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Railways Should Curb Fare Hike, Prioritize Passenger Safety: Mamata Banerjee
- Sunday November 19, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said the railways should roll back dynamic pricing of train tickets, and pay more attention to the safety and security of travellers.
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Railways To Drop "Special Train" Tag, Revert To Pre-Covid Fares
- Saturday November 13, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Under pressure from passengers over hike in fares, the Railways on Friday issued an order to discontinue the ''special'' tag for mail and express trains and revert to pre-pandemic ticket prices with immediate effect.
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Travel To Become Costlier As Railways Hikes Fares From January 1
- Wednesday January 1, 2020
- Business | Edited by Peter Noronha (with inputs from IANS)
Railways Hike Basic Fares: The fares of premium trains such as Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Humsafar, Vande Bharat, Duranto, Rajya Rani, Mahanama, Gatimaan, Garibrath, Jan Shatabdi, Yuva and Suvidha Express will also be revised to the extent of the increase in class-wise fares as per the notified fare table. "It has become imperative to increase the fare...
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Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Trains To Hike Meal Prices, Fares To Go Up: Report
- Friday November 15, 2019
- India News | Edited by Richa Taneja
Rajdhani, Duronto, Shatabdi train on-board meals price hiked.The passengers travelling by first AC and Executive class will now pay Rs 35 for a cup of tea, which was earlier Rs 29
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Uber Raises Prices in New York City, Citing Minimum Wage Law
- Monday February 4, 2019
- Josh Eidelson, Bloomberg
On top of those price hikes, Uber passengers in much of Manhattan will start paying $2.75 more per trip, and 75 cents per trip for group rides.
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Stop Giving Contaminated Water To Passengers: High Court To Railways
- Tuesday November 28, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
Stop giving contaminated water to passengers, the Delhi High Court told the Indian Railways today, and questioned its decision to hike fares when it was not providing better services.
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Get Ready To Pay More For These 48 Trains, Railways Imposes 'Superfast' Levy
- Monday November 6, 2017
- Business | Indo-Asian News Service
Passengers will have to shell out Rs 30 more for Sleeper, Rs 45 for Second and Third AC and Rs 75 for First AC class in 48 new trains as Railways impose new fares
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After Fare Hike, Delhi Metro's Ridership Falls By 1.5 Lakh A Day
- Tuesday August 29, 2017
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi Metro's ridership saw a slump of 1.5 lakh passengers per day in June, a month after a steep fare hike came into effect, according to DMRC records.
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GST Effect: AC, First Class Train Fares To Go Up Marginally
- Wednesday June 21, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
With the Goods and Services Tax (GST) coming into effect from July 1, train passengers will have to pay a bit more to travel AC and first class.
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Air Travel To Cost Less As DGCA Lowers Airport Charges
- Monday June 19, 2017
- Business | Press Trust of India
The DGCA had hiked the air navigational charges, passenger service fee, landing, parking and housing fee at all non-major airports from Dec 16, 2016.
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Railways May Hike Fares To Raise Resources
- Sunday December 11, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Train passengers may have to shell out more as Railways is mulling increasing fares in a bid to raise resources after the Finance Ministry rejected its proposal of a special safety fund.
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Inefficiency In Railways Cost Structure Leads To Losses: Niti Aayog
- Thursday September 15, 2016
- Business | Press Trust of India
Fare hike is not the only way to deal with losses of Indian Railways in passenger services business, Niti Aayog said, revealing that the "inefficiencies" in the cost structure also contribute to it.
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Passengers To Pay More For New Proposed Trains
- Thursday April 14, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Though there was no fare hike proposal in the Rail Budget this time, passengers will have to cough up more for travelling on new trains with added facilities in the coming days.
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Not Worth It. Why Railway Fares May Not Be Hiked This Budget
- Thursday February 11, 2016
- India News | Reported by Jatin Gandhi, Edited by Akhilesh Sharma
Worried about the negative impact of a passenger fare hike, the government is veering towards giving it a miss this time.
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Minimum Train Fare Increased From Rs 5 To Rs 10
- Wednesday November 18, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Railways Should Curb Fare Hike, Prioritize Passenger Safety: Mamata Banerjee
- Sunday November 19, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said the railways should roll back dynamic pricing of train tickets, and pay more attention to the safety and security of travellers.
- www.ndtv.com
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Railways To Drop "Special Train" Tag, Revert To Pre-Covid Fares
- Saturday November 13, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
Under pressure from passengers over hike in fares, the Railways on Friday issued an order to discontinue the ''special'' tag for mail and express trains and revert to pre-pandemic ticket prices with immediate effect.
- www.ndtv.com
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Travel To Become Costlier As Railways Hikes Fares From January 1
- Wednesday January 1, 2020
- Business | Edited by Peter Noronha (with inputs from IANS)
Railways Hike Basic Fares: The fares of premium trains such as Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Humsafar, Vande Bharat, Duranto, Rajya Rani, Mahanama, Gatimaan, Garibrath, Jan Shatabdi, Yuva and Suvidha Express will also be revised to the extent of the increase in class-wise fares as per the notified fare table. "It has become imperative to increase the fare...
- www.ndtv.com/business
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Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Trains To Hike Meal Prices, Fares To Go Up: Report
- Friday November 15, 2019
- India News | Edited by Richa Taneja
Rajdhani, Duronto, Shatabdi train on-board meals price hiked.The passengers travelling by first AC and Executive class will now pay Rs 35 for a cup of tea, which was earlier Rs 29
- www.ndtv.com
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Uber Raises Prices in New York City, Citing Minimum Wage Law
- Monday February 4, 2019
- Josh Eidelson, Bloomberg
On top of those price hikes, Uber passengers in much of Manhattan will start paying $2.75 more per trip, and 75 cents per trip for group rides.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Stop Giving Contaminated Water To Passengers: High Court To Railways
- Tuesday November 28, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
Stop giving contaminated water to passengers, the Delhi High Court told the Indian Railways today, and questioned its decision to hike fares when it was not providing better services.
- www.ndtv.com
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Get Ready To Pay More For These 48 Trains, Railways Imposes 'Superfast' Levy
- Monday November 6, 2017
- Business | Indo-Asian News Service
Passengers will have to shell out Rs 30 more for Sleeper, Rs 45 for Second and Third AC and Rs 75 for First AC class in 48 new trains as Railways impose new fares
- www.ndtv.com/business
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After Fare Hike, Delhi Metro's Ridership Falls By 1.5 Lakh A Day
- Tuesday August 29, 2017
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi Metro's ridership saw a slump of 1.5 lakh passengers per day in June, a month after a steep fare hike came into effect, according to DMRC records.
- www.ndtv.com
-
GST Effect: AC, First Class Train Fares To Go Up Marginally
- Wednesday June 21, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
With the Goods and Services Tax (GST) coming into effect from July 1, train passengers will have to pay a bit more to travel AC and first class.
- www.ndtv.com
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Air Travel To Cost Less As DGCA Lowers Airport Charges
- Monday June 19, 2017
- Business | Press Trust of India
The DGCA had hiked the air navigational charges, passenger service fee, landing, parking and housing fee at all non-major airports from Dec 16, 2016.
- www.ndtv.com/business
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Railways May Hike Fares To Raise Resources
- Sunday December 11, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Train passengers may have to shell out more as Railways is mulling increasing fares in a bid to raise resources after the Finance Ministry rejected its proposal of a special safety fund.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Inefficiency In Railways Cost Structure Leads To Losses: Niti Aayog
- Thursday September 15, 2016
- Business | Press Trust of India
Fare hike is not the only way to deal with losses of Indian Railways in passenger services business, Niti Aayog said, revealing that the "inefficiencies" in the cost structure also contribute to it.
- www.ndtv.com/business
-
Passengers To Pay More For New Proposed Trains
- Thursday April 14, 2016
- India News | Press Trust of India
Though there was no fare hike proposal in the Rail Budget this time, passengers will have to cough up more for travelling on new trains with added facilities in the coming days.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Not Worth It. Why Railway Fares May Not Be Hiked This Budget
- Thursday February 11, 2016
- India News | Reported by Jatin Gandhi, Edited by Akhilesh Sharma
Worried about the negative impact of a passenger fare hike, the government is veering towards giving it a miss this time.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Minimum Train Fare Increased From Rs 5 To Rs 10
- Wednesday November 18, 2015
- India News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com