For the past five years, NJ TRANSIT has worked to minimize New Jersey Transit fare increases while maintaining high quality services and implementing new customer amenities including MyTix, Departurevision, and MyBus Now.
However, costs such as contract services – Access Link, the organization’s paratransit service, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail and private carriers – and workers’ compensation, general liability insurance, healthcare and benefits, and pensions have steadily risen. As a result, NJ TRANSIT is faced with a significant budget gap.
Although NJ TRANSIT identified more than $40 million in reductions in overtime, fuel savings, energy and vehicle parts efficiencies, the agency still faced an approximate $56 million budget gap for the 2016 fiscal year. To close the gap, fare and service adjustments were proposed and now approved. The fare adjustment will go into effect on October 1st.
Examples of adjusted fares are:
NJ TRANSIT Rail
| Origin | Destination | One-way Current – With Adjustment |
Round Trip Current – With Adjustment |
Monthly Current – With Adjustment |
| Metropark | Penn Station New York | $10 – 10.75 ($0.75) | $20 – 21.50 ($1.50) | $284 – 310 ($26) |
| Clifton | Hoboken | $5.25 – 5.50 ($0.25) | $10.50 – 11.00 ($0.50) | $156 – 170 ($14) |
| Cranford | Newark Penn Station | $4.00 – 4.25 ($0.25) | $8.00 – 8.50 ($0.50) | $116 – 126 ($10) |
| Brick Church | Summit | $3.50 – 3.75 ($0.25) | $7 – 7.50 ($0.50) | $95 – 103 ($8) |
NJ TRANSIT Bus
| Origin | Destination | One-way Current – With Adjustment |
Ten Trip Current – With Adjustment |
Monthly Current – With Adjustment |
| Hoboken | Port Authority Bus Terminal | $3.20 – 3.50 ($0.30) | $27.00 – 29.50 ($2.50) | $98 – 107 ($9) |
| Lakewood | Port Authority Bus Terminal | $17.50 – 19.00 ($1.50) | $149 -162.50 ($13.50) | $411 – 448($37.00) |
| Newark | Willowbrook Mall | $2.90 – 3.15 ($0.25) | $25.00 – 27.00 ($2.00) | $85 – 93 ($8) |
| Fair Lawn | Port Authority Bus Terminal | $5.50 – 6.00 ($0.50) | $47.00 – 51.00 ($4.00) | $153 – 167 ($14) |
| Gloucester City | Philadelphia | $3.90 – $4.25 ($0.35) | $34.00 – $37.00 ($3 | $123 – $134 ($11) |
NJ TRANSIT Light Rail
| Origin | Destination | One-way Current With Adjustment |
Monthly Current – With Adjustment |
| Tonnelle Avenue | 8thStreet | $2.10 – 2.25 ($0.15) | $64 – 70 ($6) |
| Camden | Trenton | $1.50 – 1.60 ($0.10) | $50 – 54 ($4) |
| Newark Penn Station | Grove Street | $1.50 – 1.60 ($0.10) | $54 – 59 ($5.00) |
Original News Release from NJ Transit
For specific information about the fare increases click HERE
