NJ Transit is giving away an early holiday present: a full 7-day week free of fares!
Gov. Phil Murphy wants to thank NJT riders for their patience after enduring yet another "summer of hell". A week of free rides from August 26th through September 2. Not only will this be on the trains, but this will also apply on Busses, Light Rail and any other form of transportation! Unfortunately though, if you already bought a monthly ticket, you'll only receive a 25% discount on there September Monthly Pass through the app, at ticket machines or ticket windows.
This gift is being called a "thank you" to the thousands of loyal NJT customers, for holding on through this not so great summer.
Gov. Murphy said this: "Understanding that our commuters have faced many disruptions this summer, we are providing a one week holiday for NJT riders". He also stated that the company is working diligently with Amtrak to find the root cause then solve these problems, and that he thanks the many "New Jerseyans" who rely on public transit to get around.
As I'm from New York, I rarely take New Jersey Transit but I think that this is a perfect solution for the moment. They might not be able to solve these problems as of right now, but I'm thankful that there at least using an innovative approach. It must have been very difficult to make this decision as their throwing tons of money away but I think this will hopefully be a very nice relief to NJT riders and hopefully end the summer on a slightly better note.