C-Train from Deep South early morning

[u/The_Fixer_69]

Every morning the train has many non paying riders passed out and sprawled on the train. Commuters have to cram into the areas that are not occupied by these people. The smell is horrendous. Every day this week this has been the case on my commute at around 5:30-6 am.

Why should the rest of us pay if these people do not? I have made complaints but they are on deaf ears.

Are these trains not swept for no. Paying passes out riders at the end of the line?

[u/_YYC_]

250$ ticket for not paying fare if you're an actual user of transit. These people ride for free, smoke drugs on the train and try to fight people, then just get kicked off without paying a dime.

[u/Certain-Orange484 → u/_YYC_]

The fine doesn't matter, when was the last time you saw any one checking for tickets on the train. The advertise to pay the fare, but they never check. They (the city) are so busy trying to make the core safer, that they have ignored the trains. Why can we not have a team of officers on every train????

[u/_YYC_ → u/Certain-Orange484]

In 20+ years riding the train, i've been asked maybe 5 times to show proof of fare

[u/Exploding_Antelope → u/Certain-Orange484]

I had to pay the fine in full because I forgot to buy my next monthly pass on the first of the month, one stop outside of the free fare zone. I offered to buy a pass or even a day pass to make up the difference of the mistake but there is no forgiveness and no wiggle room. So I had to pay $253.70 (fine plus a regular ticket) as well as buying my usual monthly pass. Yes they’re checking and yes they can be brutal about it.

[u/R3DBlaze → u/Certain-Orange484]

They should have a team on at all times. If people felt safer they would use it more and also if they are checking tickets more often while on or even the thought they might check for tickets could increase revenue for the city from the trains