The UP Express arrives at Pearson Airport Terminal 1 in the last day’s rays of sunlight. Vik Pahwa took this shot on opening day, June 6, 2015.

Metrolinx is reducing the fares for its Union Pearson Express line, part of a strategy to attract more passengers.

(The Metrolinx board of directors are likely to approve the new fare structure during a special meeting this evening.)

Starting Wednesday, March 9, adult UP Express passengers using a PRESTO fare card can travel between Toronto Pearson International Airport and Union Station for just $9. If you don’t have a card, the fare is $12.

For passengers traveling between Weston or Bloor Stations and Union Station, UP Express fares will be the same as GO Transit fares, which means $4.71 for one stop and $5.02 for two stops, with a PRESTO card.

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Here are the new fares:

Three-stop trips:

• applies only to trips between Pearson and Union.

• Adults (passengers 20 years to 64 years of age)

• one-way with PRESTO - $9
• one-way without PRESTO - $12
• return - $24

• Students (passengers 13 to 19 years of age, or post-secondary school students with valid GO Transit student identification cards)

• one-way with PRESTO - $9
• one-way without PRESTO - $12
• return - $24

• Seniors (passengers 65 years of age or older)

• one-way with PRESTO - $5.64
• one-way without PRESTO - $6
• return - $12

• Children (passengers 12 years of age or younger)

• Free

• Family (groups of two adults and as many as three children between 13 and 19 years of age)

• $25

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Two-stop trips:

• applies to trips between Pearson and Bloor or between Weston and Union.

• Adults

• one-way with PRESTO - $5.02
• one-way without PRESTO - $5.65
• return - $11.30

• Students

• one-way with PRESTO - $4.61
• one-way without PRESTO - $5.65
• return - $11.30

• Seniors

• one-way with PRESTO - $2.68
• one-way without PRESTO - $2.85
• return - $5.70

• Children

• Free

• Family

• $12

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One-stop trips:

• applies to trips between Pearson and Weston or between Weston and Bloor or between Bloor and Union.

• Adults

• one-way with PRESTO - $4.71
• one-way without PRESTO - $5.30
• return - $10.60

• Students

• one-way with PRESTO - $4.33
• one-way without PRESTO - $5.30
• return - $10.60

• Seniors

• one-way with PRESTO - $2.51
• one-way without PRESTO - $2.65
• return - $5.30

• Children

• Free

• Family

• $11

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Metrolinx is also reducing fares for airport employees, but has not yet announced what the new fares for those passengers will be.