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Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-014 Order Primary source read

NJ TRANSIT press release, July 2, 2020: cash fares resume on board trains July 6, 2020 after temporary suspension as a COVID-19 precaution; full weekday rail and light rail service resumes July 6; bus service on regular weekday schedule since June 8; cash on buses to resume as protective barriers are installed

Cash Fares Resume on Trains Beginning July 6th - Cash Option Returns for Rail Customers Paying on Board Following Temporary Halt as COVID-19 Precaution

New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ TRANSIT) · New Jersey (State)

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Jurisdiction
New Jersey
Level
State
Authority
NJ TRANSIT fare and service authority; 'The Road Back' (Governor Murphy's reopening plan) recited
Issued
2020-07-02 July 2, 2020
Effective
2020-07-06 (cash fares on trains; full weekday rail and light rail service); 2020-06-08 (regular weekday bus schedule) (read as 2020-07-06)
End
End-date document for the rail cash-fare suspension and the reduced rail schedules of spring 2020 (read as 2020-09-30)
In force
July 6, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOther
Addressees
  • NJ TRANSIT rail, light rail and bus customers
Functions reached
  • WF commuting workforce (reduced weekday rail service until July 6, 2020; no cash on board)
  • TV travel (New York and Philadelphia commuter rail)
  • CB customer access
Character
binding
Collection
State transport, ports and transit authorities AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT

Operative words

NJ TRANSIT is resuming the collection of cash fares on board trains beginning Monday, July 6th. The cash option was temporarily suspended as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19.... Rail and light rail services will resume full weekday service on Monday, July 6 providing added capacity to improve distancing on board vehicles, which aligns with 'The Road Back', New Jersey's roadmap for restoring economic health through public health. Bus service has been operating on a regular weekday schedule since Monday, June 8.... Customers are reminded that the COVID-19 pandemic is not over. All customers on NJ TRANSIT vehicles are strongly advised to continue utilizing safe practices including: Wear a face covering

Enforcement

Carrier fare rule ($5 on-board surcharge recited); face coverings mandatory under EO 125/165 (State penalties), described here as advice

Notes

Documents that NJ TRANSIT's rail and light rail ran below full weekday service until July 6, 2020 and that cash fares were suspended system-wide in the spring of 2020. Service announcement with a binding fare rule; graded context.

Retrieval note

Rendered Wayback capture (July 6, 2020) of njtransit.com/press-releas... (banner URL truncated). Release dated July 2, 2020.

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