Arab Finance: The Ministry of Transport has raised the price of Cairo Metro tickets as of January 1st, Ahram Gate reported.
The ticket for commuting over up to nine stations now costs EGP 6 instead of EGP 5, while the ticket price for trips through up to 16 stations rose to EGP 8 from EGP 7 and the ticket price for trips over up to 23 stations increased from EGP 10 to EGP 12.
A new ticket has been introduced for trips over 23 stations at a cost of EGP 15.
Moreover, the trial operation of the third phase of Cairo Metro’s Line 3 started on January 1st.
The Egyptian government aims to increase Cairo Metro's revenues by EGP 1 billion to reach EGP 4 billion by the end of 2024, two anonymous sources told Asharq Business.