Toronto Union Pearson Express | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | MMM Group Limited

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It's nice to see the crowds interested in the UP Express. If only they could get this amount of interest and support on a normal fare day!
 
LNahid2000 said:
Using the UP Express right now to commute to Brampton...so many damn kids and strollers everywhere. No lineups though...I got there at 11:58 and got on the 12pm train.
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You lucked out. Just look at the lineup right now.

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That's not even where the line begins. It continues past a set of doors...

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...and then around the corner.
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I haven't decided yet if it's worth the wait, especially since I took the train a few times already. But before I leave I will make sure to tell every air traveller I see that they are allowed to bypass the line. So far I probably saved about a dozen people from missing their flights.
 

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If you give something for nothing, it has no perceived value. It would have been better for UPE for a toonie, at least folks are forced to exchange some money for the experience. As it is now, the gap from the promo to the actual usage is zero cash to cash. That's a bigger perceptual gap than $2 to $19.
 
I passed by the station around 12:30. There was only a few people there. By 13:00 the lineup reached the end of the ramp. The typical users seemed to be families from the suburbs, so I guess that makes sense (get up around 10, take the GO train, get into the city around noon).
 
I showed up at around 2 and UPX staff told me the wait was 2.5 hours. I saw people with suitcases that were freaking out because they were going to miss flights. I could have waited but I felt bad for the people that actually needed to use the service while people like me were trying to ride for fun.
 
someMidTowner said:
I showed up at around 2 and UPX staff told me the wait was 2.5 hours. I saw people with suitcases that were freaking out because they were going to miss flights. I could have waited but I felt bad for the people that actually needed to use the service while people like me were trying to ride for fun.
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There is a line for people who have to catch a flight. They get priority. But I can see the line reaching the Skywalk entrance with no staff to point this out.
 
APTA-2048 said:
There is a line for people who have to catch a flight. They get priority. But I can see the line reaching the Skywalk entrance with no staff to point this out.
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When I was there the line stretched past the Ontario Tourism store.
 
salsa said:
You lucked out. Just look at the lineup right now.

I haven't decided yet if it's worth the wait, especially since I took the train a few times already. But before I leave I will make sure to tell every air traveller I see that they are allowed to bypass the line. So far I probably saved about a dozen people from missing their flights.
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Wow I really lucked out! I'm glad I left my place early to get to Brampton. I left at 12pm and was at my parents place by 12:45. I've never gotten there that fast.

When I got to Pearson there was a massive line of people wanting to go back downtown. Luckily I'm not heading back until 10pm so it should be empty.
 
kotsy said:
There should've been two separates lines, though
People with tickets for flights should be bypassing the large line and taking the next train.
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It was hard to tell from the back of the line.
 
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