In 2017, travel on the subway in New York will go up
Starting in 2017, the base fare for travel on the New York subway is $ 3 instead of $ 2,75, which passengers pay for each trip now.
In addition, the expected increase in prices for MetroCard, reports Time-out.
The cost of a monthly MetroCard will increase by $4,5 to $121 instead of the current price of $116,5. The price of the MetroCard for the week will also increase – from $31 to $32.
New York City Transportation Authority (Metropolitan Transportation Authority - MTA) so far only applied for raising the prices of the cards, the final decision will be made in December, but the raising of the base tariff has already been approved.
A previous increase in public transport fares in New York City was undertaken on March 22, 2015. Then the price of travel on subways and buses rose to $ 2,75 per trip. The price of a monthly travel card increased from $ 112 to $ 116,50, weekly from $ 30 to $ 31.
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