| Hudson Tubes / PATH Train fares | ||
| In
some periods there were different fares for the Uptown and
Downtown lines. Well into the PA takeover, there was
always a separate fare for the join H&M / PRR Newark
service running westwards from Journal Square (which apparently ended in
1967).
This incomplete table shows some of the fare changes for the basic Tubes [i.e., not the joint service] and indicates what the real cost of the fare was in 2007 dollars. Some of these calculations are based on data from Tim Zukas and also from material supplied by Terry Kennedy to the 2003 Hudson Tubes exhibit at the Hoboken Historical Museum. In the Hudson & Manhattan period the fare, fluctuating by rate changes and by inflation, generally centered on $1 [real]; in the Port Authority fare closer to $2 [real]. |
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| Year | Nominal Fare* | Fare adjusted for inflation 2007 |
| 1908 | 5¢ | $1.02 |
| 1911 | 7¢ | $1.43 |
| 1927 downtown | 6¢ | 71¢ |
| 1927 uptown | 10¢ | $1.19 |
| 1938 July 25 downtown | 8¢ | $1.15 |
| 1938 July 25 uptown | 10¢ [8¢ upon entering, 2¢ upon leaving] | $1.18 |
| 1938 July 25 uptown | 10¢ [8¢ upon entering, 2¢ upon leaving] | $1.28 |
| 1944 June 26 | 10¢ / 9¢ [11 tokens for $1] | $1.18 / $1.06 |
| intrastate refund coupon = 5¢** | ||
| 1951 Dec 7 | ICC grants a
5¢ interstate fare increase to 15¢. |
$1.20 |
| 1957 September | 20¢ | $1.48 |
| intrastate refund coupon = 5¢** | ||
| 1962 | 30¢ [intrastate 15¢] | $2.06 |
| 1970 | intrastate increase to 30¢ | $1.60 |
| 1973 | 50¢ | $2.33 |
| 2002 | $1.50 | $1.73 |
| 2008 | $2.00 | $2.00 |
| ** The refund coupon was redeemed upon exit from a New Jersey station, if the passenger had boarded in New Jersey, or at a New York station, if the passenger had boarded in New York. The system lasted at least until the PA take over. | ||
| * Not the H&M/PRR joint service from Journal Square to Newark | Updated February 1, 2008 © B Klapouchy 2008 | If a search engine brought you directly to this page, Click Here to go to the main entry point. |