MBTA fares from R.I. set to increase in July as agency looks to pay for capital projects

THE MBTA HAS enacted fare hikes that include service to Providence, T.F. Green Airport and Wickford Junction (pictured here).  / COURTESY WICKFORD JUNCTION SHOPPING CENTER
THE MBTA HAS enacted fare hikes that include service to Providence, T.F. Green Airport and Wickford Junction (pictured here). / COURTESY WICKFORD JUNCTION SHOPPING CENTER

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island commuters who use the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail will see a $2 roundtrip increase in the daily fare, under a series of system-wide increases expected to take effect July 1.
The one-way fare into Boston for Zone 8, which includes Providence Station on the Providence-Stoughton commuter rail line, will increase by $1 to $11.50. The monthly pass will rise by $33 to $363, according to the schedule published on the MBTA website.
The one-way fare for Zone 9, which includes the T.F. Green Airport stop, will rise $1 to $12. The monthly pass will increase $34.50 to $379.50.
In Zone 10, which includes the Wickford Junction Station, the one-way trip will cost $12.50. A monthly pass will increase $36.25 to $398.25.
The network of fare increases across the MBTA system will provide the service with increased revenue of $43 million. The funds will be placed in a dedicated account for capital improvements, according to the authority. The MBTA approved the new fares in a meeting Monday, according to a news release posted on its website.
Once they take effect, the new fares will be in effect for two and a half years, according to the authority.
In other changes, the standard CharlieCard fare, which is used on subway lines, will rise 15 cents to $2.25 a trip. Individual trips on the T, using disposable CharlieTickets, will rise 10 cents to $2.75.
Local bus fares, paid in cash on board, will drop 10 cents to $2. Holders of the CharlieCard used on buses will pay a reduced fare as well, at $1.70 a trip.

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