But it is the first to occur without an adjustment in the base fare for a single ride, which will remain $2.
Under the 2003 increase, the base fare rose 33 percent, to $2, from $1.50.
In the late 80s, for a short time, the base fare increased to $.75.
The current base fare is $1.75 for 90 minutes of unlimited rides.
A $2.25 ticket will cost you $7 on the train, more than triple the base fare.
It kept their base fare at 10 cents for an extensive period of time.
That $1.30 is comfortably below the old base fare of $1.50.
A transfer may be purchased for 25 in addition to the $1.25 base fare.
Raising the base fare now, he said, is simply bad timing.
Each zone is $0.70 added to the base fare of $1.50.