New Jersey cuts World Cup rail ticket prices again to $98

The NJ Transit Meadowlands Rail Line at MetLife Stadium
The NJ Transit Meadowlands Rail Line at MetLife StadiumBing Guan / Reuters

New Jersey's public rail system ⁠is further dropping its World Cup ticket price from ‌an original $150 per round trip ‌to $98, the rail system ‌provider said on Wednesday.

This NJ ‌TRANSIT cut followed a reduction to $105 ‌earlier in May.

The prices for the trip, which outraged ‌World Cup fans both ⁠in ‌the New York City area and ​from overseas, sparked much political comment, from local ​officials to US Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer.

Local officials ⁠had complained ​that FIFA was going to earn billions from the event, while New Jersey taxpayers ‌would be footing a huge bill for security, disrupted services and other game-related impacts.

"We were able to reduce costs while protecting NJ Transit's daily customers and commuters from bearing the financial burden," ‌NJ Transit Chair Priya Jain ​said.

The price drop was ‌possible because of additional advertising revenue, the agency said.

The tournament, co-hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico, starts ⁠on ⁠June 11th.

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