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[GTFS Fares v2] Add rider_categories.txt #511

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Expand Up @@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ This document defines the format and structure of the files that comprise a GTFS
- [calendar\_dates.txt](#calendar_datestxt)
- [fare\_attributes.txt](#fare_attributestxt)
- [fare\_rules.txt](#fare_rulestxt)
- [timeframes.txt](#timeframestxt)
- [timeframes.txt](#timeframestxt)
- [rider\_categories.txt](#rider_categoriestxt)
- [fare\_media.txt](#fare_mediatxt)
- [fare\_products.txt](#fare_productstxt)
- [fare\_leg\_rules.txt](#fare_leg_rulestxt)
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| [fare_attributes.txt](#fare_attributestxt) | Optional | Fare information for a transit agency's routes. |
| [fare_rules.txt](#fare_rulestxt) | Optional | Rules to apply fares for itineraries. |
| [timeframes.txt](#timeframestxt) | Optional | Date and time periods to use in fare rules for fares that depend on date and time factors. |
| [rider_categories.txt](#rider_categoriestxt) | Optional | Defines categories of riders (e.g. elderly, student). |
| [fare_media.txt](#fare_mediatxt) | Optional | To describe the fare media that can be employed to use fare products. <br><br>File [fare_media.txt](#fare_mediatxt) describes concepts that are not represented in [fare_attributes.txt](#fare_attributestxt) and [fare_rules.txt](#fare_rulestxt). As such, the use of [fare_media.txt](#fare_mediatxt) is entirely separate from files [fare_attributes.txt](#fare_attributestxt) and [fare_rules.txt](#fare_rulestxt). |
| [fare_products.txt](#fare_productstxt) | Optional | To describe the different types of tickets or fares that can be purchased by riders.<br><br>File [fare_products.txt](#fare_productstxt) describes fare products that are not represented in [fare_attributes.txt](#fare_attributestxt) and [fare_rules.txt](#fare_rulestxt). As such, the use of [fare_products.txt](#fare_productstxt) is entirely separate from files [fare_attributes.txt](#fare_attributestxt) and [fare_rules.txt](#fare_rulestxt). |
| [fare_leg_rules.txt](#fare_leg_rulestxt) | Optional | Fare rules for individual legs of travel.<br><br>File [fare_leg_rules.txt](#fare_leg_rulestxt) provides a more detailed method for modeling fare structures. As such, the use of [fare_leg_rules.txt](#fare_leg_rulestxt) is entirely separate from files [fare_attributes.txt](#fare_attributestxt) and [fare_rules.txt](#fare_rulestxt). |
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- The “current day” is the current date of the fare event’s time, computed relative to the local timezone. The “current day” may be different from the service day of a fare leg’s trip, especially for trips that extend past midnight.
- The “time-of-day” for the fare event is computed relative to “current day” using GTFS Time field-type semantics.

### rider_categories.txt

File: **Optional**

Primary key (`rider_category_id`)

Defines categories of riders (e.g. elderly, student).

| Field Name | Type | Presence | Description |
| ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ |
| `rider_category_id` | Unique ID | **Required** | Identifies a rider category. |
| `rider_category_name` | Text | **Required** | Rider category name as displayed to the rider. |
| `is_default_fare_category` | Enum | **Required** | Specifies if an entry in [rider_categories.txt](#rider_categoriestxt) should be considered the default category (i.e. the main category that should be displayed to riders). For example: Adult fare, Regular fare, etc. Valid options are:<br><br>`0` or empty - Category is not considered the default.<br>`1` - Category is considered the default one.<br><br>When multiple rider categories are eligible for a single fare product specified by a `fare_product_id`, there must be exactly one of these eligible rider categories indicated as the default rider category (`is_default_fare_category = 1`). |
| `eligibility_url` | URL | Optional | URL of a web page, usually from the operating agency, that provides detailed information about a specific rider category and/or describes its eligibility criteria. |

### fare_media.txt

File: **Optional**
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File: **Optional**

Primary key (`fare_product_id`, `fare_media_id`)
Primary key (`fare_product_id`, `rider_category_id`, `fare_media_id`)

Used to describe the range of fares available for purchase by riders or taken into account when computing the total fare for journeys with multiple legs, such as transfer costs.

| Field Name | Type | Presence | Description |
| ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ |
| `fare_product_id` | ID | **Required** | Identifies a fare product or set of fare products.<br><br>Multiple records in [fare_products.txt](#fare_productstxt) may share the same `fare_product_id`, in which case all records with that ID will be retrieved when referenced from another file.<br><br>Multiple records may share the same `fare_product_id` but with different `fare_media_id`s, indicating various methods available for employing the fare product, potentially at different prices. |
| `fare_product_id` | ID | **Required** | Identifies a fare product or set of fare products.<br><br>Multiple records sharing the same `fare_product_id` are permitted as long as they contain different `fare_media_id`s or `rider_category_id`s. Differing `fare_media_id`s would indicate various methods are available for employing the fare product, potentially at different prices. Differing `rider_category_id`s would indicate multiple rider categories are eligible for the fare product, potentially at different prices. |
| `fare_product_name` | Text | Optional | The name of the fare product as displayed to riders. |
| `rider_category_id` | Foreign ID referencing `rider_categories.rider_category_id` | Optional | Identifies a rider category eligible for the fare product.<br><br>If `fare_products.rider_category_id` is empty, the fare product is eligible for any `rider_category_id`.<br><br>When multiple rider categories are eligible for a single fare product specified by a `fare_product_id`, there must be only one of these rider categories indicated as the default rider category (`is_default_fare_category = 1`). |
| `fare_media_id` | Foreign ID referencing `fare_media.fare_media_id` | Optional | Identifies a fare media that can be employed to use the fare product during the trip. When `fare_media_id` is empty, it is considered that the fare media is unknown.|
| `amount` | Currency amount | **Required** | The cost of the fare product. May be negative to represent transfer discounts. May be zero to represent a fare product that is free. |
| `currency` | Currency code | **Required** | The currency of the cost of the fare product. |
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