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81-717 said:
Been wondering the same thing.

So will there be temporary barriers / fare gates at transfer points that will otherwise both be inside the paid area? How would those transferring from line 5 to line 1/2 pay their fare?

Seconded (except I'll be at the gym, which requires line 2 rather than line 5, hoping it won't be another shitshow of signal issues).
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81-717 said:
And one time I did see fare enforcement (POOs) happen well inside the paid area, at Main, on the level between street & platform, which seems utterly pointless vs. fare enforcement at the gates & other entry points.
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As you have said, as long they can check for fare anywhere within the paid area (including on buses/streetcars), there is no need for temporary barriers for the free ride day.
 
They have done a few blitzes that I have seen at Eglinton, but I think that is more due to the fact it was too frequent that people were walking into the bus terminal and avoiding paying. I have seen it exiting the streetcar at Union and at Spadina. But it is usually only at places where they think they have a higher chance of catching many people I think. I have never seen it in the subway vehicle. I see it once in a while on GO and UP.
 
11th said:
As you have said, as long they can check for fare anywhere within the paid area (including on buses/streetcars), there is no need for temporary barriers for the free ride day.
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Checking that people paid when you aren't collecting payment doesn't make sense. The whole premise of the question is that if you make the Eglinton LRT an unpaid zone but have no way to pay as you switch to other lines at Cedarvale, Eglinton, and Kennedy, the whole system is an unpaid fare zone as long as you start from the Eglinton LRT.
 
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Did not see this posted. They're claiming 50-55 minutes by May, not today.
 
reaperexpress said:
Interestingly even the underground segment of the line is surprisingly slow. Between Keele and Yonge it's slower than the Bloor subway, despite having fewer stops.
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For context, 21 km/h is slower than the Waterloo LRT, which doesn't have a single grade separation and goes through dozens of traffic signals.
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The underground speed restrictions of 60 km/h (until March) probably have something to do with that.
 
81-717 said:
That would make sense, and how I assumed it would be, but this had me second-guessing:


And one time I did see fare enforcement (POOs) happen well inside the paid area, at Main, on the level between street & platform, which seems utterly pointless vs. fare enforcement at the gates & other entry points.
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I've seen fare enforcement officers in subway stations before, where a temporary barrier is set up and everyone has to have their Prestos scanned as they pass through. That's why I was concerned that there might be free and non-free areas of the stations, and if the washrooms will be in the non-free areas, since I might be there for a while.

So, you're saying POOs might be controlling washroom access? Oh dear! 🤣
 
Inaugural trip (WB)
29:30 Kennedy to Laird
Met inaugural EB at 31:30
37:00 to Eglinton
44:30 to Cedarvale
55:00 to MD!!!

Will update as continues. I have lap for every stn
*Pls note this train is nealy full, we had to wait at some stns a bit longer due to congestion. Red lights was 2 to 10. as in hit 10 reds then green, and hit 2 greens.

EDIT: i posted full lap time for all stns here https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threa...ne-5-m-s-metrolinx-arcadis.11782/post-2349235
 
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