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Gothamist, 4/28/24

 

MTA plans new discounts on LIRR, Metro-North trips within NYC

 

The MTA plans to institute new fare discounts on Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North trips that start and end within the five boroughs — and the deal will come online as the agency rolls out its congestion pricing program in Manhattan.

 

The MTA board on Tuesday is set to approve a 10% discount on monthly tickets for fare zones within the city. The deal would reduce the cost of a monthly LIRR pass between Jamaica and Penn Station from $220 to $198. Monthly Metro-North passes on between Grand Central Terminal and the northern Bronx would drop from $199.75 to $180.

 

The discounts are pitched as a one-year pilot program. Transit officials plan for them to go into effect July 1, the day after the MTA announced it would launch its congestion pricing tolls.

 

 

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Trains News Wire

 

MTA approves new commuter rail discounts to coincide with start of congestion pricing

 

By Trains Staff | May 1, 2024

 

In-city monthly passes for LIRR, Metro-North will drop by 10% in pilot program

 

NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board on Tuesday approved new discounts on monthly commuter rail passes within New York City, as well as increased frequencies on six express bus routes.

 

The fare discounts and changes to bus service will coincide with the planned June launch of Manhattan’s congestion pricing toll program [see “New York MTA announces plans to begin congestion pricing …,” Trains News Wire, April 29, 2024].

 

 

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