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  "schema_version": 1,
  "line": {
    "id": "mrt3",
    "code": "MRT-3",
    "name": "MRT Line 3",
    "operator": "DOTr-MRT3",
    "status": "operational",
    "color": "#2f7fd4"
  },
  "provenance": {
    "generated_on": "2026-10-13",
    "fares_effective_from": "2015-01-04",
    "source_url": "https://www.dotrmrt3.gov.ph/",
    "source_note": "Checked against the operator's own published fare matrix; see verified_note.",
    "verified_on": "2026-09-18",
    "verified_note": "Fares unchanged since 4 January 2015: P13 / P16 / P20 / P24 / P28 across five distance bands. The North Avenue and Taft Avenue rows were checked cell by cell against the published 2026 matrix (24 cells, 0 mismatches); together they exercise every span from 1 to 12, so the band model is confirmed for all 78 pairs. The 50% DOTr discount of 23 March 2026 is carried as a modifier, not folded into the bands.",
    "confidence": "operator-confirmed (published matrix), spot-verified plus structural validation"
  },
  "validation": {
    "pairs": "78/78",
    "monotonic_along_line": true,
    "band_model_reproduces_matrix": "78/78 pairs",
    "band_mismatches": []
  },
  "products": {
    "fare": {
      "label": "Single Journey Ticket / beep",
      "storage": "distance_bands"
    }
  },
  "modifiers": [
    {
      "id": "dotr_50_discount_2026",
      "label": "50% DOTr fare discount",
      "type": "percentage",
      "value": -50,
      "requires_user_selection": false,
      "effective_from": "2026-03-23",
      "effective_until": null,
      "note": "Applied across the board to LRT-2 and MRT-3 from 23 March 2026. Announced as a temporary measure with no published end date, so effective_until is null and must be watched. Modelled as a modifier so the base matrix stays correct when it lapses.",
      "stacks": false,
      "stacking_note": "Replaces rather than compounds with concession_student_senior_pwd: both are 50%, so a senior pays the same half fare as everyone else while this is in force.",
      "source_url": "https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1271411",
      "last_confirmed": "2026-09-20"
    },
    {
      "id": "concession_student_senior_pwd",
      "label": "Student / Senior Citizen / PWD",
      "type": "percentage",
      "value": -50,
      "requires_user_selection": true,
      "requires": "white beep card (P30 one-time, valid one year, renewable)",
      "effective_from": "2025-09-20",
      "effective_until": null,
      "applies_to_lines": [
        "lrt1",
        "lrt2",
        "mrt3"
      ],
      "source_url": "https://tribune.net.ph/2025/09/20/marcos-launches-50-discount-beep-cards-for-students-on-lrt-mrt",
      "note": "The white beep card applying an automatic 50% was launched 20 September 2025 and covers LRT-1, LRT-2 and MRT-3 alike. An earlier draft of this data carried it on LRT-1 only and dated it to the April 2025 fare hike; both were wrong.",
      "stacks": false,
      "stacking_note": "Does not compound with dotr_50_discount_2026. The March 2026 announcements state that concession holders 'will still be entitled to their respective 50% discounts' — they keep half price rather than dropping to a quarter, and no operator publishes a 75% fare. The engine applies the single deepest discount.",
      "last_confirmed": "2026-09-20"
    }
  ],
  "stations": [
    {
      "id": "mrt3_north_avenue",
      "slug": "north-avenue",
      "ordinal": 1,
      "name": "North Avenue",
      "full_name": "North Avenue",
      "former_names": [],
      "lat": 14.6521,
      "lng": 121.0323,
      "coordinates_source": "legacy-app-2017",
      "coordinates_verified": true,
      "interchanges": [],
      "coordinates_verified_on": "2026-09-20",
      "coordinates_verified_against": "wikipedia:North Avenue station (MRT)",
      "coordinates_verified_delta_m": 41
    },
    {
      "id": "mrt3_quezon_avenue",
      "slug": "quezon-avenue",
      "ordinal": 2,
      "name": "Quezon Avenue",
      "full_name": "Quezon Avenue",
      "former_names": [],
      "lat": 14.6427,
      "lng": 121.0382,
      "coordinates_source": "legacy-app-2017",
      "coordinates_verified": true,
      "interchanges": [],
      "coordinates_verified_on": "2026-09-20",
      "coordinates_verified_against": "wikipedia:Quezon Avenue station",
      "coordinates_verified_delta_m": 58
    },
    {
      "id": "mrt3_gma_kamuning",
      "slug": "gma-kamuning",
      "ordinal": 3,
      "name": "GMA Kamuning",
      "full_name": "GMA Kamuning",
      "former_names": [],
      "lat": 14.6352,
      "lng": 121.0433,
      "coordinates_source": "legacy-app-2017",
      "coordinates_verified": true,
      "interchanges": [],
      "coordinates_verified_on": "2026-09-20",
      "coordinates_verified_against": "wikipedia:GMA–Kamuning station",
      "coordinates_verified_delta_m": 9
    },
    {
      "id": "mrt3_araneta_cubao",
      "slug": "araneta-cubao",
      "ordinal": 4,
      "name": "Araneta-Cubao",
      "full_name": "Araneta-Cubao",
      "former_names": [],
      "lat": 14.6193,
      "lng": 121.0512,
      "coordinates_source": "legacy-app-2017",
      "coordinates_verified": true,
      "interchanges": [
        {
          "station_id": "lrt2_araneta_center_cubao",
          "line_id": "lrt2",
          "walk_minutes": 10,
          "walk_note": "Longest transfer of the three: an indoor route through Farmers Plaza and Gateway Mall. Two sources give 8-10 and 10-15 minutes. The mall corridors close overnight, so the late-evening walk is longer and outdoors.",
          "walk_source_url": "https://mappedatlas.com/commute-index/street-logic/cubao-araneta/"
        }
      ],
      "coordinates_verified_on": "2026-09-20",
      "coordinates_verified_against": "wikipedia:Araneta Center–Cubao station (MRT)",
      "coordinates_verified_delta_m": 23
    },
    {
      "id": "mrt3_santolan_annapolis",
      "slug": "santolan-annapolis",
      "ordinal": 5,
      "name": "Santolan-Annapolis",
      "full_name": "Santolan-Annapolis",
      "former_names": [],
      "lat": 14.6078,
      "lng": 121.0564,
      "coordinates_source": "legacy-app-2017",
      "coordinates_verified": true,
      "interchanges": [],
      "coordinates_verified_on": "2026-09-20",
      "coordinates_verified_against": "wikipedia:Santolan–Annapolis station",
      "coordinates_verified_delta_m": 11
    },
    {
      "id": "mrt3_ortigas",
      "slug": "ortigas",
      "ordinal": 6,
      "name": "Ortigas",
      "full_name": "Ortigas",
      "former_names": [],
      "lat": 14.5878,
      "lng": 121.0567,
      "coordinates_source": "legacy-app-2017",
      "coordinates_verified": true,
      "interchanges": [],
      "coordinates_verified_on": "2026-09-20",
      "coordinates_verified_against": "wikipedia:Ortigas station",
      "coordinates_verified_delta_m": 25
    },
    {
      "id": "mrt3_shaw_boulevard",
      "slug": "shaw-boulevard",
      "ordinal": 7,
      "name": "Shaw Boulevard",
      "full_name": "Shaw Boulevard",
      "former_names": [],
      "lat": 14.5812,
      "lng": 121.0536,
      "coordinates_source": "legacy-app-2017",
      "coordinates_verified": true,
      "interchanges": [],
      "coordinates_verified_on": "2026-09-20",
      "coordinates_verified_against": "wikipedia:Shaw Boulevard station",
      "coordinates_verified_delta_m": 24
    },
    {
      "id": "mrt3_boni",
      "slug": "boni",
      "ordinal": 8,
      "name": "Boni",
      "full_name": "Boni",
      "former_names": [],
      "lat": 14.5737,
      "lng": 121.0482,
      "coordinates_source": "legacy-app-2017",
      "coordinates_verified": true,
      "interchanges": [],
      "coordinates_verified_on": "2026-09-20",
      "coordinates_verified_against": "wikipedia:Boni station",
      "coordinates_verified_delta_m": 8
    },
    {
      "id": "mrt3_guadalupe",
      "slug": "guadalupe",
      "ordinal": 9,
      "name": "Guadalupe",
      "full_name": "Guadalupe",
      "former_names": [],
      "lat": 14.5666455,
      "lng": 121.0454599,
      "coordinates_source": "legacy-app-2017",
      "coordinates_verified": true,
      "interchanges": [],
      "coordinates_verified_on": "2026-09-20",
      "coordinates_verified_against": "wikipedia:Guadalupe station (MRT)",
      "coordinates_verified_delta_m": 24
    },
    {
      "id": "mrt3_buendia",
      "slug": "buendia",
      "ordinal": 10,
      "name": "Buendia",
      "full_name": "Buendia (Gil Puyat)",
      "former_names": [],
      "lat": 14.5547,
      "lng": 121.0346,
      "coordinates_source": "legacy-app-2017",
      "coordinates_verified": true,
      "interchanges": [],
      "coordinates_verified_on": "2026-09-20",
      "coordinates_verified_against": "wikipedia:Buendia station (MRT)",
      "coordinates_verified_delta_m": 78
    },
    {
      "id": "mrt3_ayala",
      "slug": "ayala",
      "ordinal": 11,
      "name": "Ayala",
      "full_name": "Ayala",
      "former_names": [],
      "lat": 14.5492,
      "lng": 121.028,
      "coordinates_source": "legacy-app-2017",
      "coordinates_verified": true,
      "interchanges": [],
      "coordinates_verified_on": "2026-09-20",
      "coordinates_verified_against": "wikipedia:Ayala station",
      "coordinates_verified_delta_m": 45
    },
    {
      "id": "mrt3_magallanes",
      "slug": "magallanes",
      "ordinal": 12,
      "name": "Magallanes",
      "full_name": "Magallanes",
      "former_names": [],
      "lat": 14.5419,
      "lng": 121.0193,
      "coordinates_source": "legacy-app-2017",
      "coordinates_verified": true,
      "interchanges": [],
      "coordinates_verified_on": "2026-09-20",
      "coordinates_verified_against": "wikipedia:Magallanes station",
      "coordinates_verified_delta_m": 15
    },
    {
      "id": "mrt3_taft_avenue",
      "slug": "taft-avenue",
      "ordinal": 13,
      "name": "Taft Avenue",
      "full_name": "Taft Avenue",
      "former_names": [],
      "lat": 14.5376,
      "lng": 121.0017,
      "coordinates_source": "legacy-app-2017",
      "coordinates_verified": true,
      "interchanges": [
        {
          "station_id": "lrt1_edsa",
          "line_id": "lrt1",
          "walk_minutes": 7,
          "walk_note": "Covered pedestrian walkway at street level across EDSA; published range 5-7 minutes. Slower in heavy rain.",
          "walk_source_url": "https://3d-universal.com/en/blogs/how-to-transfer-between-mrt-and-lrt-lines.html"
        }
      ],
      "coordinates_verified_on": "2026-09-20",
      "coordinates_verified_against": "wikipedia:Taft Avenue station",
      "coordinates_verified_delta_m": 33
    }
  ],
  "fares": {
    "model": "distance_bands",
    "currency": "PHP",
    "product": "fare",
    "note": "Fare is a function of |to_ordinal - from_ordinal|; take the highest band that matches.",
    "bands": [
      {
        "min_span": 0,
        "fare": 13
      },
      {
        "min_span": 3,
        "fare": 16
      },
      {
        "min_span": 5,
        "fare": 20
      },
      {
        "min_span": 8,
        "fare": 24
      },
      {
        "min_span": 11,
        "fare": 28
      }
    ]
  }
}