.. _fare_rules_transit_data_model:

**fare rules** table structure
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The *fare_rules* table holds information about the fare values.
This table information comes from the GTFS file *fare_rules.txt*.
Given that this file is optional in GTFS, it can be empty.

The **fare_id** identifies a fare class

The **route_id** identifies a route associated with the fare class

The **origin** field identifies the transit fare zone for origin

The **destination** field identifies the transit fare zone for destination

The **contains** field identifies the zones that a rider will enter while using
a given fare class.

.. csv-table:: 
   :header: "Field", "Type", "NULL allowed", "Default Value"
   :widths:    30,     20,         20,          20

   fare_id,INTEGER,NO,
   route_id,INTEGER,YES,
   origin,TEXT,YES,
   destination,TEXT,YES,
   contains,INTEGER,YES,


(* - Primary key)



The SQL statement for table and index creation is below.


::

   
   create TABLE IF NOT EXISTS fare_rules (
   	fare_id     INTEGER  NOT NULL,
   	route_id    INTEGER,
   	origin      TEXT,
   	destination TEXT,
   	contains    INTEGER,
   	FOREIGN KEY(fare_id) REFERENCES fare_attributes(fare_id) deferrable initially deferred,
   	FOREIGN KEY(route_id) REFERENCES routes(route_id) deferrable initially deferred
   );