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LIRR riders may pay 9.4 percent more in Jan.

Quick ReadAs part of the broad MTA-wide fare hike, LIRR tickets would rise 7.6 percent to 9.4 percent.

Jaishel Linch, of Brooklyn, buys LIRR tickets at

Photo credit: Sally Morrow | Jaishel Linch, of Brooklyn, buys LIRR tickets at the Hicksville station, Tuesday (July 27, 2010)

Come January, Long Island Rail Road riders may be paying up to 9.4 percent more for their tickets and finding themselves in more of a hurry to use them, officials said Tuesday.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans Wednesday to officially release details of wide-ranging proposed hikes it says are essential to solving a startling $900-million deficit and helping to balance its budget...

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