London fare zones

E293566

fare zone system public transport tariff system

London fare zones are the concentric geographic pricing areas used by Transport for London to determine ticket and travel costs across the city’s public transport network.

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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
London fare zones canonical	97
London zonal fare system	3
London Travelcard zones	2
London fare system	2
Transport for London fare zones	2
London Trams (where zonal fares apply)	1
London Travelcard area	1
London Travelcard area (rail context)	1
London Travelcard zones (eastern section)	1
London fare zone system	1
London fare zones (Travelcard system)	1
London fare zones 1–9	1
London fare zones network	1
London fare zones system	1
London public transport fare zone system	1
National Rail & TfL zonal fare system	1
National Rail and TfL zonal system	1
TfL fare zones	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2720821 — 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: London fare zones
Context triple: [Bakerloo line, fareSystem, London fare zones]

A. London fare zone 4
London fare zone 4 is a mid-range public transport tariff zone in Greater London used to calculate fares on services such as the Underground, Overground, and National Rail.
B. Travelcard Zone 5
Travelcard Zone 5 is an outer London public transport fare zone used to calculate ticket and Travelcard prices on services including the London Underground.
C. Travelcard Zone 3
Travelcard Zone 3 is a ring of suburban areas in London used for calculating fares on public transport services such as the Underground, Overground, and buses.
D. Travelcard Zone 2
Travelcard Zone 2 is a London public transport fare zone covering inner suburban areas just outside the city centre, used for pricing journeys on the Underground, Overground, and other services.
E. London Underground
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and surrounding areas, famous as one of the world's oldest and most extensive metro networks.
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: London fare zones
Target entity description: London fare zones are the concentric geographic pricing areas used by Transport for London to determine ticket and travel costs across the city’s public transport network.

A. London fare zone 4
London fare zone 4 is a mid-range public transport tariff zone in Greater London used to calculate fares on services such as the Underground, Overground, and National Rail.
B. Travelcard Zone 5
Travelcard Zone 5 is an outer London public transport fare zone used to calculate ticket and Travelcard prices on services including the London Underground.
C. Travelcard Zone 3
Travelcard Zone 3 is a ring of suburban areas in London used for calculating fares on public transport services such as the Underground, Overground, and buses.
D. Travelcard Zone 2
Travelcard Zone 2 is a London public transport fare zone covering inner suburban areas just outside the city centre, used for pricing journeys on the Underground, Overground, and other services.
E. London Underground
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and surrounding areas, famous as one of the world's oldest and most extensive metro networks.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fare zone system ⓘ public transport tariff system ⓘ
administeredBy	Transport for London ⓘ
affects	daily price caps ⓘ weekly price caps ⓘ
appliesTo	Docklands Light Railway ⓘ Elizabeth line ⓘ London Overground ⓘ London Underground ⓘ London buses ⓘ linked to: London Buses London public transport network ⓘ London trams ⓘ linked to: Tramlink TfL Rail services ⓘ some National Rail services in London ⓘ
basedOn	distance from central London ⓘ
centralReferencePoint	Zone 1 ⓘ
coversArea	Greater London ⓘ
extendsTo	some adjacent areas outside Greater London ⓘ
fareDependsOn	time of day for some services ⓘ zones travelled through ⓘ
fareStructureType	zonal system ⓘ
governs	intermodal transfer pricing within zones ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	concentric geographic pricing areas ⓘ
hasMapRepresentation	zonal fare map ⓘ
hasSpecialCase	flat fare on London buses regardless of zones ⓘ flat fare on London trams within tram area ⓘ
includesZone	Zone 1 ⓘ Zone 2 ⓘ Zone 3 ⓘ Zone 4 ⓘ Zone 5 ⓘ Zone 6 ⓘ Zone 7 ⓘ Zone 8 ⓘ Zone 9 ⓘ special fare zones outside Greater London ⓘ
introducedBy	London Transport ⓘ linked to: London Transport Board
introducedInYear	1983 ⓘ
partOf	London fare system ⓘ linked to: London fare zones
regulates	peak and off-peak Underground fares ⓘ
replaced	previous stage-based fare system on the Underground ⓘ
usedBy	Transport for London ⓘ
usedFor	Oyster pay-as-you-go fares ⓘ Travelcard pricing ⓘ contactless payment capping ⓘ single fares calculation ⓘ
usedOnTicketType	Oyster card pay-as-you-go ⓘ linked to: Oyster card Travelcard ⓘ contactless bank card fares ⓘ

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Referenced by (119)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bakerloo line → fareSystem → London fare zones ⓘ

Hayes railway line → fareSystem → London fare zones ⓘ

West India Quay DLR station → fareSystem → London fare zones ⓘ

London Buses → operatesWithin → London fare zones ⓘ

Tower Gateway DLR station → hasFareSystem → London zonal fare system ⓘ

linked to: London fare zones

Zone 1 → partOf → London fare zones ⓘ

CHX → fareSystem → London fare zones ⓘ

Sidcup Line suburban services → fareSystem → London fare zones ⓘ

Sidcup Line → fareSystem → London fare zones ⓘ

Sidcup railway station → zoneSystem → London fare zones ⓘ

London fare zone 4 → partOf → London fare zones ⓘ

Watford DC line → fareSystem → London fare zones ⓘ

London public transport network → zoneSystem → London fare zones ⓘ

North London line → fareSystem → London fare zones ⓘ

West London line → isInFareZoneSystem → London fare zones ⓘ

Romford–Upminster line → fareSystem → London fare zones ⓘ

Euston bus station → fareSystem → London fare zones ⓘ

Liverpool Street station → partOf → London fare zone system ⓘ

subject linked to: Liverpool Street

linked to: London fare zones

Zone 5 → partOf → London public transport fare zone system ⓘ

linked to: London fare zones

Zone 5 → appliesTo → London Trams (where zonal fares apply) ⓘ

linked to: London fare zones

Zone 5 → fareSystemName → London fare zones ⓘ

S7 stock (DLR type) → fareSystemCompatibility → London fare zones ⓘ

subject linked to: S7 stock (DLR type, not Underground S7)

Travelcard Zone 2 → partOf → London fare zones ⓘ

Travelcard Zone 3 → partOf → London fare zones ⓘ

Travelcard Zone 3 → partOfSystem → London zonal fare system ⓘ

linked to: London fare zones

Travelcard Zone 5 → partOf → London fare zones ⓘ

London fare zones → partOf → London fare system ⓘ

linked to: London fare zones

TfL Rail → fareSystem → TfL fare zones ⓘ

subject linked to: TfL Rail services

linked to: London fare zones

Greenwich line → fareSystem → London fare zones ⓘ

CUT → fareSystem → London fare zones ⓘ

Central line (West Ruislip branch) → ticketingIntegration → National Rail and TfL zonal system ⓘ

linked to: London fare zones

Travelcard Zone 6 → partOf → London fare zones ⓘ

Travelcard Zone 6 → fareSystemComponent → London zonal fare system ⓘ

linked to: London fare zones

Travelcard Zone 1 → partOf → London fare zones ⓘ

Bermondsey Underground station → isPartOfSystem → National Rail & TfL zonal fare system ⓘ

linked to: London fare zones

Travelcard Zone 4 → partOf → London fare zones ⓘ

Lewisham station → locatedInFareSystem → London fare zones ⓘ

New Cross railway station → mapReferenceSystem → London fare zones ⓘ

Hampton railway station → ticketingSystem → London fare zones ⓘ

Richmond branch of the District line → fareSystem → London fare zones ⓘ

Travelcard Zones 1–5 → partOf → London fare zones ⓘ

Heathrow rail and Underground stations → fareSystem → Transport for London fare zones ⓘ

linked to: London fare zones

National Rail services to London Bridge → fareSystem → London fare zones ⓘ

BND → fareSystem → London fare zones ⓘ

West Croydon station → fareSystem → London fare zones ⓘ

Kingston Loop Line → fareSystem → London fare zones ⓘ

PAD → fareSystem → London fare zones ⓘ

Elizabeth line (Abbey Wood branch) → fareSystem → London fare zones ⓘ

Edmonton Green bus station → fareSystem → London fare zones ⓘ

Pimlico Underground station → farePaymentSystem → London fare zones ⓘ

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