Bus riders of private bus lines in Northern New Jersey and Rockland County are also facing fare increases. Rockland Coaches is quietly raising fares for the second consecutive year on May 1. The new fares are posted on their website and can be found here.
NJT recently announced a potential 9% fare increase for this fall.
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Monday, April 20, 2015
NJT Proposed 9% Fare Hike and Service Cuts for Fall 2015
It looks like New Jersey bus and rail commuters will once again be paying more for less. NJT is proposing a 9% fare increase and some rail and service cuts beginning in September 2015.
The proposed bus cuts mostly involve bus routes serving South Jersey:
The proposed bus cuts mostly involve bus routes serving South Jersey:
419 Camden – Pennsauken
– Burlington: Proposed Elimination
of Service Between Riverside and Burlington City
463 Woodbury –
Avandale Park-Ride: Proposed Elimination of the Last PM Trip in Each
direction
307 Freehold – Great
Adventure: Proposed Service Discontinuance
318 Philadelphia –
Great Adventure: Proposed Service Discontinuance
655 Princeton –
Plainsboro: Proposed Service Discontinuance
872 Morristown –
Route 10 – Livingston: Proposed
Elimination of Service Between Mack-Cali (Parsippany) and Livingston Mall
Two late night trains out of Hoboken are also on the chopping block: The 12:45AM Pascack Valley Line train and the 12:32AM Montclair Boonton Line train.
A series of public hearings are scheduled for next month including one on May 20 from 5:30-8:30PM in Hackensack at The Learning Center, 4th Floor, One Bergen County Plaza.
For further information, including the new higher fares and the other hearing times can be found here.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Possible NJT 9% Fare Increase
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that NJT may announce a 9% fare increase as early as this week. The increase would be the first in five years but comes at a time when delays and infrastructure issues for both rail and bus commuters are at an all time high. No official word as of yet regarding the fare increase or whether there will be any service cuts.
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