(This content was created with the help of AI.) New Jersey soccer fans headed to the 2026 World Cup by rail are looking at a ticket price that’s more Champions League than commuter line.
NJ Transit said a roundtrip between New York’s Penn Station and MetLife Stadium will run $150, up from the usual $12.90. Agency chief Kris Kolluri said the steep fare is meant to cover the roughly $48 million cost of operating special World Cup trains, WABC reports, not to gouge riders.
Otherwise, Gov. Mikie Sherrill said, New Jersey commuters could be stuck with a “tab for years to come,” per the AP. Sherrill blames a deal with FIFA her administration inherited; FIFA argues the point…