![]() ![]() ![]() 20, 2023: All regular CTA passes valid on Pace ‡ Full fare transfer to CTA from Pace buses 25¢, 15¢ Reduced/Student New Feb. † Pay-as-you-go, direct contactless payments can be used to pay only for Full and Reduced fares ** Available only to riders with RTA-issued Reduced Fare permits * Applies at all train stations except O’Hare (where a premium fare applies) Good for up to 3 rides within 2 hours of useīuy at any Ventra Vending Machine, except at O'Hareīuy at any Ventra Vending Machine at O'Hareīuy at Ventra Vending Machines at O'Hare & Midway This new pass replaces Metra Link-up and Pace PlusBus.īuy at any Ventra Vending Machine, online, by phone, at retail locationsįee returned as transit value if registered within 90 days of purchase ![]() Pass sold by Metra or on the Ventra App to use with Metra Monthly Ticket. Tip: Use an unlimited pass to board at O'Hare for no additional charge.įare applies if using cash/coins directly at farebox when boarding. Valid on CTA and Pace.ĭeducted on entry at O'Hare station, only, from Ventra transit account using Ventra Card or via contactless Pay-As-You-Go payment methods. Unlimited rides for a period of time from first use. Or the slightly alarming noise generated when the bus hit a bunch of tree branches, which was more common on some routes - 132 while it sped down New Marine Lines.(as deducted from a Ventra Transit Account or paid via Pay-as-you-go † direct contactless payment) Like the rhythmic pitter-patter on the roof, that was different on these buses, during torrential Mumbai monsoon days. Or the pure feel of the wind on your face in those much-in-demand front seats, especially when it went sailing down Marine Drive or Worli Seaface, and other places along the beautiful Arabian Sea. Like the intriguing pomh-pomh the driver's rubber horn emitted, which he used seldom, only in special bada jam situations, preferring the karkash (harsh) and louder sound of the new horn. Or running up the narrow aluminium stairs - of course, bypassing the boring auntie- log ka lower deck area, that had a 'Ladies' section, no matter how short your ride - to find the best seats upstairs to read a novel maybe all the way, through 44 stops, to Bandra Reclamation. Like the almost musical khat-khat-khat sound the bell on a string would make when the upper-deck conductor pulled it repeatedly to tell the lower-deck conductor or driver below that passengers from on top were still alighting. IMAGE: Ankur Jain in his double decker t-shirt. ride after many years - there were so many memories to revive and sort of fill into a bottle and cap tightly, to preserve and 'keep fresh like scent' and 'live all over again' when uncorked (that famous line from Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca). Fans also took pics with the entire bus crew.įor all of us - many, including me, were taking a double d. And he digested that, for whatever it was worth.Īt the SEEPZ depot, someone got into the driver's seat and posed. His mother told them it was too costly to maintain them anymore. The little boy cutely asked his mom why they were scrapping the buses. She wanted her son to experience a double decker ride. There was a mother and child who waited two hours at the Andheri East station to get onto the bus and rode it to the last stop. He was enthusiastically shooting all varieties of shots for posterity, including of Arun ringing the conductor bell. Ankur Jain, who works in IT and is a Bombayphile, in a black t-shirt with a BEST double decker on it and the slogan Double Deckers Are The Best In Town, recalled how some of these buses curved dangerously when they went around the now non-existent Haji Ali circle at the beginning of south central Mumbai. ![]()
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