LIRR Sees Drop In Monthly Ticket Sales
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Ridership on the Long Island Rail Road is declining.
LIRR officials said today that last month the railroad experienced its biggest drop this year in monthly ticket sales. Sales were 6.1 percent lower this May compared to last May.
The rail road says the number of monthly ticket sales so far this year is 4.7 percent lower than the first five months of 2008.
Overall ridership is down 4.2 percent from this time last year.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority yesterday raised fares on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro North.