Fares and income

Running trains earns fares every hour. You pay upkeep for track, stations, depots and vehicles, plus usage fees.

Fares are 150 X + 20 X per km (buses: 220 X).
The fares you earn depend on how many people are around the stations, the time of day, the number of trains and their speed. AC/heating and toilets, capacity, competition with other routes, delays and line reliability also play a part.
You also earn Green car (first class) and sleeper surcharges, meals in dining cars, and sales from baggage and mail cars. See them in “Last hour” on the route.
You pay usage fees when you use other people's land, or the track, bus stops, ports or airports of other owner names.
Upkeep and usage fees you can't pay become “Unpaid”, and are taken first from fares and other income.
For individuals, “Land (fares, rent, upkeep, usage fees)” counts as income. “Land (construction, land, vehicles)” does not.
The income & expenses chart in ≡ → “Finances” shows money in and out for each day. You can choose 7, 30 or 60 days.
The line table in Stats shows the operating ratio (the cost of earning 100 X).
If you build a station-connected building or an underground mall by a station, passengers become its customers. Build underground malls with “🛍 Build an underground mall” on the station screen.