The price of train tickets are going up across Connecticut starting on Monday.

We spoke to the state Department of Transportation about it and they said their budget request was cut at the state level by $11 million. What that means is they basically have to start charging passengers more to maintain the same level of service.

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The problem is that people are already complaining about the existing service.

When the public hearings were happening over the summer, we spoke with some commuters in Waterbury who were very upset by the increase. They said they felt like the service is already unreliable and not frequent enough.

“Now you want to raise the prices? You're kidding me. It's not acceptable," said Catherine Pica

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