Revised rail and buss schedules accompany major fare increase
Katie Scheidt of Wayne checks the time in January before entering the PATH at at 6th Av. and W. 14th St. on her way home from work. NJ Transit made a "schedule adjustemnt" cutting the 7:51 pm train from Hoboken to Montclair and adding five hours to her daily commute.NJ Transit 270,000 daily rail riders better check their schedules.
On Sunday, the nation's third-largest provider of bus, rail and light rail transit cut at least two trains from each line. The cuts mean commuters might have a longer wait for trains or find cars more crowded.
The service cutbacks come after NJ Transit raised fares earlier this month to offset a budget gap.
Executive director James Weinstein said there was a 2.6 percent drop-off in bus, rail and light rail passengers in the first week of the fare hike. Officials had anticipated a drop in ridership of up to 5 percent.
Previous coverage:
• NJ Transit train rescheduling upends riders' routines
• NJ Transit expects ridership to decline after large fare increase
• N.J. commuters are relieved as NJ Transit scales back local bus fare hike to 10 percent
• NJ Transit approves largest fare hike in agency history
| Angry commuters respond to proposed NJ Transit fare hike |