I guess they'll be charging a little more than Caltrain to travel a similar distance. Currently it's $7.75 to travel about 43 miles from Sunnyvale to San Francisco (less using Clipper) while on SMART it will cost $9.50 to travel about 43 miles from Santa Rosa to San Rafael.
Santa Rosa to San Rafael round-trip on SMART train? $19
CLARK MASON | THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | June 1, 2016, 9:19PM
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Struggling to find a “sweet spot” for ticket prices that will attract riders but also produce sufficient revenue to keep trains rolling, directors of Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit on Wednesday approved a fare structure that was still too steep for some Sonoma County officials.
The fares will include a $9.50 one-way, or $19 round-trip ticket from downtown Santa Rosa to San Rafael when the commuter trains debut at the end of the year. SMART directors approved them on a 9-2 vote.
SMART board member and Sonoma County Supervisor Shirlee Zane said the fares are too high. “A lot of people cannot afford a train for $20 to their work site,” she said. “The initial goal is to generate ridership, not maximize income.”
She and Sonoma County Supervisor David Rabbit both voted against the new fares, saying they should be lower.
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