Editing MBTA Commuter Rail (section)

=== Fares ===
[[File:MBCR tickets.jpg|right|thumb|Commuter Rail tickets in the form of CharlieTickets purchased at fare vending machines and ticket booths (left) and paper tickets purchased on-board (right).]]
MBTA Commuter Rail uses a [[fare#Zone-based fare|zone fare system]], with fares increasing with distance. Zone 1A includes the downtown terminals and other inner core stations up to about {{convert|5|miles}} from downtown. Ten additional zones, numbered 1 through 10, extend outwards from Boston. Each zone is about 5 miles, with most outer terminals in zones 6 through 8. Only two stations use further zones: {{bts|T.F. Green Airport}} in Zone 9, and {{bts|Wickford Junction}} in Zone 10. Zone 1A fares are identical to MBTA subway fares (though subway passes on [[CharlieCard]]s are not accepted, except for Fairmount Line stations that have CharlieCard validator machines). {{As of|2024}}, one-way fares within Zone 1A are $2.40, while fares between further zones and Zone 1A range from $6.50 for Zone 1 to $13.25 for Zone 10. Trips that do not enter Zone 1A have less expensive interzone fares; {{as of|2024|lc=yes}}, these range from $2.75 for travel within a single zone to $7.25 for travel between Zone 1 and Zone 10.<ref name=zones>{{cite web |url=https://www.mbta.com/fares/commuter-rail-fares/zones |title=Commuter Rail Fare Zones |access-date=November 9, 2022 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref>

Fares can be purchased on the MBTA mTicket app, at automatic vending machines located at major stations, from businesses near some stations, or from conductors on board trains. Discounted passes include monthly passes (with or without free transfer to other MBTA services), "flex passes" valid for five 24-hour periods, and $10 passes offering unlimited travel on a single weekend.<ref name=fares>{{cite web |url=https://www.mbta.com/fares/commuter-rail-fares |title=Commuter Rail Fares |access-date=November 9, 2022 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref> As with other MBTA services, discounted fares and passes are available for several groups including disabled passengers, passengers over age 65, and students attending certain schools.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mbta.com/fares/reduced |title=Reduced Fares |access-date=November 9, 2022 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref> Foxboro special event services and the CapeFlyer have separate fares; regular MBTA fares and passes are not valid.<ref name=zones /> Fares are collected by train conductors; while [[fare evasion]] is explicitly illegal under state law, it is not criminal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter159/Section101 |title=Section 101: Evasion of payment of toll or fare |work=Massachusetts General Laws |publisher=Commonwealth of Massachusetts}}</ref> Faregates have also been installed at North Station, with plans for installation at Back Bay and South Station.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.mbta.com/news/2022-09-23/commuter-rail-begin-operating-fare-gates-north-station-october-1 |title=Commuter Rail to Begin Operating Fare Gates at North Station on October 1 |date=September 23, 2022 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref> The second-generation MBTA fare collection system, planned for completion in 2025, will standardize fare media across modes and allow uses of CharlieCards for all commuter rail trips.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mbta.com/fares/fare-transformation |title=Fare Transformation |access-date=May 20, 2024 |publisher=Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority}}</ref>