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NJ Transit Fare Hike Only Adds Insult to Injury After Weeks of Continuous Service Problems

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Trenton NJ, New Jersey State Senator Declan O’Scanlon, Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger, and Assemblywoman Victoria Flynn (Monmouth – R’s) are calling for an immediate special hearing by the State Legislature to investigate and find solutions to the ongoing issues plaguing New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit).

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Commute by train? Here’s how much NJ Transit wants to hike your Ridgewood Commute

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By Carla Astudillo | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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on May 21, 2015 at 10:50 AM, updated May 21, 2015 at 10:52 AM

Just in time for the final public hearings on Thursday, we created an easy-to-use calculator where you can find out just by how much your fare will go up — if NJ Transit’s 9 percent fare hikes are enacted.

NJ Transit only made available the proposed fare increases for commuters going toNew York Penn Station, Hoboken and Newark Penn Station. That’s why the calculator only includes prices going to these three destinations.

The interactive will let you know just how much a one-way, round-trip, reduced and monthly passes would cost, as well as how much more you’d pay a year if you buy the monthly pass.

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Ridgewood

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New York Penn Station 

                Current     Proposed          Change
One way          $9.25        $9.75                 +5.4%
Reduced          $4.25        $4.65                 +9.4%
Round Trip   $18.50     $19.50                  +5.4%
Monthly        $273.00   $298.00               +9.2%
If you buy monthly passes for your commute, you currently pay $3,276 annually. With the hike, you’ll pay $3,576 — as in $300 more.

https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/05/commute_by_train_heres_how_much_nj_transit_wants_to_hike_your_fare_by_station.html