Andrew Cuomo pledged to fund half the project – which would be overseen by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey – if the federal government issued a grant for the other half.Īll prices reflect an unlimited monthly pass to New York Penn Station. NJ Transits Trip Planner will calculate a route and the fare between two addresses or stations. The tunnels' short shelf life have placed a renewed focus on building new rail tunnels, a $20 billion project without a solid funding plan behind it.Įarlier this month, Gov. Ticket vending machines are available at light rail stations and many rail.
MyTix a feature of the free NJ TRANSIT Mobile app, provides customers the convenience of buying and displaying most tickets and passes securely from a mobile device. The tunnels will likely need to be closed, one at a time, for repairs within the next 5 to 20 years, Amtrak officials have said. NJ TRANSIT offers an array of options for purchasing rail, bus, and light rail tickets. On Wednesday morning, trains were delayed more than 30 minutes due to a "smoke condition" in one of the tunnels. "We're nearly halfway to the unveiling of our next state budget and we're not any closer to solving our transportation crisis so riders aren't facing a worse crunch next year."įor many commuters, the fare hike adds insult to injury: With the Hudson River rail tunnels between New Jersey and New York falling apart, trains are regularly delayed for repairs. "The transportation funding structure in New Jersey is broken," Chernetz said. New Jersey commuters pay the highest fares in the nation, which outpace inflation by 25 percent, said Janna Chernetz, a senior New Jersey policy analyst with the Tri-State Transportation Campaign. 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