New UP Express fares take effect Wednesday
Posted March 9, 2016 5:26 am.
Last Updated March 9, 2016 1:08 pm.
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Heading out to the airport? You’ll pay less today than you did yesterday as new UP Express fares take effect.
As of Wednesday, riders will pay $12 to travel between Union Station and Pearson International Airport, down from $27.50. Riders travelling with a Presto card will pay $9, down from $19.
Travel between Weston, Bloor and Union stations will also come at a reduced rate, on par with GO Transit fares: with a Presto card, it will cost $4.71 for one stop and $5.02 for two stops.
Metrolinx announced last month it would be cutting its rates because it was struggling to attract passengers. Metrolinx had originally set a goal of 5,000 riders per day for the first year of service, but was only averaging about 2300 riders each day.
When Metrolinx offered the service for free during a long weekend, over 10,000 people rode the service on the first day of the three-day trial.
Critics have called the express train a “boutique service” that was not affordable for the average Ontario family.
