New reduced station-to-station fare encourages local trips via train

LOS ANGELES - Beginning Jan. 1, 2016, Metrolink is lowering one-way, short- distance fares to as low as $3 and only $1.50 for seniors.

"The station-to-station fare is designed to increase ridership by encouraging local trips using Metrolink as an additional transportation option, complementing local bus service," said Metrolink CEO Art Leahy.

The $3 fare is good for up to two stations. For example, riding from Cal State L.A. to Los Angeles Union Station is only $3 for a One-Way ticket and $6 for a round trip for adults/youth/students. However a trip from the El Monte Station to Union Station is $6 for an adult One-Way ticket and $12 for a Round-Trip ticket. Beyond two stations, Metrolink's existing fares are already more affordable.

Approved at the Oct. 9 meeting of the Metrolink Board of Directors, the fare change is a 45 percent discount to the current average fare of $5.50 for a one-way ticket between stations. The Metrolink Board of Directors also made the 25 percent Student and Youth discount part of its regular fare policy and approved the extension of the Antelope Valley Line promotional 25 percent discount on all fares with the exception of the Weekend Day Pass.

For additional information on Metrolink, please visit www.metrolinktrains.com.

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Metrolink is Southern California's regional commuter rail service in its 23^rd year of operation. The Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA), a joint powers authority made up of an 11-member board representing the transportation commissions of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties, governs the service. Metrolink operates over seven routes through a six-county, 512 route-mile network. Metrolink is the third largest commuter rail agency in the United States based on directional route miles and the eighth largest based on annual ridership.

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