We recommend fare paying customers tap their fare product once and let the children they are escorting through the open fare gate before passing through the fare gate themselves. How should fare paying customers escort children through a fare gate? The fare paying customer must escort the children through the fare gates (see below). One fare paying customer can accompany up to four children who are riding for free. Do children need to be accompanied on the gated system and how will children access the gated system for free?Ĭhildren must be accompanied by a fare paying customer when travelling on and through the gated system, including SkyTrain, SeaBus, and West Coast Express. We strongly recommend that parents and guardians are informed about transit use and the safety and care of their children whenever travelling on transit, including when their children travel unaccompanied, and determining whether their children can or should take transit unaccompanied. Parents and guardians are responsible for educating and making decisions about the safety and care of their children and determining if their children may take transit unaccompanied.
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Frequently Asked Questions Do children need to be accompanied on the bus?Ĭhildren 12 and under do not need to be accompanied by a fare paying customer to travel for free on buses because there are no fare gates. HandyDARTĬhildren 12 and under who are registered HandyDART customers or children who are accompanying a registered HandyDART customer can travel for free on HandyDART without requiring a fare product or identification. A fare paying customer can accompany up to a maximum of four children through the fare gates.Ĭhildren 12 and under can continue to access the gated system by themselves with the purchase of a fare to tap through fare gates. SkyTrain, SeaBus, and West Coast ExpressĬhildren 12 and under can ride on SkyTrain, SeaBus, and West Coast Express free of charge only if accompanied by a fare paying customer. BusĬhildren 12 and under can ride buses free of charge without requiring a transit pass, identification or an accompanying fare paying customer. Travelling unaccompanied and determining if their children can or should take transit unaccompanied. While travel for children 12 and under is free, parents and guardians are responsible for educating and making decisions about the safety and care of their children whenever travelling on transit.