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Posted by kcram3500 on Sun Mar 7 20:25:40 2010, in response to Re: NJT Proposed fares/cuts - The official release, posted by RailBus63 on Sun Mar 7 19:47:48 2010. They used service adjustments like that to get money from Trenton - while not quite an ultimatum, the improvements during the 90s when fares were stable allowed NJT to put pressure on state assembly and senate members to raise the operating subsidy to keep these passengers out of their cars... and even with the modest fare increases this past decade, Trenton continued to keep the funding going until last year.In contrast, there were cuts, too. The 118/108 Newark-New York operated on 30 minute headways weekdays, and 15-20-30 minute headways on weekends. Today, 60 minute headways and almost all runs serve Union City, increasing the run time from 30 to 45 minutes. The sad part? In the 70s, the 118 ran 5-7-8 minute heads during rush hour, and 12-15 minutes off-peak and weekends. It was killed by PATH who kept that artificially low 35 cent fare for ages, and who still undercuts the 108 today. What NJT has done over its history is, beef service on routes that make money (most PABT routes), and reduce service everywhere else. It's how you survive. |
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