The phrase "a fare card" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a card that allows a person to pay for transportation services, such as buses or trains.
Example: "I need to buy a fare card before I can board the subway."
Alternatives: "transportation card" or "ticket card."
Passengers have monthly passes or buy a fare card or ticket before boarding, and inspectors do random checks aboard trains.
She also took Nakesha shopping, buying her CVS gift cards and a fare card for the subway.
The bill would require pedicabs to display a fare card, owner information and contacts so passengers can file complaints.
And so to prevent crabbiness on my part, I provide a fare card for our superb underground public transportation system.
Every day I take the subway to work, and I use a fare card that says "subject to applicable tariffs and conditions of use".
No one should have to live in fear of forced labor in the salt mine just because she bought a fare card at the Times Square subway station!
They often wait more than a month before a special fare card arrives by mail.
Re "Next, a Universal Fare Card" (editorial, June 12): A universal fare card is an option worth exploring for the future, but the current Metrocard is fully capable of tying together an integrated fare structure for the New York City metropolitan area immediately.
The bill would encourage the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New Jersey Transit, Septa and the Delaware River Port Authority, among others, to devise a system that would utilize a standard fare card.
In London, Mr. Walder helped the city win the 2012 Summer Olympics, created a computerized fare card system and put into effect a plan to charge motorists to drive in parts of the city.
A32 NEW YORK/REGION B1-14 Transit Fares to Rise And Booths to Close The Metropolitan Transportation Authority approved a plan for fare increases and service changes that will raise the price of a monthly fare card by $6 to $76, increase suburban rail fares an average of 5percentt and close 164 subway station booths.
