Editing MAX Light Rail (section)

===Fares===
{{See also|Hop Fastpass|TriMet#Fares}}
[[File:TriMet ticket vending machine with Hop Fastpass branding (2019).jpg|thumb|right|A TriMet ticket vending machine with Hop Fastpass branding]]
[[File:Hop Fastpass reader at Orenco MAX station (2017).jpg|thumb|right|upright|A Hop Fastpass card and ticket reader at a MAX station]]

As is standard practice on North American light rail systems,<ref name="TRB-off-board-fare-2013">{{cite web |author1=Larwin, Thomas F. |author2=Koprowski, Yung |title=Off-Board Fare Payment Using Proof-of-Payment Verification |url=https://trid.trb.org/view/1291220 |publisher=[[Transportation Research Board]] |access-date=November 26, 2018 |date=November 2013 |quote=Since the late 1970s POP verification has become the standard fare collection technique employed by all modern light rail transit systems in North America. |archive-date=November 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126135250/https://trid.trb.org/view/1291220 |url-status=live }}</ref> MAX uses [[proof-of-payment]] for fare collection, and stations do not have ticket barriers.<ref name="fare-turnstiles"/> TriMet employs an [[automated fare collection]] system through a [[stored-value card|stored-value]], [[contactless smart card]] called Hop Fastpass,<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=NXP helps the Portland-Vancouver Metro region move intelligence to the cloud with the new Hop Fastpass™ Transit Card used on Buses, the Light Rail and Streetcars |url=https://www.mifare.net/nxp-helps-the-portland-vancouver-metro-region-move-intelligence-to-the-cloud-with-the-new-hop-fastpass-transit-card-used-on-buses-the-light-rail-and-streetcars/ |work=NXP Blog |date=October 9, 2017 |access-date=July 31, 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> which can be purchased from the TriMet ticket office or participating retail outlets.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://myhopcard.com/home/get-card |title=Where to Get and Reload a Hop Card |publisher=TriMet |access-date=March 25, 2022 |archive-date=November 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130165032/https://myhopcard.com/home/get-card |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Rollout Continues">{{cite web |last=Altstadt |first=Roberta |title=Major retailers continue selling paper tickets as Hop Fastpass™ rollout continues |url=http://news.trimet.org/2018/02/major-retailers-continue-selling-paper-tickets-as-hop-fastpass-rollout-continues/ |work=TriMet News |date=February 8, 2018 |access-date=August 1, 2018 |archive-date=August 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802071507/http://news.trimet.org/2018/02/major-retailers-continue-selling-paper-tickets-as-hop-fastpass-rollout-continues/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Smartphone]] users may download a [[digital card|virtual version]] of Hop Fastpass,<ref>{{cite news |last=Altstadt |first=Roberta |title=Portland's Virtual Hop Fastpass™ transit card now available to all Google Pay users |url=http://news.trimet.org/2018/04/portlands-virtual-hop-fastpass-transit-card-now-available-to-all-google-pay-users/ |work=TriMet News |date=April 16, 2018 |access-date=August 1, 2018 |archive-date=August 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809021735/http://news.trimet.org/2018/04/portlands-virtual-hop-fastpass-transit-card-now-available-to-all-google-pay-users/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Romero |first=Morgan |title=TriMet adds Hop Fastpass to Apple Wallet as paper tickets are phased out |publisher=[[KGW]] |date=April 5, 2019 |url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/trimet-adds-hop-fastpass-to-apple-wallet-as-paper-tickets-are-phased-out/283-38e7279c-11ea-481d-ab75-3b2084bdfc4c |access-date=August 1, 2019 |archive-date=August 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801145017/https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/trimet-adds-hop-fastpass-to-apple-wallet-as-paper-tickets-are-phased-out/283-38e7279c-11ea-481d-ab75-3b2084bdfc4c |url-status=live }}</ref> while single-use Hop Fastpass tickets are dispensed by ticket vending machines at every MAX station.<ref>{{cite news |last=Altstadt |first=Roberta |title=Hop Fastpass™ fare system takes more leaps forward with ticket machine, retail store transitions |url=http://news.trimet.org/2018/05/hop-fastpass-fare-system-takes-more-leaps-forward-with-ticket-machine-retail-store-transitions/ |work=TriMet News |date=May 16, 2018 |access-date=August 1, 2018 |archive-date=August 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802071702/http://news.trimet.org/2018/05/hop-fastpass-fare-system-takes-more-leaps-forward-with-ticket-machine-retail-store-transitions/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ticket-machines">{{cite web |title=Ticket Machines |url=https://trimet.org/fares/ticketmachines.htm |publisher=TriMet |access-date=November 25, 2018 |archive-date=January 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103133615/https://trimet.org/fares/ticketmachines.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Smartphones with a debit or credit card loaded into [[Google Pay (payment method)|Google Pay]], [[Samsung Pay]], or [[Apple Pay]], and Portland Streetcar 2{{frac|1|2}}-hour tickets and one-day passes can also be used to board MAX.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lum |first=Brian |title=You Can Now Use Hop With Just Your Phone |work=How We Roll, TriMet |url=http://howweroll.trimet.org/2017/08/22/you-can-now-use-hop-with-just-your-phone/ |date=August 22, 2017 |access-date=August 1, 2018 |archive-date=August 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802101749/http://howweroll.trimet.org/2017/08/22/you-can-now-use-hop-with-just-your-phone/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="streetcar fares">{{cite web|title=Fare Info: How to Purchase Fares|url=https://portlandstreetcar.org/fares/purchasing-tickets|publisher=Portland Streetcar Inc.|access-date=March 11, 2019|archive-date=March 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190311064824/https://portlandstreetcar.org/fares/purchasing-tickets|url-status=live}}</ref> Riders must tap their fare medium onto a [[card reader]] with each boarding.<ref>{{cite news |last=York |first=Tia |title=Tapping 101: TriMet coaches riders on using Hop Fastpass® |date=October 10, 2019 |work=TriMet News |url=https://news.trimet.org/2019/10/tapping-101-trimet-coaches-riders-on-using-hop-fastpass/ |access-date=December 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229210453/https://news.trimet.org/2019/10/tapping-101-trimet-coaches-riders-on-using-hop-fastpass/ |archive-date=December 29, 2021}}</ref> Fares are flat rate and are capped according to use.<ref>{{cite web |last=Njus |first=Elliot |title=Hop Fastpass: The pros and cons of TriMet's new e-fare system |work=The Oregonian |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2017/07/hop_fastpass_reflections_after.html |date=July 10, 2017 |access-date=August 1, 2018 |archive-date=August 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802071545/https://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2017/07/hop_fastpass_reflections_after.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Using Hop Fastpass, riders may transfer to the Portland Streetcar and other TriMet and [[C-Tran (Washington)|C-Tran]] services.<ref name="hop-fares">{{cite web |url=https://trimet.org/hop/fares.htm |title=Hop fares |work=TriMet |access-date=August 1, 2018 |archive-date=August 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809031745/http://trimet.org/hop/fares.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>