...then you pay an "express fee," which comes with another ticket--which, unlike the first kind, is checked onboard by the conductor.
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If you're taking the express AND reserving a first-class seat, you pay a "green fee," which comes with another ticket, etc...
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This cuts down dramatically on staffing needs: onboard ticket inspection is only necessary on trains with those additional services
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Nowadays, most fares are paid using smart cards, but the principle is the same: one fee is charged at ticket gates, surcharges paid onboard
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By making sure that everyone is paying for exactly as much service as they are using, railways can more easily keep costs in line w revenue
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Now, with that said...it's not *quite* a perfect system, and there are two ways to dodge payment...
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The first way is what I call "joyriding;" you buy a ticket from your stop to the next stop, but ride around the network in between
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(to be fair, it’s prob. only a limited set of people that indulge in this arcane activity — do you know many others?)
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true! It's still not as good as actually going places tho 
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