Metra fare increases begin Wednesday
From Staff Reports January 30, 2012 12:09PM
Elgin area commuters will be paying more to ride Metra when fare hikes go into effect Wed., Feb. 1, 2012. Sun-Times Media | File photo
Updated: March 28, 2012 9:49PM
Metra fare increases begin Wednesday.
Starting Feb. 1, one-way tickets will increase an average of 15.7 percent across all fare zones, while 10-ride tickets will go up an average of 30 percent. Monthly passes will increase an average of 29.4 percent, according to a Metra release.
Reduced fare one-way tickets will increase an average of 10.3 percent; reduced fare 10-ride tickets will increase an average of 18,9 percent and reduced fare monthly passes will go up an average of 10.8 percent.
Taken together, the overall average increase is 25.1 percent.
From Elgin to Union Station in Chicago, one-way full fares will be $6.75; up from $5.65; 10-ride packages will go to $60.75 from $48.05; and monthly passes will be $192.55, up from page $152.55
The agency says the fare increase will help cover a budget deficit caused by a spike in diesel fuel prices, the demands of meeting new federal regulations, higher insurance premiums and a variety of other rising costs.
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