MRT-3 to refile petition for fare increase within the week
Train at the Metro Rail Transit line 3. Image from DOTR-MRT 3 Facebook
MANILA, Philippines — The management of the Metro Rail Transit line 3 (MRT-3) on Monday said it is set to refile its petition for a fare increase within the week.
The proposed fare adjustment will increase MRT-3’s distance fare by 21 cents (from P1 to P1.21) and its boarding fee by P2.29 (from P11 to P13.29).
Once approved, the minimum fare will increase from P13 to P16, and the maximum or end-to-end fare from P28 to P34.
Transport Asec. and MRT-3 Officer-in-Charge Jorjette Aquino clarified that implementing the proposed adjustment will only take effect around 2024.
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“Give or take three months pa po ang aabutin once mai-refile this week, kung maaaprubahan ng Rail Regulatory Unit,” said Aquino.
(It will take approximately three months, give or take, once the refile is submitted this week, pending approval from the Rail Regulatory Unit.)
“Ang expectation po namin ay mga late March or early April next year pa,” she added.
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(Our expectation is around late March or early April next year.)
The last time the MRT-3 adjusted its fares was in 2015.
The said increase will come after the increased fares in the Light Rail Transit Line 1 and Line 2 (LRT 1 and LRT 2) in August.
