Trans. Link fares British Columbia Wikipedia. Trans. Link is the transportation authority in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia. It was created in 1. Our Supporters From April 1, 2014 March 31, 2015 We gratefully thank all our sponsors and donors. It is your support to S. U. C. C. E. S. S. Foundation that keeps S. U. Brief Biosketch. Adele Diamond is the Canada Research Chair Professor of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. TD Canada Trust doing business as simply TD is the personal, small business and commercial banking operation of the TorontoDominion Bank TD in Canada. TD Canada. BC Transit in the city of Vancouver and neighbouring municipalities. As part of its mandate, Trans. Link is responsible for setting and administrating fares for regional public transit services. On June 2. 5, 2. 00. Coast Mountain and West Vancouver Blue Buses were designated fare paid zones, meaning that passengers are legally required on demand to produce proof that they have paid the proper fare. Vancity Able Program' title='Vancity Able Program' />Fare zoneseditThe Sky. Train and Sea. Bus fare structure is based on a zone system. Y0UaapivpLo/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Vancity Able Program' title='Vancity Able Program' />Municipalities are located in one of three transit zones, and fares are calculated based on the number of zone boundaries crossed on Sky. Train or Sea. Bus. The zone system applies only on weekdays from start of service to 6 3. Sky. Train or Sea. Bus. Outside of these times, the entire system is considered to be one zoneon weekdays from 6 3. Saturday, Sunday, and holidays. As of October 5, 2. Where the trip is solely on buses, only 1 zone fare is required regardless of the number of geographic zones crossed. Smart card and faregate projecteditWork on a new smart card system, the Compass Card, began in 2. The size of a credit card, the card contains an embedded microchip and replaces previous forms of non cash payment on all transit services in Metro Vancouver. Passengers tap on and off at electronic readers when they board or exit transit vehicles. To reload cards, passengers will be able to pay online or by phone. According to Trans. Link, this new system has overwhelming public support because of the additional security it provides. The initial purchase of the card costs 6 and serves as a one time overdraft in the event of insufficient funds for travel. Fare classeseditThere are two classes of fares on Trans. Link adult and concession. Concession fares are less expensive than the adult fare. They are available for children ages 51. ID, seniors ages 6. Handy. Card. Children four years old and younger ride free when accompanied by an adult. A Go. Card is a Trans. Link identity card used by high school students in Metro Vancouver to travel on Trans. Link services at the concession rate. Students must present this card or pay the full adult fare. Go. Cards are often used by high school students as ID cards until they get their drivers license. A Go. Card displays the students high school yearbook picture and is often customized with the schools picture or logo. A typical Go. Card includes the students name, student number, home room number, and grade. At some schools, a bar code is also printed on the card. A Handy. Card entitles its bearer to pay the concession fare on Trans. Link services, as well as allowing an attendant to ride for free. To receive the card, an individual must have a permanent disability that prevents him or her from using the public transit system without assistance. Cash faresedit. A cash fare transfer ticket. Below are the fare prices in Canadian dollars, effective July 1, 2. Fare type. One zone. Two zones. Three zones. YVR Add. Fare. Adult2. Concession1. 8. 02. Mobo Market For Windows 8. Tickets are valid for 9. To purchase on a bus, money is dropped into a farebox, which accepts only coins. The farebox counts the money and depending on the time and amount paid, and the driver presses a button on a control panel printing out a magnetic transfer ticket for one, two, or three zones. Although magnetic transfer tickets are valid throughout the system including Sky. Train and Sea. Bus, fare gates on Sky. Train and Sea. Bus stations are incapable of reading magnetic transfer tickets and the gate will not open even if the passenger has a valid magnetic transfer ticket. At Sky. Train stations and Sea. Bus terminals, Compass Tickets are purchased from electronic ticket dispensers. Buses accept Canadian coins only but electronic ticket machines on the Sky. Train and Sea. Bus systems also accept Canadian bills, major credit cards, and Interac debit cards. The fareboxes and electronic ticket dispensers used by Trans. Link are manufactured by Cubic Transportation Systems. The YVR Add. Fare came into effect on January 1. Canada Line. It applies to anyone using Compass Card Stored Value, or single use fares or Day. Passes purchased on Sea Island, who is travelling northbound from any of the three Sea Island stations YVR Airport, Sea Island Centre, and Templeton to Bridgeport Station and beyond. Passengers with single use tickets or Day. Passes purchased outside Sea Island, monthly passes, U Passes, and Government Bus Passes are exempt from the YVR Add. Fare. 5Prepaid fareseditPrepaid fares include Compass Card Stored Value, Day. Passes, and Monthly Passes. Monthly Passes and U Pass BC passes qualify under federal tax regulations for the Transit Pass Tax Credit. Compass CardeditCompass Card can be purchased and loaded with Stored Value, Day. Passes, andor Monthly Passes. Fare information below is effective as of July 1, 2. Stored Value. The table below are the fare prices for Stored Value on Compass Card. Fare type. Zone 1. Zone 2. Zone 3. YVR Add. Fare. Adult2. 2. Concession1. Monthly Pass. Fare type. One zone. Two zones. Three zones. Adult9. Concession5. 3Day. PasseseditA Day. Pass is a three zone pass valid for the entire day. These passes are convenient for people travelling from downtown Vancouver to a 3 zone city such as Surrey and people travelling many times a single day. The prices are The U Pass is a discount transit pass program available to all BC public post secondary students should a referendum by each individual institution is passed to implement the mandatory transit pass. The cost is shared by all students whether they use transit or not, resulting in a lower price. The program was previously sponsored by Vancity, but as of September 2. BC public post secondary school students. Students using the U Pass are required to print their name on the back of the pass and be in possession of their student card at all times. The U Pass is not valid unless these conditions are adhered to. U Passes are non transferable, which means that only the student who the U Pass was issued to may use it. Using someone elses U Pass or using a fake U Pass may result in criminal charges against the person. The inception of this program also saw the end of the Fast. Trax program, in which a sticker was applied to ones student ID, which must be shown along with a monthly Fare. Card when boarding the bus this allowed the user to travel across all three zones on a one zone pass. West Coast Express fareeditFrom Waterfront Station, effective July 1, 2. Destination. Port Moody, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam. Pitt Meadows, Maple Meadows, Port Haney. Mission City. Adult fare one way Cash7. Adult fare return Cash1. Concession fare one way Cash4. Concession fare return Cash8. Adult fare one way Compass6. Concession fare one way Compass3. Adult fare Monthly pass2. West Coast Express fares can also be used as a three zone fare on other Trans. Link services. The ticket expires three hours from the time of purchase. The Trans. Link zone system, combined with the geography of the Lower Mainland, results in a number of quirks in the fare structure. For example, to travel from Burnaby Zone 2 into the District of North Vancouver also Zone 2, passengers must travel into Vancouver, which is located in Zone 1.