Every Australian state has its own bus system (public transport system, not just buses) and bus cards, compared with Opal in New Island and GoCard, in Queensland, PTV and Myki in Melbourne are basically "six bag elders" of the Australian bus class.
Despite the slow pace of Myki's card-swiping machine, every rush hour, such as Xiaowei's law-abiding, must require good Touch on citizens (onlookers: even PR doesn't have the nerve to ask his own citizen,.), sometimes not to get on the bus at all.
However, in terms of fees, whether it is a daily consumption ceiling or a two-hour effective time for a single Touch on, Myk, does not need to count peak hours or count itself several times a week. For the student party and the working party, which must be brushed twice every morning and evening, they are very conscientious.
So how exactly does Myki count the money? When do I need Touch on, and when do I need Touch off? What exactly does the monthly card do to be cost-effective? How do you save time and money? If you don't sell the customs, the practical information will come.
Tariff and region
At the same time, while talking about the tariff, we should first give our new friends a regional division of the current Mozamura bus system by popularizing science.
Zone 1 and Zone 2
Melbourne divides the city into two parts, Zone 1 and Zone 2, of which Zone 1 includes CBD and the location of the relative suburbs, while Zone 2 refers to the relatively distant Suburb.
(tram route plan, the white part is zone one, the gray part is zone two, the slash part is the junction of zone 12)
If you are really confused, it doesn't matter. In general, with the exception of a small number of routes, basically all trams operate only within the Zone 1 range, but the charges for activities only in Zone 2 are a little cheaper than those for activities only in Zone 1. But of course there are only buses and trains.
(railway route map, yellow part is zone one, blue part is zone two, yellow and blue co-exist as junction of zone one and two)
In the past, from Zone 1 to Zone 2 or from Zone 2 to Zone 1, there would be a sum of fees on both sides, which is not cost-effective. There is also an argument at the junction of district one and two, from which the cost of entering area one is calculated and the cost of entering area two is calculated, which was basically the first choice for many well-calculated friends to choose a house of choice at that time. However, on the basis of public opinion, cross-district charges have now been abolished. If cross-border charges are only charged on the basis of Zone 1 tariff, it will be considered to be beneficial to the country and the people.
MykiPass and MykiMoney
MykiMoney is the balance in Myki, and MykiPass is similar to a monthly ticket. Here, Xiao Wei puts the fee after the cancellation of cross-district charges to his friends for reference.
The MykiMoney bar shows how much you spend on a single Touch on for up to two hours a day.
MykiPass is divided into weekly cards and monthly cards, which refer to the purchase of a week's Pass, equivalent to the cost of transportation that has already been paid for seven days of the week, as long as there is no extra charge during the week, no matter how much you sit in the prescribed area. Weekly cards can only be handled at the counter (usually at the entrance to the railway station) or online.
And the monthly card refers to the purchase of 28 days (four weeks) of the same reason as the weekly Pass, card, but the average daily fee is cheaper, can only buy 365 days (a year) at most, And when you buy a 365-day Pass, you only charge 325 days, the equivalent of 40 days in vain.
In addition to full-price tickets, Myki also includes children's tickets, senior citizens' tickets and other half-price tickets.
Children's tickets (CH on the card) are mainly for children between the ages of 4 and 16, and children under three are free of tickets. Also enjoy half price, and do not need to provide any proof, unless you look too anxious, hmm.
Old-age tickets (S on the card) are available to older people over 60 and working less than 35 hours a week, and only if PR holders or Australian citizens are allowed to apply. In addition to the half-price fee, two coupons are issued each year for free V/Line ride or one-day Pass, for elderly people in remote areas, who receive four tickets a year.
Ordinary half-price tickets (C on the card), we mainly talk about student tickets. Student tickets are mainly for high school and undergraduate students over the age of 17, and must hold PR or Australian citizens.
For international students, if you enjoy a scholarship or exchange program (undergraduate only), you can also apply. Xiao Wei said that the study monk wept dizzy in the toilet.
Alternatively, you can choose to buy Student Pass, in half a year and one year at a much cheaper price than the Myki Pass of the same time. And remember to take your Concession certificate with you, or the old lady who checks the ticket won't let you go.
Take an example to explain which one suits you better. We assume that Xiaoming is traveling between Zone1 and Zone2, ordinary office workers or students, who only go out five days a week.
Only charging MykiMoney, would cost $39 a week, and four weeks would cost $156.
If you choose a weekly card, it also costs $39 a week, which is no different from direct recharging, but you can go out and have fun on weekends.
If you choose a four-week recharged monthly card, you will spend about $131 on Xiaoming around four weeks, about $25 cheaper than direct recharging and weekly cards, and you can basically order more dishes.
If Xiaoming only leaves the door four days a week, then the four weeks are $124.8, which is less than the consumption of the monthly card. Therefore, if you have to go out for more than five days a week, you will take a monthly ticket honestly. If you fail to meet this standard, Still wash your money into the balance, can use longer.
Fee deduction mechanism (do you want Touch off.) or not?
In addition to the bus, Myki's current system uses a pay-on-board model, that is, after you Touch on, whether you Touch off or not, your ticket money has been deducted. Or you'll be told that your money has been withheld the next time you Touch on.
There may be little friends who don't understand how it works, and question the fact that there is no shortage of money after, Touch on. For example, Xiaoming, from Melbourne Uni on Route 3, Myki with $1.40 in it, succeeded in Touch on getting on the bus all the way to St'kilda, without Touch off, happily getting out of the car and starting to wave, photographed and posted moments, ready to go back to school and then prepare for Final..
When Xiaoming re-Touch on, you will listen to the familiar "doodle," flashing red light to tell you that you only-2.50, and can not brush. At this time met the ticket check, basically GG. Of course, if he just got off touch off, he got the same result..
This means that when you first Touch on, this amount of money has been withheld, by the second time you Touch on (the equivalent of the first time Touch off and Touch on), 3.90 has been gone. So, for trams, touch off is a step that can be ignored and, more importantly, don't go out without $3.91 in Myki.
Of course, as long as you have a bit of money in your Myki, and you are not in the state of Touch on, you can still have a quick wave, as long as Touch off, doesn't come back within 2 hours, the big deal is not to pay by card when you come back. However, this coincidence is limited to the fact that there is no chance to recharge, the money spent, or sooner or later to pay back.
Unlike trams, because most of the train stations in city have access guards, you don't think Touch off doesn't seem to work either. Besides, like the bus, the location of your touch on and touch off determines how much you charge. After all, unlike trams, you don't just hang around in one area, so it's best to recommend that you take the train and the bus to the touch off..
So, Myki's little machine has to judge time and position, no wonder it's so slow.. It is said that there is still a chance of not withholding money, we have no reason to blame him.
Free Tram Zone
If you come to city, you must know that this legendary Free Tram Zone, starts from Parliament, in the east to Parliament, in the west, to Dockland, in the north, to Victoria Market, to the south to the Flinders Station..
As the name implies, trams in this area are free, aren't they envious of students living in City? However, this free means that you don't have to swipe Myki,. In other words, if you Touch on, you'll have to deduct money as well.
What's more, Free is limited to trams, and if you take a train from Central to Flinders, you'll have to pay for it. The bus is the same.
V/Line
V/Line is able to browse the Myki seat, but the specific fees still have to go to the official website of V/Line to check oh, as long as you have money in the Myki, you can directly brush. Like the Student Pass above, you can take the V/Line for free.
In addition, it's best to register your Myki on PTV's website so that you can freeze it and transfer assets such as pass and balance to your new card. And, without going out of the house, you can charge your Myki, mom online and don't have to worry about me checking tickets again.
About the love and hate of Myki, today is a simple introduction to everyone here.