New PATH Fares Go Into Effect; Single-Ride Costs $2.75

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Passengers need another quarter to ride the PATH trains between New Jersey and New York.

Single-ride tickets increased by 25 cents to $2.75 beginning Wednesday. A two-trip ticket costs $5.50.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said passengers can save by purchasing multi-ride tickets. A 7-day unlimited ticket now costs $29 and riders pay $89 for a 30-day unlimited ticket.

Some PATH passengers Wednesday morning said the increase adds up quickly.

"A lot of people aren't going to be able to afford it anymore," one woman told CBS 2's Weijia Jiang. "People are out here working two or three jobs and it's not right."

The agency announced in 2011 that single PATH fares would increase at a rate of a quarter per year to help fund a 10-year capital plan.

The projects include extending PATH to Newark Liberty airport, replacing the Harrison PATH station and renovating the Grove Street station. In addition to the major projects, there are 71 core PATH projects in the program.

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