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Effective Tuesday, the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority will increase fares an average of 5 percent on the Amtrak Capitol Corridor intercity passenger-rail service in northern California.
 
The fare hike was included in the rail service’s revenue projections for fiscal-year 2012, which will help to sustain current service levels and offset the rising cost of diesel fuel, authority officials said in a prepared statement.

The service depends on fares and an annual state allocation of funds, they noted.

“Given the state’s dismal financing condition, the fare increases enacted twice a year are required to maintain the level of service currently provided by Capitol Corridor,” authority officials said.