Transportation Ministry raises ticket prices for Metro Line 3: The Transportation Ministry raised tickets prices for Metro Line 3 to a minimum of EGP 5 for trips of up to nine stations and to a maximum of EGP 10 for trips covering more than 16 stations, the ministry said in a statement. The hikes came into effect yesterday as the Sisi administration opened three new stations extending the reach of the Metro’s third line to El Shams Club.

Background: The Transport Ministry announced in May last yeara new tariff scheme for the Cairo Metro that saw ticket prices more than triple in some instances and changed the pricing scheme to a tier system based on distance traveled instead of a standard fare. It’s a harbinger of things to come: Electricity prices will rise next month, and petrol prices are set to go up any day now, all as part of the administration’s IMF-backed economic reform program.

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