Metro’s Second Fare Hike to Start Tomorrow
Starting tomorrow, the cost of three Metrorail passes will increase. Metro will also enact a new 20¢ fee during peak-of-the-peak periods (weekdays 7:30 – 9 a.m. and 4:30 – 6 p.m., based on the starting time of the trip).
| Metrorail Passes | Price effective Aug. 1 |
|---|---|
| Weekly Short Trip Pass | $32.35 |
| Weekly Fast Pass | $47 |
| Transit Link Card | $102 |
There is one way to save money when the fare adjustment kicks in: Metrorail customers who use a SmarTrip card instead of a paper fare card will save 25 cents per trip, like Metrobus users.
Elderly and disabled passengers who pay with Reduced Fare SmartTrip and Senior SmartTrip cards will see a 10-cent surcharge during the same peak travel periods.
Metro said the fare hikes are necessary to help close a $189 million budget gap for this fiscal year. The fare adjustments are expected to generate $108 million. The largest fare increase in Metro’s history went into effect last month.
[Source: WMATA, NBC Washington]
Blog | Fazlul Kabir July 31, 2010
By MetroSucks, August 2, 2010 @ 1:38 pm
Metro can kiss my ass.
This “budget gap” is fraudulent. Evidence? Let’s see them close the gap and then lower the fares.
Not going to happen? I didn’t think so.