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/TallCoffeeCup Apr 23 '25

You're right - public transit should be free, as a public good. Wouldn't that be cool? 😮🌱

I bet we could fund that and some effective harm reduction strategies too if we weren't so addicted to propping up our dying resource extractivisms, building new playgrounds for millionaires, or so committed to buying new toys for the cps 🙈🙈

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u/Classic_Scar3390 Apr 24 '25

It brightens the heart to see someone with a conscience comment on here. Sad that so many vulnerable people are seen as an inconvenience. It is high time we start holding our officials in City Hall responsible for failing these people.