Train fare News

A Railway Board order stated that the discount shall be up to a maximum 25 per cent on the basic fare, while other charges like reservation charge, super fast surcharge, GST, shall be levied separately.

The Indian Railways is gearing up to resume operations of the trains that were suspended in March due to coronavirus. It was reported in some sections of media on Tuesday that fares of many trains will be hiked from January 6. The reports also claimed that reservations of seats will now be made mandatory in trains.

The Railway Board has directed other zonal railways to adopt the SWR dynamic fare fixing on passenger traffic model in select trains to enable more people travel in trains.  

The committee, set up to review the flexi-fare scheme, have been asked to draft a fresh report.

Now senior citizens will have the option to avail either the full concession provided to them on rail tickets or half of it.

The first Antodaya Express is slated to be pressed into service from Mumbai for Tatanagar this month.

A passenger has to shell out Rs 85, which is less than the cost of one kg of apples, for travelling to Agra from Delhi in the general class, while the Chandigarh fare is Rs 95, lower than the price of one 140 gm toothpaste, according to the fare comparison chart.

Under the revised Indian Railways child fare provision, full adult fare will be charged for children of age 5 years and under 12 years of age if for whom berth/seat (in reserved class) is sought at the time of reservation.

Indian Railways has decided to hike minimum train passenger fare from Rs 5 to Rs 10.

The minimum train passenger fare will go up from Rs 5 to Rs 10 as railways has decided to increase the minimum chargeable fare in non-suburban services at par with the platform ticket from November 20.

Travel by train will be costlier from Wednesday as the hike of 14.2 percent in passenger fares will come into effect.