Des Plaines Metra Fares Increase: What Will Tickets Cost You?
The price of the 10-ride ticket is no longer discounted.
Local and area officials are hoping CN will allow Metra to add at least two additional trains per day to accommodate increasing growth along the Heritage Corridor line.
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Metra riders are no longer getting a discount for purchasing a 10-ride fare.
The Metra Board of Directors voted last month to change the cost of the once discounted 10-ride pass to be equivalent to the price of 10 one-way fares. The change was made to help fund capital improvement projects, the Park Ridge Herald-Advocate reports. The policy went into effect Feb 1.
Des Plaines commuters will now pay $47.50 for a 10-ride pass, or $4.75 for a one-way ticket. Monthly passes are $135.25 and weekend tickets are $7.
Ten-ride tickets purchased between Nov. 17 and Jan. 31 are valid through Feb. 28.
What do you think about the Metra fare increase? Will you take Metra less?
