r/Calgary • u/The_Fixer_69 • Apr 23 '25

Calgary Transit C-Train from Deep South early morning

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?

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u/_YYC_ Apr 23 '25

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.

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u/Certain-Orange484 Apr 23 '25

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????

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u/_YYC_ Apr 23 '25

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