Metrolink fare zones

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fare zone system public transport pricing scheme

Metrolink fare zones are the concentric pricing areas used to calculate ticket costs across Greater Manchester’s Metrolink tram network.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Metrolink fare system	3
Metrolink zonal fare system	2
Metrolink fare zones canonical	1
Metrolink smart ticketing	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2345700 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Metrolink fare zones
Context triple: [Crossacres tram stop, networkZoneSystem, Metrolink fare zones]

A. Metro-North fare zones
Metro-North fare zones are the distance-based pricing regions used by the Metro-North Railroad to determine commuter rail ticket costs across its network.
B. MBTA Commuter Rail fare zones
MBTA Commuter Rail fare zones are a distance-based pricing system that divides stations into concentric zones around Boston to determine commuter rail ticket and pass costs.
C. Metrolink
Metrolink is the light rail tram system serving Greater Manchester, England, connecting central Manchester with surrounding towns and key destinations across the metropolitan area.
D. MetroAccess
MetroAccess is a paratransit service providing door-to-door transportation for people with disabilities in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
E. NJ Transit fare zones
NJ Transit fare zones are a distance-based pricing system that divides the rail network into geographic zones to determine passenger ticket costs.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Metrolink fare zones
Target entity description: Metrolink fare zones are the concentric pricing areas used to calculate ticket costs across Greater Manchester’s Metrolink tram network.

A. Metro-North fare zones
Metro-North fare zones are the distance-based pricing regions used by the Metro-North Railroad to determine commuter rail ticket costs across its network.
B. MBTA Commuter Rail fare zones
MBTA Commuter Rail fare zones are a distance-based pricing system that divides stations into concentric zones around Boston to determine commuter rail ticket and pass costs.
C. Metrolink
Metrolink is the light rail tram system serving Greater Manchester, England, connecting central Manchester with surrounding towns and key destinations across the metropolitan area.
D. MetroAccess
MetroAccess is a paratransit service providing door-to-door transportation for people with disabilities in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
E. NJ Transit fare zones
NJ Transit fare zones are a distance-based pricing system that divides the rail network into geographic zones to determine passenger ticket costs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fare zone system ⓘ public transport pricing scheme ⓘ
appliesTo	Greater Manchester Metrolink network ⓘ linked to: Manchester Metrolink
appliesToMode	tram ⓘ
appliesToTicketMedium	contactless bank cards ⓘ mobile tickets ⓘ paper tickets ⓘ smart cards ⓘ
centralZone	Zone 1 ⓘ
country	England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
coversArea	Bury ⓘ Manchester Airport Metrolink line ⓘ linked to: Manchester Airport Line Manchester city centre ⓘ Oldham ⓘ linked to: Oldham borough Rochdale ⓘ Salford ⓘ Stockport (served areas) ⓘ Tameside ⓘ Trafford ⓘ Wythenshawe ⓘ
documentation	TfGM Metrolink fares and tickets guides ⓘ
fareCalculationRule	fare depends on highest and lowest zones travelled through ⓘ no additional charge for passing through intermediate zones within range ⓘ
fareStructureType	zonal ⓘ
governedBy	Greater Manchester Combined Authority transport policies ⓘ
hasZone	Zone 1 ⓘ Zone 2 ⓘ Zone 3 ⓘ Zone 4 ⓘ
introducedFor	Metrolink tram services ⓘ linked to: Metrolink tram network
locatedIn	Greater Manchester ⓘ
mapType	zonal fare map ⓘ
operator	Transport for Greater Manchester ⓘ
pricingBasis	concentric zones ⓘ origin and destination zones ⓘ
relatedSystem	Bee Network ⓘ
replaced	point-to-point fare system ⓘ
supports	concessionary fares ⓘ off-peak fares ⓘ peak fares ⓘ
usedBy	Metrolink ⓘ
usedFor	contactless fare capping ⓘ return tickets ⓘ season tickets ⓘ single tickets ⓘ ticket price calculation ⓘ travelcards ⓘ

How these facts were elicited