Yesterday, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced that he will wave fares for all NJ Transit rides, across all systems. The free rides will be from August 26th to September 2nd.
For those who have already purchased a monthly pass, they will get a 25% discount on September’s pass.
Murphy has claimed that this is a reward to loyal NJ Transit riders who have had to deal with an abundance of issues, especially in the last few months. According to Representative Josh Gottheimer, in July the train only ran 75 % of the time.
This present to riders will cost NJ Transit about 19 million dollars over those seven days, despite this, Governor Murphy seems to think New Jerseyans deserve it. In his announcement, he said, “Understanding that our commuters have faced many disruptions this summer, we are providing a one-week fare holiday for NJ TRANSIT riders…as we work diligently with Amtrak to investigate and address the issues that have occurred this summer, especially on the Northeast Corridor, we hope this fare holiday offers our commuters some relief. We also encourage New Jerseyans to take advantage of this opportunity, and we continue to be thankful to the many New Jerseyans who depend on public transit.”
