Editing River Line (NJ Transit) (section)

==Payment and ticketing==
[[Image:New NJT TVM.jpg|200px|right|thumb|River Line TVM at Trenton Transit Center]]

The River Line is equivalent to a one-zone bus ride: fares cost $1.80. The River Line operates on a [[proof-of-payment]] system, as is typical of most light rail systems throughout the United States. Passengers can buy tickets at ticket vending machines (TVMs) present at all stations or via the NJ Transit App on Smartphones. Through-ticketing is available for connecting bus routes to Philadelphia. One-way, round-trip, and ten-trip tickets must then be validated, either by the app or with paper tickets, through automated validators located near the TVMs, which stamp the date and time on the ticket for 75 minutes of use. NJ Transit's fare inspectors randomly check tickets on trains and at stations; fare evasion carries a fine of up to $100.<ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/tickets/light-rail-tickets NJ Transit – Light Rail Tickets]</ref> Unused [[Newark City Subway]] and [[Hudson-Bergen Light Rail]] tickets can be used after validation at a River Line station{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}. As of 2004, rider fares only covered 7% of costs (not including debt service).<ref>Mansnerus, Laura. "Light Rail, with the Emphasis on Light." ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 13, 2004.</ref> Like the rest of NJ Transit's other transportation modes, it does not accept the SEPTA [[SEPTA Key|Key Card]], [[PATCO Speedline|PATCO's]] [[Freedom Card]],  MTA's MetroCard, or [[OMNY]], although it has plans to create a new fare payment system in the future.<ref name="NJ Transit">{{Cite web|last=Higgs|first=Larry|date=2019-06-06|title=NJ Transit takes a small step toward getting its own fare card, similar to NYC|url=https://www.nj.com/traffic/2019/06/nj-transit-takes-a-small-step-toward-getting-its-own-fare-card-similar-to-nyc.html|access-date=2019-10-02|website=NJ.com|language=en}}</ref><ref name="NJ Transit New Fare Card">{{cite news|last=Higgs|first=Larry|title=NJ Transit takes first step to put a fare card in riders' hands by late 2024|url=https://www.nj.com/traffic/2022/04/nj-transit-takes-first-step-to-put-a-fare-card-in-riders-hands-by-late-2024.html|work=NJ.com|publisher=Advance Media|date=April 13, 2022}}</ref>