MBTA Fare Hikes and Commuter Rail Changes Now in Effect
Riding the T went up in price this weekend — and some routes will have decreased service.
On Sunday the MBTA's fare increases started. They're being imposed — along with service cuts — to close the transit agency's $160 million budget gap. Those service cuts also begin Sunday.
Commuter rail service on Saturday on the Needham line has been eliminated. Other changes include an increase in the surcharge for getting your Commuter Rail ticket on the train (if the station where you board has ticket machines). THE RIDE will add a more expensive $5 zone starting Oct. 1.
For a complete list of changes taking place on the MBTA system that began Sunday, visit this T link or check out the PDFs attached to this post.
Here's a look at the new costs:
Bus
| Type of ticket | Cost |
| CharlieCard | $1.50 |
| CharlieTicket | $2.00 |
| Seniors and students | $0.75 |
Rapid transit/subway
| Type of ticket | Cost |
| CharlieCard | $2.00 |
| CharlieTicket | $2.50 |
| Seniors and students | $1.00 |
Bus and Subway Passes
| Type of pass | Bus | Rapid transit | Combination bus and rapid transit |
| 7-day | $18.00 | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Monthly | $48.00 | $70.00 | $70.00 |
| Seniors and students | $28.00 | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| 5-day student | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
Commuter Rail
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annmarie mackinnon
5:36 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012
This is terrible .my family and i are living in a shelter and for my husband to go to work from unioun station to south station is 10.00 EACH Way .so that's a lot of money for your late crappy service .i feel everyone time my family gets ahead we will have to stay on welfare just so he can go to work