Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: In 1896 , fares were reduced from 3d to 2d for the through routes , and frequency doubled to 5 minute intervals from Stag Gates to Holy Rood .
Simplified: Fares cost less money in 1896 because they changed from 3d to 2d for `` through routes '' . The tram times became two times as fast to every 5 minutes from Stag Gates to Holy Rood .