Rajdhanis, Shatabdis ‘popular’ trains, so fare cut is cutRajdhanis, Shatabdis ‘popular’ trains, so fare cut is cut
7% reduction on AC-I, 4% on AC-II fares apply only to 286 of 830 trains; on all others, it’s halved
Of the 830 pairs of trains being operated on the Railways network,
544 pairs have now been classified as “popular trains” by the Railways Ministry.
While it may not mean much to unsuspecting passengers, this move by Rail Bhavan has ensured that fare reductions on AC-I and AC-II tier classes of travel, as mentioned in this year’s Rail Budget, are available on just 286 pairs of Mail and Express trains and have been halved on 65 per cent of total trains running.
Ministry officials said that trains having an occupancy level of 60 per cent and above were classified as “popular”.
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