Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-10
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IN TRAIN RATES
Went into Effect at Midnight
on All the Railroads of the
Country.

The new railroad passenger rates
went into effect at midnight last
night and today commuters and those
using the railroads are paying at
least ten per cent. more than hereto
fore. The increases have come about
as the result of action taken by the
government to charge more for pas
Ysenger service and thus secure more
revenue and in many cases decrease
the number of persons travelling for
pleasure.
No reductions are now being made
by the Pennsylvania railroad on re-
turn tickets, the price of these being
twice the one-way rate. Thus there
are only two prices in vogue on this
road, these being the one-way fare
and the commutation rates.
The new rates which went into ef-
feet today made the minimum adult
fare on the Pennsylvania railroad ten
cents, this charge being made for ride
from this city to Spa Springs. Under
the new schedule of rates one-way
tickets to Woodbridge will be eleven
cents; to Avenel, fourteen cents; to
Railway, twenty-five cents; to Linden,
twenty nine cents; to Elizabeth, forty
cents to Newark, fifty-six cents; to
New York (down town., seventy
eight cents; and New York (uptown),
ninety-one cents. The increases on this
railroad amounts to about one half a
cent a mile more than the former
rates.
The big boost in the prices to New
York will make it necessary now to
pay S1.82 return from this city If one
goes up town and $1.56 return to the
downtown station in the metropolis.
The former one-way fare to uptown
New York was seventy-six cents and
H.
A reduction was also made for return
ticket.
The new fare on the Pennsylvania
Railroad to New Brunswick is sixty
five cents, to Trenton $3.50 and to
Philadelphia $2.5S.
An increase of ten per cent. on all
communication tickets is now in ef-
feet The Communication ticket between
this city and New York on the Penn
sylvania railroad was formerly 80. II
is now $500 Similar ten per cent
increases are in effect on all commu.
tation tickets.
Raise on S. I. R.T.
The new raise in rates on the Stat
en- Island Rapid Transit went into ef-
feet this morning. There is about
ten per cent. raise on all tickets
throughout the entire system including
a Communication and all other tickets
from this CITY, IOIlenVllle anu StdtlOuS
along the Tottenville division.
The commutation from this city to
New York beginning with the next
issue of Communication books will be
s7.70 and for an excursion ticket, in
cluding the war tax, commencing today
will be eighty cents. Single tickets
are forty six cents.
The Communication rate from Totem
Vile to New York is raised from
$6.76 a month to s7.43 and the New
York school ticket from IS to $3.50.
The other commutation rates from
Tottenville to st. George, $6.SS; St
George school tickets, s5.23;
Rapid Transit, $743; Rapid
Transit school, $3.50; fifty trip to
New York, $500 and fifty trip to
st. George, $12.65. Single ticket from
Tottenville to st. George, Stapleton
and Grasmere, thirty-three cents; Dom
gan Hills, thirty-one cents; Grant
City, thirty cents; New Dorp, twenty
SIX cents; Oakwood. twenty-four
cents; Bay Terrace, twenty-five cents;
Great Kills, twenty cents; Eltingville,
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