Railway Fares

Mumbai Crime Branch, on Tuesday, arrested a 29-year-old man from Mumbai's Kalyan railway station, allegedly involved in the killing of his friend over the auto-rickshaw fare of a mere 30 rupees.

Every passenger gets a 55 per cent concession on train journeys, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said regarding demands to restore pre-Covid fare concessions for senior citizens and media persons.

The man stated that he was late to leave for the railway station and had to cover 17 kilometres in the infamous Bengaluru traffic to be able to get on the train.

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.

Indian Railways has earned an additional revenue of more than Rs 2,800 crore from child travellers in the last seven years by revising child travel fare norms, an RTI response has found.

Mr Vaishnaw said about Rs 25,000 crore needed for the redevelopment project will be allocated through the current Budget.

Fares of AC chair cars and executive classes of all trains, including Vande Bharat, and those with Anubhuti and Vistadome coaches will be reduced by up to 25 per cent, depending on occupancy, a Railway Board order has stated.

Railways on Wednesday issued an order to restore the fare for AC 3-tier economy class travel which had been withdrawn in November last year when it was merged with AC 3-tier.

Ahead of the flagging off of the Vande Bharat Express services on the Mumbai-Solapur and Mumbai-Sainagar Shirdi routes in Maharashtra on Friday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Central Railway announced the fare structure.

Railway fare concessions to senior citizens, which were stopped during Covid, have not yet been reinstated despite MPs from both the ruling BJP and main opposition Congress batting for it, and a Parliament committee recommending it.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways has recommended to the Ministry of Railways that railway concession fares to Senior Citizens - amounting to 40 per cent to 50 per cent of the total fare - be restored at least in the Sleeper Class and AC 3 category.

A Madhya Pradesh Congress leader on Sunday wrote to the state Assembly speaker saying he was giving up his MLA railway concession as the Centre had done away with such norms for senior citizens.

Railway discounts, most prominent one being at least 40% for senior citizens, were stopped around two years ago when the Covid pandemic hit services.

Considering the overwhelming response it received after slashing the single journey fare for air-conditioned local trains, the Central Railway has decided to replace the existing 12 non-AC locals on its main line with AC ones starting May 14.

The Railways on Thursday implemented the revised single-journey ticket fares for passengers travelling in first-class compartments and air-conditioned suburban local trains here, an official said.

Mumbai Crime Branch, on Tuesday, arrested a 29-year-old man from Mumbai's Kalyan railway station, allegedly involved in the killing of his friend over the auto-rickshaw fare of a mere 30 rupees.

Every passenger gets a 55 per cent concession on train journeys, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said regarding demands to restore pre-Covid fare concessions for senior citizens and media persons.

The man stated that he was late to leave for the railway station and had to cover 17 kilometres in the infamous Bengaluru traffic to be able to get on the train.

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.

Indian Railways has earned an additional revenue of more than Rs 2,800 crore from child travellers in the last seven years by revising child travel fare norms, an RTI response has found.

Mr Vaishnaw said about Rs 25,000 crore needed for the redevelopment project will be allocated through the current Budget.

Fares of AC chair cars and executive classes of all trains, including Vande Bharat, and those with Anubhuti and Vistadome coaches will be reduced by up to 25 per cent, depending on occupancy, a Railway Board order has stated.

Railways on Wednesday issued an order to restore the fare for AC 3-tier economy class travel which had been withdrawn in November last year when it was merged with AC 3-tier.

Ahead of the flagging off of the Vande Bharat Express services on the Mumbai-Solapur and Mumbai-Sainagar Shirdi routes in Maharashtra on Friday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Central Railway announced the fare structure.

Railway fare concessions to senior citizens, which were stopped during Covid, have not yet been reinstated despite MPs from both the ruling BJP and main opposition Congress batting for it, and a Parliament committee recommending it.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways has recommended to the Ministry of Railways that railway concession fares to Senior Citizens - amounting to 40 per cent to 50 per cent of the total fare - be restored at least in the Sleeper Class and AC 3 category.

A Madhya Pradesh Congress leader on Sunday wrote to the state Assembly speaker saying he was giving up his MLA railway concession as the Centre had done away with such norms for senior citizens.

Railway discounts, most prominent one being at least 40% for senior citizens, were stopped around two years ago when the Covid pandemic hit services.

Considering the overwhelming response it received after slashing the single journey fare for air-conditioned local trains, the Central Railway has decided to replace the existing 12 non-AC locals on its main line with AC ones starting May 14.

The Railways on Thursday implemented the revised single-journey ticket fares for passengers travelling in first-class compartments and air-conditioned suburban local trains here, an official said.