the fare which people pay to ride bart depends on how far they go. they first buy paper magnetic stripe cards inside the station. then they insert this ticket into the gate, walk through the gate, and take the ticket out. they then get on board the train. sometimes they have to change from one train to another to get to where they want to go. after they leave the train at their destination, they insert their ticket into the fare gate again to exit the station. printed numbers on the card show how much money is left on the ticket. a passenger who enters and exits the same station will be charged an "excursion fare". as of july 28, 2012, the fare was $5.25.