![]() It's the agency's fifth fare hike since 2000, the first since a 22 percent increase in 2010.Īs of Thursday, a New York-bound commuter from the Aberdeen-Matawan station will be paying exactly $100 more for a monthly pass than they were five years ago. The fare increase was approved as part of NJ Transit's $2.1 billion budget, unanimously passed in July. You could drive yourself, which I wouldn't do because of traffic." For someone who's raising a family and trying to live in Monmouth County, it's tough," Marlboro resident Mizi Mehaj said in July, minutes before her daily commute from Matawan to New York. "It takes a big chunk out of your pocket, out of your savings. ![]() NJ Transit's new train fare schedules go into effect on Thursday, resulting in an average 9 percent increase across all of the agency's stations and rail lines.įor customers on the North Jersey Coast Line, the only line that serves Monmouth and Ocean counties, an unlimited monthly pass to New York Penn Station is increasing between $35 and $40. Watch Video: Commuters frustrated by NJ Transit fare hike
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