-tompkinsville-starts-wed/#comment-70167 Avi Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:27:15 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4840#comment-70167 Not really. You'd have to design a new system and print tickets, then have a separate swipe system to handle those tickets. The MTA basically implemented all of that within the existing metro-card framework. All it took was some developers time to reprogram the system. Not really. You’d have to design a new system and print tickets, then have a separate swipe system to handle those tickets. The MTA basically implemented all of that within the existing metro-card framework. All it took was some developers time to reprogram the system.

]]> By: Jerrold http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/01/19/fare-collection-at-sirs-tompkinsville-starts-wed/#comment-70161 Jerrold Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:57:06 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4840#comment-70161 Yes, but the people were getting off at the next station in order to beat the fare must have been people who work in the "tip-of-Manhattan" area. If somebody has to use the subway to travel from the ferry to his job, then of course he is paying the fare anyway when he enters the subway. Yes, but the people were getting off at the next station in order to beat the fare must have been people who work in the “tip-of-Manhattan” area. If somebody has to use the subway to travel from the ferry to his job, then of course he is paying the fare anyway when he enters the subway.

]]> By: Alon Levy http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/01/19/fare-collection-at-sirs-tompkinsville-starts-wed/#comment-70138 Alon Levy Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:47:12 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4840#comment-70138 Surely proof of payment would be cheaper to implement... Surely proof of payment would be cheaper to implement…

]]> By: Benjamin Kabak http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/01/19/fare-collection-at-sirs-tompkinsville-starts-wed/#comment-70124 Benjamin Kabak Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:47:59 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4840#comment-70124 Nope. Here's what the MTA says. I'm not 100 percent sure what this means but no two fares between Tompkinsville and St. George or vice versa: <blockquote>The MetroCard Automated Fare Collection (AFC) software has been modified so that customers boarding and paying at Tompkinsville can ride the one stop to St. George and swipe out, but they will still have their free transfer to use on a subway or bus when they reach Manhattan </blockquote> Nope. Here’s what the MTA says. I’m not 100 percent sure what this means but no two fares between Tompkinsville and St. George or vice versa:

The MetroCard Automated Fare Collection (AFC) software has been modified so that customers boarding and paying at Tompkinsville can ride the one stop to St. George and swipe out, but they will still have their free transfer to use on a subway or bus when they reach Manhattan

]]> By: Mike http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/01/19/fare-collection-at-sirs-tompkinsville-starts-wed/#comment-70123 Mike Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:45:45 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4840#comment-70123 If you ride from Tompkinsville to St. George (or vice versa), do you now pay two fares? (Fares at St George are charged for both entry and exit.) If you ride from Tompkinsville to St. George (or vice versa), do you now pay two fares? (Fares at St George are charged for both entry and exit.)

]]> By: Jonathan http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/01/19/fare-collection-at-sirs-tompkinsville-starts-wed/#comment-70117 Jonathan Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:40:16 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4840#comment-70117 Ben, I believe that the SIR is part of the free MetroCard transfer system (within two hours). If I took the R from Times Square to Whitehall St, then boarded the ferry, my ride on SIR would be covered by the free transfer, correct? I have seen for myself that the SI buses work that way. Ben, I believe that the SIR is part of the free MetroCard transfer system (within two hours). If I took the R from Times Square to Whitehall St, then boarded the ferry, my ride on SIR would be covered by the free transfer, correct? I have seen for myself that the SI buses work that way.

]]> By: Christopher http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/01/19/fare-collection-at-sirs-tompkinsville-starts-wed/#comment-70116 Christopher Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:14:55 +0000 http://secondavenuesagas.com/?p=4840#comment-70116 I don't begrudge the MTA collecting a fare at the Tompkinsville stop, but does anyone know how many people were actually taking advantage of this work-around each day? Just curious. I don’t begrudge the MTA collecting a fare at the Tompkinsville stop, but does anyone know how many people were actually taking advantage of this work-around each day? Just curious.

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