MTA Raises Fares on Unlimited MetroCards, Trains
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New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority raised monthly unlimited bus and subway fares and increased commuter rail ticket prices as part of plan to generate $400 million next year amid state funding cuts.
The MTA, whose 8.5 million weekday riders make it the busiest U.S. mass-transit system, increased the unlimited MetroCard price to $104 from $89 and the seven-day unlimited card to $29 from $27. Long Island Rail Road commuters will now pay from 5.5 percent to 11.5 percent more; those on Metro-North Railroad will pay an additional 3.8 percent to 14.3 percent.