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After five years, Indian Railways is set to marginally increase train fares starting ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐, ๐๐๐๐. The hike is focused on ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ, with ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐ค๐ฆ and ๐ง๐จ๐ง-๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐ค๐ฆ. This move aims to boost railway revenue without significantly burdening passengers.
There will be ๐ง๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ค๐ for suburban trains, monthly passes, or second-class travel for 500 km. The increase could generate an ๐๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ โน๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ซ๐ in FY 2025โ26, with ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐ โน๐๐,๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ซ๐ in passenger earnings by 2026.
Key projected additional earnings by class:
โข AC 3: โน533.8 crore
โข Sleeper: โน292.3 crore
โข AC 2: โน93.1 crore
โข AC Chair Car: โน56.4 crore
โข AC 1: โน9.6 crore
โข Executive Class: โน4.7 crore
The fare hike is designed to avoid affecting daily commuters and is expected to be implemented soon, pending final government notification.
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