Well they did raise the parking fees pretty high...
I think it may be possible that NJ Transit might not be the perfect, infallible organization that most people assume it is.
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SecaucusJunction wrote:Well they did raise the parking fees pretty high...Yea, $25 to park there now. I'm done going to Yankee Stadium unfortunately..... (actually I hate the new stadium so I'm not missing anything).
nyrmetros wrote:Is the new station really popular?It's popular.
checkthedoorlight wrote:Funny how this service is doing well, yet NOBODY rode the football trains....If you believe the know-nothings who've told you that NOBODY rode the football trains, then I have a bridge to sell you...
Ridership at Metro-North Railroad's new stop at Yankee Stadium has skyrocketed 54 percent since the station opened a year ago -- no doubt getting a boost from its namesake team winning the World Series.
There were nearly 100,000 riders in June 2010 compared to about 65,000 in June 2009, the first full month the station was open, officials said.
And the seats aren't being filled only on game days.
About 150 daily commuters use the station to get into Manhattan or to suburban stops on the Hudson line, a 100-percent increase from June 2009.
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bron ... z0vON2elWj