Your Metro-Card is worth less Thursday. Straphangers already weary from digging out now have to dig deeper to ride buses and trains.

The long-planned MTA fare hikes went into effect at midnight, and for riders who have been dealing with days of stuck trains, no-show buses and long, frustrating delays, the timing couldn’t be worse.

Fares for buses, subways, the Long Island Rail Road, and the Metro-North, as well as most most bridges and tunnels, have gone up.

The price of a single ride on the subway rose from $2.25 to $2.50. A 7-day unlimited went up to $29 from $27. A 30-day unlimited increased from $89 to $104.

Despite the poor timing, MTA Chairman Jay Walder said the fare hike will go on as planned. “The fare hike is something that has been in place for six months.

We’ve gone through a process of consideration for public hearings. It has to go forward at this point. The agency fundamentally needs the resources.”

(Source: WCBSTV)