Train tickets to be costly as Indian Railways increase their base price
As of 1 January 2020, Indian Railways reported an increase in ticket price across its network on Tuesday. The increased fare will not apply to the national transporter’s suburban train services. The fare hike will be introduced in different categories of Indian Railways services.
The Railway Ministry issued an order stating that while suburban fares remain unchanged, non-ordinary, non-suburban fares are higher than 1 paise per km of journey.
The railways also announced a two paise/km hike in non-AC mail / express train tariffs and four paise/km hike in AC class tariffs.
Railways said in a statement that to improve passenger amenities and facilities at different railway stations and trains, it has become necessary to slightly raise the fare without overburdening any passenger class.
Through this fare revision, Indian Railway will be rapidly modernized. Railways have therefore decided to influence an increase in fare only marginally over the non-suburban sections.
There will be no fare hike for travellers over suburban sections and season ticket holders in accordance with the affordability demands of daily commuters. This class constitutes 66% of the overall segment of passengers over Indian railways.
Likewise, current train tariffs such as Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto, Vande Bharat, Tejas, Humsafar, Mahamana, Gatimaan, Antyodaya, Garib Rath, Jan Shatabdi, Rajya Rani, Yuva Expresses, Suvidha and special charges trains, AC MEMU (non-suburban), AC DEMU (non-suburban) etc. shall be updated to the extent of the proposed tariff increase. In the Rajdhani Delhi-Kolkata, which covers a distance of 1,447 km, the hike at a rate of 4 paise per km will be about 58.
There will be no change in the booking fee and superfast charge, according to the order, and the hike in tariffs will not apply to tickets already booked.
i. Ordinary non-AC classes: 01 paisa/km
ii raise in tariffs. Mail / Exp Non-AC classes: 02 paisa / km
iii rise in tariffs. AC classes- 04 paisa / km
iv raises the tariff. Suburban tickets and season tickets: No increase
The last Indian Railways fare adjustment took place in 2014-15.
