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Rumors of rising railway ticket fares
From the Daily News Egypt…
News leaked Monday that Egypt’s Ministry of Transport plans to hike ticket fares for first-class railway vehicles and metro lines by 25 percent beginning July 1.
According to local reports, starting July 1 the ministry will raise prices of railway tickets for first and second-class air-conditioned vehicles to reach LE 140 for first-class tickets from Cairo to Aswan — up from LE 110 — and LE 68 for second-class tickets, up from LE 55.
The Ministry of Transport could not comment by press time, and sources at the Railway Authority could not confirm the news.