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NJ Transit lowers World Cup train ticket prices from NYC to MetLife — and it's still an 800% markup

New York Post·Chris Nesi·25 days ago
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New Jersey Transit plans to trim its universally hated World Cup fare hike by 30% after securing funds from “sponsors and other sources,” according to a new report, and it could drop even lower. Last month the rail system made the shocking announcement that a round-trip ticket from Manhattan to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, would jump from the standard $12.90 to a whopping $150, a more than 1,000% increase . The new price will be set at $105 — still more than 800% higher than the usual rate, the Athletic reported. The price of a round-trip ticket from Manhattan to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ for the World Cup has been reduced to $105 after NJ Transit announced in April that tickets would cost a staggering $150. Getty Images NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri said newly anointed NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill instructed the agency to find alternate sources of funding to reduce the impact on taxpaying soccer fans after pledging Garden State taxpayers would not bear the cost.…

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