{
  "query": {
    "country": "AU",
    "mode": "train",
    "fare_type": "adult",
    "distance_km": 12,
    "travel_time": "other"
  },
  "status": "ok",
  "price": {
    "currency": "AUD",
    "unit": "per trip (Opal card fare)",
    "value": 5.38,
    "measure": "average",
    "median": null,
    "typical_low": null,
    "typical_high": null,
    "min": null,
    "max": null
  },
  "sample_size": null,
  "period": {
    "from": "2026-06-29",
    "to": null
  },
  "confidence": "high",
  "price_type": "posted_price",
  "statistic": {
    "measure": "average",
    "reference_period": "fares effective 2026-06-29",
    "note": "Posted fare table, not an amount paid. Daily and weekly caps, Station Access Fees and transfer reductions are not applied."
  },
  "as_of": "2026-11-05T13:43:39.696Z",
  "source": {
    "id": "au-nsw-opal-fares",
    "name": "Opal card fare values by mode and distance band, Transport for NSW",
    "publisher": "Transport for NSW, published on the TfNSW Open Data Hub",
    "licence": "Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)",
    "licence_url": "https://opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by/",
    "attribution": "Contains information from the Opal Fares dataset (Opal Fare Values) by Transport for NSW, accessed from the TfNSW Open Data Hub (https://opendata.transport.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/opal-fares) and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY). ProofPrice looks up the distance band; this is not an official service of Transport for NSW.",
    "url": "https://opendata.transport.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/opal-fares"
  },
  "method": "NSW Opal: Transport for NSW's posted Opal card fare for one trip, for the chosen mode, distance band, peak or off-peak and card type, read from the current 'Opal Fare Values' sheet of the Opal Fares dataset and shown in Australian dollars. A published fare table, the same for everyone with that card type, not a count of fares paid. Caps, discounts and add-on fees are not applied.",
  "method_url": "https://proofprice.com/method",
  "summary": "The posted Opal adult fare in New South Wales for a train trip of 10-20km (peak) is AUD 5.38 per trip. Published by Transport for NSW, published on the TfNSW Open Data Hub for fares effective 2026-06-29.",
  "notice": "Information, not a valuation or offer. Ranges describe past recorded prices.",
  "extra": {
    "mode": "train",
    "fare_group": "adult",
    "time_band": "peak",
    "distance_band": "10-20km",
    "sheet": "Opal Fare Values 29 June 2026",
    "region": "Sydney, Newcastle, Central Coast, Illawarra, Blue Mountains"
  },
  "answer_id": "ans_4ae95f1b0d9456468072",
  "method_version": "1",
  "retrieved_at": "2026-11-05T13:43:39.696Z",
  "evidence": {
    "type": "posted_price",
    "label": "Posted or listed price",
    "meaning": "A price a seller, market or authority publishes in advance (a shelf price, tariff, fee schedule or quoted wholesale price): it is what is asked, not a record of what each customer paid."
  },
  "reliability": "official_median_no_count",
  "data_as_of": "2026-06-29",
  "data_age_days": 129,
  "suggestions": [
    "This is one published figure (an average, median, index or listed price) with no record count: use it as a reference point, not as a range of what individuals paid.",
    "For a decision on a specific job or purchase, ask for an itemised quote.",
    "This is a posted price, not what each customer paid."
  ]
}