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Metrolink Fare Increase to Take Effect October 5
Riders will pay approximately 14 percent more for Metrolink regional rail service
September 8, 2026
Metro Already Started Fare Capping, Before Official Start this Saturday
Metro transit riders can now pay as you go for daily ($5) and weekly ($18) transit passes
June 29, 2023
Metro Fare Capping Starts July 1
Metro transit passes are going away after this month, but it's actually a good thing
June 7, 2023
New Report Makes Case for Universal Fareless Transit at Metro
For every fare dollar Metro collects, the authors conservatively estimate Metro spends $0.75 on the expenses of collecting and enforcing fares
May 11, 2023
Metro Extends Free Student Pass Program through June 2024
Metro extended free student GoPass rides through the end of June 2024. More than 241,000 students have already registered as GoPass participants, representing nearly 20 percent of the county's 2+ million students.
May 2, 2023
Metro Backs Off Worst Aspects of Proposed Fare Hike
Metro now plans to keep base fares at $1.75, and to continue to provide free transfers
November 28, 2022
Transit Advocates Against Metro’s Proposed Fare Hike
"They [Metro] want to turn around and make transit more expensive and difficult for riders"
November 10, 2022
Metro Transit Operations In Crisis, Staff Recommends 10+ Percent Temporary Service Cut
The Metro board faces a choose your poison dilemma: bus service cancellations (unreliable spontaneous cuts) vs. officially reducing bus service (somewhat reliable planned cuts.)
January 20, 2022
Metro’s Student Fareless Pilot Gathering Momentum a Couple Months In
Even with a difficult roll-out - and a program that falls well short of universal fare-free transit - Metro and its partners are providing much needed free trips to many students through L.A. County.
December 23, 2021
Five-Year-Olds Can Now Ride Free on Metro!
As of yesterday, Metro fare policy reads: “Children under age 6 may travel free with a fare-paying adult on bus or rail”
October 29, 2021
