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The security concerns were triggered after Duronto express robbery
The incident took place in Bihar
20 armed robbers got on train and looted it
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Indian Railways removes service charges for food, drinks
Meals on trains become expensive
The prices of tea and coffee will be the same for all passengers
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Now railways passengers would have to pay catering charges
The charges will be applicable on Tejas, Vande Bharat, and other trains
The prices of tea and coffee has been fixed
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The passengers travelling by second AC class will now pay Rs 20 for a cup of tea while those in the sleeper class will have to pay Rs 15. The tea rate was earlier Rs 10 in both the classes. For snacks, you will now have to shell out Rs 105 instead of Rs 75; lunch and dinner cost Rs 185 (Rs 125 earlier) and evening tea will now cost Rs 90.
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The revised flexi-fares for premier trains will be applicable from March 15, 2019 -- and advance bookings have commenced as the changes required in the software have been executed.
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The new fare scheme may be announced ahead of the general elections.
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This will come as a relief to passengers who often have to pay vendors to get water on long-train journeys.
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Under the revised Flexi Fare Scheme, the first 50 percent berths of these trains may be sold at 15 percent higher price than the base price.
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Railways will be replacing all AC-2 tier coaches in Rajdhani express in a year by installing 250 AC-3 tier coaches in it.
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The committee, set up to review the flexi-fare scheme, have been asked to draft a fresh report.
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The Railways earned an additional revenue of Rs 540 crore from September 2016 to June 2017 through the scheme, its data show.
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They can record their feedback through an online form on the tablets to be provided by the Railways, the official said.
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According to the flexi-fare system, only 10 percent of the seats are sold in the normal fare category and thereafter, prices increase by 10 percent with every 10 percent of berths sold, with a ceiling of 50 percent.
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Faced with many vacant seats, railways is mulling to reserve about 50 percent berths in premier trains including Rajdhani for normal fare by making changes in the prevailing flexi-fare system.
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From December 20, Railways will provide 10 percent rebate on vacant berths after finalisation of the reservation charts.
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Railways has decided to slash fares of premium trains such as Rajdhani, Duronto and Shatabadi, as per media reports.
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Such brainstorming and large-scale planning involving all railway employees is taking place for the first time in the 163-year-long history of the Indian Railways.
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Justifying the newly introduced flexi fare system, the Indian Railways claims that about Rs 500 crore revenue will be generated through this pricing model
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For II AC and Chair Car, the maximum hike will be 50 percent while for III AC, it will be 40 percent.
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Facing criticism, the railways Thursday said that the decision to introduce dynamic surge pricing for premier train tickets has been done on an experimental basis and it will be reviewed after some time.
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