Fares Rising on VRE
The fares on the Virginia commuter trains are rising in two stages this month.
Effective today: Monthly and TLC fares increase 3 percent to offset the rise in fuel, insurance and maintenance costs.
Effective June 29: Fares for Ten-Ride, Five-Day and Single-Ride tickets will go up by varying amounts. Here's a link to the VRE chart that shows the impact on different trips.
The reduced fares will be 50 percent off the full fare equivalent. Here's a link to the VRE page that explains the reduced fare policies and categories.
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June 10, 2008; 1:31 PM ET
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Posted by: Anonymous | June 10, 2008 3:05 PM
Couldn't they just run a smaller train later?
Posted by: Anonymous | June 10, 2008 6:59 PM
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I wish VRE would extend its travel schedule later into the evening. Lots of people work late hours and cannot leave their jobs at 6:15p to catch the last train south. I would happily pay a higher fare for that.