2011.005

Lukacs, Claire

Gift

Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.

1911 - 1927

Date(s): 1911-1927

Fair

Notes: This information was found in 2011 at: http://www.hudsoncity.net/tubesenglish/index.html © B Klapouchy 1987-2008 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 2002 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. 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 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 1958 15¢ 1.08 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 © B Klapouchy 1987-2008 Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2011-03-05