Commuters will now pay more to ride LRT 1 and 2.
Beginning August 2, 2023, the Light Rail Manila Corporation, operator of LRT Line 1, and the Light Rail Transit Authority, which handles Line 2, will be implementing new fare matrices. The last time that there was such a move in both rail lines was in 2015.
For Line 1, which runs from Baclaran station in Parañaque to Roosevelt, Quezon City, here is how the new fare system will look like.
- STORED VALUE CARDS / BEEP
- Base fare: Php 12 > Php 14 (starting August 2)
- Maximum fare: Php 30 > Php 35 (starting August 2)
- SINGLE JOURNEY TICKETS (SJTs)
- Base fare: Php 12 > Php 15 (starting August 2)
- Maximum fare: Php 30 > Php 35 (starting August 2)
For Line 2, which brings passengers from Recto station in Manila to Antipolo in Rizal, here is how much commuters will have to pay due to the fare adjustment.
- STORED VALUE CARDS / BEEP
- Base fare: Php 12 > Php 14 (starting August 2)
- Maximum fare: Php 28 > Php 33 (starting August 2)
- SINGLE JOURNEY TICKETS (SJTs)
- Base fare: Php 15 > Php 15 (starting August 2)
- Maximum fare: Php 30 > Php 35 (starting August 2)
Senior citizens, students, and persons with disabilities (PWDs) will still be able to avail the 20 percent discount in both lines.