MTR Fares Table

Source

MTR Corporation

• Open Data Portal: https://opendata.mtr.com.hk/
• Direct URL: https://opendata.mtr.com.hk/data/mtr_lines_fares.csv

Format

CSV Updated when fare changes occur (typically annually after regulatory approval). No API key.

HKD 4.20

Min Fare

HKD 55.00

Max Fare (excl. Airport)

~9,600

OD Pairs

Schema / Fields

Field	Type	Example	Description
SRC_STATION_ID	integer	4	Origin station numeric ID
DST_STATION_ID	integer	5	Destination station numeric ID
SRC_STATION_NAME	string	SHW	Origin station code
DST_STATION_NAME	string	CEN	Destination station code
OCT_ADT_FARE	float	4.20	Adult Octopus fare (HKD)
OCT_STU_FARE	float	2.10	Student Octopus fare
OCT_CHD_FARE	float	2.10	Child Octopus fare
OCT_ELD_FARE	float	2.00	Elderly Octopus fare
SINGLE_ADT_FARE	float	5.10	Adult single journey fare

Example API Call

curl -o mtr_fares.csv \
  "https://opendata.mtr.com.hk/data/mtr_lines_fares.csv"

# Extract Sheung Wan origin fares
grep "^4," mtr_fares.csv | head -20

Example Response

SRC_STATION_ID,DST_STATION_ID,SRC_STATION_NAME,DST_STATION_NAME,OCT_ADT_FARE,SINGLE_ADT_FARE
4,5,SHW,CEN,4.20,5.10
4,6,SHW,ADM,5.10,6.20
4,7,SHW,WAI,5.90,7.20
4,3,SHW,SYP,4.20,5.10
4,2,SHW,HKU,5.10,6.20
4,1,SHW,KET,5.90,7.20

Used By

Model	How
Distance Decay	Fare cost as generalized cost dij — replaces or supplements travel time in cost-based decay functions

Notes / Gotchas

Tip

Octopus fare (OCT_ADT_FARE) is the relevant figure — over 95% of passengers pay Octopus rates, not single-journey fares.

• Fares are one-way; return trips double the cost but many commuters have monthly passes (not reflected)
• The “Elder” Octopus fare (HKD 2.00 flat for 65+) is a government subsidy — elderly travel cost is near-zero and shouldn’t suppress their catchment radius
• Join with transport-mtr-stations on station codes to add names and line context
• Airport Express fares (HKE stations) are in a separate section of the file and are not relevant for local catchment analysis