New Jersey to New York City Commute Is Costlier and Worse as Fares Increase
- NJ, Amtrak officials vow to fix ‘unacceptable’ service
- Fares on NJ Transit rise 15% on Monday, first hike in 9 years
Dayna Nicles’ commute from Montclair, New Jersey, to Manhattan, where she works in customer service, should take roughly 45 minutes.
Instead, her trip in recent weeks has stretched as long as two-and-a-half hours, riddled by a spate of canceled trains and delays on New Jersey Transit, which is raising fares on Monday for the first time in nearly a decade.