Railway fare hike effective from today
Updated: Apr 01, 2013 10:49:13am
New Delhi, April 1 (KNN) Passengers travelling in trains will have to pay more from today as the hike in reservation fee and superfast charges announced in the Rail Budget come into effect from today.
The freight rate for all commodities will also go up by about 5.7 per cent starting today.
The Railways expect to earn Rs 42,210 crore from passengers traffic and Rs 93,554 crore from goods transportation in 2013-14.
Though the basic passenger fare was not increased, the railway budget had proposed increase of the reservation fee, superfast and Tatkal charges.
Cancellation and clerkage charges have also been hiked.
As per a Railway notification, while reservation fee for second and sleeper class has not been revised, AC classes will be dearer by Rs15 to Rs 25 per ticket.
Superfast charges have been increased by Rs 10 for sleeper and second class fare. For AC classes, the hike is between Rs 15 and Rs 25.
There are more than two crore passengers travelling daily on about 11,000 trains in the country.
Tatkal fee has been increased by 10 per cent of the basic fare for second class and 30 per cent for all other AC classes. While cancellation charges have been increased by Rs 10 to Rs 50 per ticket for confirmed tickets, clerkage charge for cancellation of waiting list and RAC tickets are hiked by Rs 5 for sleeper class and Rs10 for AC class.
Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal had effected the hike in the basic passenger fare by 21 per cent before the Rail Budget in January 22, this year. (KNN)
The freight rate for all commodities will also go up by about 5.7 per cent starting today.
The Railways expect to earn Rs 42,210 crore from passengers traffic and Rs 93,554 crore from goods transportation in 2013-14.
Though the basic passenger fare was not increased, the railway budget had proposed increase of the reservation fee, superfast and Tatkal charges.
Cancellation and clerkage charges have also been hiked.
As per a Railway notification, while reservation fee for second and sleeper class has not been revised, AC classes will be dearer by Rs15 to Rs 25 per ticket.
Superfast charges have been increased by Rs 10 for sleeper and second class fare. For AC classes, the hike is between Rs 15 and Rs 25.
There are more than two crore passengers travelling daily on about 11,000 trains in the country.
Tatkal fee has been increased by 10 per cent of the basic fare for second class and 30 per cent for all other AC classes. While cancellation charges have been increased by Rs 10 to Rs 50 per ticket for confirmed tickets, clerkage charge for cancellation of waiting list and RAC tickets are hiked by Rs 5 for sleeper class and Rs10 for AC class.
Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal had effected the hike in the basic passenger fare by 21 per cent before the Rail Budget in January 22, this year. (KNN)
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