London fare zones
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London fare zones are the concentric geographic pricing areas used by Transport for London to determine ticket and travel costs across the city’s public transport network.
All labels observed (10)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2720821 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: London fare zones Context triple: [Bakerloo line, fareSystem, London fare zones]
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A.
London fare zone 4
London fare zone 4 is a mid-range public transport tariff zone in Greater London used to calculate fares on services such as the Underground, Overground, and National Rail.
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B.
Travelcard Zone 5
Travelcard Zone 5 is an outer London public transport fare zone used to calculate ticket and Travelcard prices on services including the London Underground.
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C.
Travelcard Zone 3
Travelcard Zone 3 is a ring of suburban areas in London used for calculating fares on public transport services such as the Underground, Overground, and buses.
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D.
Travelcard Zone 2
Travelcard Zone 2 is a London public transport fare zone covering inner suburban areas just outside the city centre, used for pricing journeys on the Underground, Overground, and other services.
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E.
London Underground
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and surrounding areas, famous as one of the world's oldest and most extensive metro networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: London fare zones Target entity description: London fare zones are the concentric geographic pricing areas used by Transport for London to determine ticket and travel costs across the city’s public transport network.
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A.
London fare zone 4
London fare zone 4 is a mid-range public transport tariff zone in Greater London used to calculate fares on services such as the Underground, Overground, and National Rail.
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B.
Travelcard Zone 5
Travelcard Zone 5 is an outer London public transport fare zone used to calculate ticket and Travelcard prices on services including the London Underground.
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C.
Travelcard Zone 3
Travelcard Zone 3 is a ring of suburban areas in London used for calculating fares on public transport services such as the Underground, Overground, and buses.
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D.
Travelcard Zone 2
Travelcard Zone 2 is a London public transport fare zone covering inner suburban areas just outside the city centre, used for pricing journeys on the Underground, Overground, and other services.
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E.
London Underground
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and surrounding areas, famous as one of the world's oldest and most extensive metro networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fare zone system
ⓘ
public transport tariff system ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Transport for London ⓘ |
| affects |
daily price caps
ⓘ
weekly price caps ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Docklands Light Railway
ⓘ
Elizabeth line ⓘ London Overground ⓘ London Underground ⓘ London Buses ⓘ
surface form:
London buses
London public transport network ⓘ Tramlink ⓘ
surface form:
London trams
TfL Rail services ⓘ some National Rail services in London ⓘ |
| basedOn | distance from central London ⓘ |
| centralReferencePoint | Zone 1 ⓘ |
| coversArea | Greater London ⓘ |
| extendsTo | some adjacent areas outside Greater London ⓘ |
| fareDependsOn |
time of day for some services
ⓘ
zones travelled through ⓘ |
| fareStructureType | zonal system ⓘ |
| governs | intermodal transfer pricing within zones ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | concentric geographic pricing areas ⓘ |
| hasMapRepresentation | zonal fare map ⓘ |
| hasSpecialCase |
flat fare on London buses regardless of zones
ⓘ
flat fare on London trams within tram area ⓘ |
| includesZone |
Zone 1
ⓘ
Zone 2 ⓘ Zone 3 ⓘ Zone 4 ⓘ Zone 5 ⓘ Zone 6 ⓘ Zone 7 ⓘ Zone 8 ⓘ Zone 9 ⓘ special fare zones outside Greater London ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
London Transport Board
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surface form:
London Transport
|
| introducedInYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| partOf |
London fare zones
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
London fare system
|
| regulates | peak and off-peak Underground fares ⓘ |
| replaced | previous stage-based fare system on the Underground ⓘ |
| usedBy | Transport for London ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Oyster pay-as-you-go fares
ⓘ
Travelcard pricing ⓘ contactless payment capping ⓘ single fares calculation ⓘ |
| usedOnTicketType |
Oyster card
ⓘ
surface form:
Oyster card pay-as-you-go
Travelcard ⓘ contactless bank card fares ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: London fare zones Description of subject: London fare zones are the concentric geographic pricing areas used by Transport for London to determine ticket and travel costs across the city’s public transport network.
Referenced by (51)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
London zonal fare system
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Liverpool Street station
this entity surface form:
London fare zone system
this entity surface form:
London public transport fare zone system
this entity surface form:
London Trams (where zonal fares apply)
subject surface form:
S7 stock (DLR type)
this entity surface form:
London zonal fare system
this entity surface form:
London fare system
subject surface form:
TfL Rail
this entity surface form:
TfL fare zones
this entity surface form:
National Rail and TfL zonal system
this entity surface form:
London zonal fare system
this entity surface form:
National Rail & TfL zonal fare system
this entity surface form:
Transport for London fare zones