Toronto transit projects

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In Tokyo, where nearly everyone uses transit, train fares are based on distance, with some minimums; bus fares are flat (typically about C$2.50). But there are no "transfers": as soon as you exit, you'll need to pay for another fare, whether entering the same bus, same station, different bus, or different station.  And there are numerous train lines so if you switch lines you often need to pay two separate fares.

Though thanks to sane fare-by-distance on their rail networks, if you're going a short distance on the line you transfer to, your fare on that line may be as low as $1.50. Paying two "separate fares" is more palatable when they start as low as that.