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When the New York City Transit Authority was created in July 1953, the fare was raised to 15 cents (equivalent to $1.71 in 2023) and a token was issued. [102] In 1970 the fare was raised to 30 cents. [103] This token is 23mm in diameter with a Y cut out, and is known as the "Large Y Cutout".
Metro-North also provides local rail service within the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. Metro-North is the descendant of commuter rail services dating back as early as 1832. By 1969, they had all been acquired by Penn Central. MTA acquired all three lines by 1972, but Penn Central continued to operate them under contract.
The peak CityTickets, as announced in July 2023, would cost $7 each. [70] As part of a one-year pilot program starting in July 2024, monthly tickets for LIRR trips entirely within New York City would also receive a 10% discount. [71] [72] CityTicket is valid for travel within zones 1 and 3 on the Long Island Railroad.
A different fare payment system is used on the LIRR and Metro-North. Both railroads sell tickets based on geographical "zones" and time of day, charging peak and off-peak fares. Tickets may be bought from a ticket office at stations, ticket vending machines (TVMs), online through the "WebTicket" program, or through apps for iOS and Android ...
An additional package included the Metro-North Railroad stations at White Plains, Harlem–125th Street, Crestwood, Port Chester, and Riverdale. [90] The ESI program formerly contained thirteen more stations in three packages numbered 5 through 7, but these were deferred to the 2020–2024 Capital Program due to a lack of funding. [113]
The lease would cost Metro-North $500,000 in 2003, increasing to $1.5 million in 2004, $3 million in 2005, and $3 million subject to an adjustment in the consumer price index every three years. Either side could begin negotiations to sell the line to Metro-North in 2006, when NS would stop leasing the line from a subsidiary of Conrail, and ...
Plans for OMNY installation on the LIRR and Metro-North were still being revised as of November 2020. [ 30 ] : 31 The COVID-19 pandemic had pushed back the implementation of fare cards on the commuter railroads from February 2021 to June 2022, and that of in-system vending machines from March 2022 to June 2023.
The original New Hamburg station [12] was closed by the Penn Central Railroad on July 2, 1973. After the station's closure, local residents pressed for its reopening. On February 26, 1980, the MTA held a meeting to discuss the cost of reopening the station. The MTA estimate that it could cost $180,000 to $200,000.