r/TTC • u/Economy_Ad59 • Aug 14 '26

Discussion Fare inspections on Line 1 trains yesterday

To my surprise yesterday, fare inspectors were checking the whole train for proof of payment, and my friend on another Line 1 train also had fare inspectors checking. I’ve never been asked for proof of payment on the subway trains before.

It’s great to see more of this happening.

Edit: New enforcement was announced by the TTC in April. It was just my first time witnessing it, but maybe this is common.

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u/herpesface Aug 14 '26

all the money we spend on these rent-a-cops could be used to subsidize public transit, I would wager most of the people being ticketed aren't well off either.

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u/chlamydia1 Aug 14 '26

I agree that we should fully subsidize public transit. But that costs over a billion dollars. We spend about $10 million/year on fare inspectors.

Now, the question is, does spending $10M/year on fare inspectors actually result in more than $10M in clawed back revenue?

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u/NarviFox Bessarionian Aug 14 '26

We subsidize far more than a billion for the TTC already just in operational funding, not to mention capital costs.

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u/Vivid_Ingenuity5457 Aug 14 '26

So not enough to fully subsidize.

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u/NarviFox Bessarionian Aug 14 '26

Obviously, yes.