Railway Fare Table

Fare structure of AC DEMU

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

Commercial Circular No. 47 of 2018

No.TC II/2910/17/AC EMU

New Delhi, dated 05.09.2018

The Principal Chief Commercial Managers,
All Indian Railways.

Sub: Fare structure of AC DEMU

Ref: 1 Commercial Circular No. 85 of 2018 dated 22.12.2017.
2. CC No. 30 of 2018 dated 15.06.2018.

In reference of above, Ministry of Railways have decided that fare structure of AC EMU service shall also be applicable for AC DEMU service over Indian Railways. Introductory offer already applicable in AC EMU shall also be applicable for AC DEMU and base fare of single journey tickets of AC DEMU shall be charged 1.2 times of the base fare of existing single journey tickets for First class tickets of AC EMU service upto 24.12.2018.

2. CRIS is requested to make necessary changes in the software,

3. The receipt of this letter may be acknowledged. Also please check these instructions on the Indian Railways website – www.indianrailwavs.gov.in under the head commercial circulars.

This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.

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(Shelly Srivastava)
Director Passenger Marketing
Railway Board

Source: http://www.indianrailways.gov.in

Increase in passenger fares

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA

QUESTION NO 2052

ANSWERED ON 03.08.2018

Increase in passenger fares

2052 Shri Surendra Singh Nagar

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :-

(a) whether it is a fact that the Government is going to increase the railway passenger fare, and if so, the reasons therefor;

(b) if not, how Government proposes to control the increasing expenditure of trains; and

(c) the efforts being made by Government to avoid this situation?
ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2052 BY SHRI SURENDRA SINGH NAGAR ANSWERED IN RAJYA SABHA ON 03.08.2018 REGARDING INCREASE IN PASSENGER FARES

(a) Evaluation of various alternatives relating to rationalization of passenger fare is an on-going process. At present, there is no such proposal.

(b) & (c) The Ministry is taking measure on a continuing basis to improve the financial position and to bring the Operating Ratio to a reasonable level. The endeavour comprises of a combination of initiatives aimed at maximizing revenue receipts and minimizing controllable revenue expenses. Earnings enhancing measure, inter alia, include targeting progressively higher traffic throughput, effective and innovative marketing strategies to capture more and more traffic, creation of additional capacity and optimum utilization of the existing rail infrastructure including rolling stock, enhancement in productivity and efficiency, improvement of passenger interface, periodic rationalization of fare and freight rates and focus on increasing the share of non-fare revenue sources in Railways’ earnings. Other measures to enhance revenue are: Introduction of Flexi Fare system in higher category of trains i.e. Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto trains. In view of special attempts/ arrangements made for running of special train services during peak period, higher fares have been fixed for running of special trains. Suvidha trains are introduced on variable fare structure during the peak seasons depending on the demand pattern. Humsafar Express, Tejas Express, Antyodaya Express and Mahamana Express have been introduced on higher fare on cost recovery basis. The endeavor is to realize higher fare for better facility trains and continue to provide service at affordable and economic rates to common man.

Expenditure control measures include strict economy and austerity measures, improved man-power planning, better assets utilization, inventory management, optimizing fuel consumption etc.

Changes in Railway passenger fare and reservation rules

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA

QUESTION NO 2357

ANSWERED ON 04.08.2017

Changes in passenger fare and reservation rules

2357       Shri Vivek K. Tankha

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to satate :-

(a) whether Railways have changed rules pertaining to passenger fare and reservation since the financial year2014-15, if so, the details thereof; and

(b) whether any study had been conducted by the Ministry before bringing about such changes?

ANSWER                 

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) & (b) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2357 BY SHRI VIVEK K. TANKHA ANSWERED IN RAJYA SABHA ON 04.08.2017 REGARDING CHANGES IN PASSENGER FARE AND RESERVATION RULES

(a) & (b) There has been no increase in Passenger fare since 2014-15 except the following:

1. Platform ticket rate has been increased from Rs.5 to Rs. 10 w.e.f. 01.04.2015
2. The minimum chargeable passenger fare for Second Class Non-suburban services has been increased from Rs.5 to Rs.10 from 22.11.2015 to bring it at par with the rate of Platform tickets.

This has resulted in the passenger fares remaining much below the cost of providing these services. Historically, the tariff policy on Indian Railways has been to keep passenger fares low especially in the lower classes so that even the poorest segment of the people can travel by rail. Moreover, as the operating cost of running of passenger services is increasing year after year resulting in adverse impact on passenger segment, passenger segment is being cross subsidized by the freight segment.

Evaluation of various alternatives relating to rationalization of passenger fare is an ongoing process. To improve the passenger earnings, decrease in the recurring loss in passenger business and in order to generate additional revenues from passenger segment and reduce cross-subsidization from freight following measures have been taken:

i. Introduction of Flexi Fare system in higher category of trains i.e. Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto trains w.e.f.09.09.2016. Under this scheme, the fare increase by 10% with every 10% of berths sold subject to maximum limit of 1.5 times in classes Second AC, Sleeper, Second sitting (reserved), AC Chair Car and 1.4 times in Third AC. No changes have been made in the fare of First AC & Executive Class.

An interim review of the flexi fare system has been made and the following changes have been made effective from 20.12.2016:

a.) 10% rebate in basic fare on vacant berths/seats after preparation of first chart in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto trains.

b.) Provision of Tatkal quota has been reduced in flexi fare train from maximum 30% to 10 % of the total available berths.

c.) Discounted fare has been offered for the passengers of Jaipur-Ajmer and Ajmer Jaipur in Train No 12015/12016 New Delhi-Ajmer Shatabdi and for the passengers of Bengaluru City-Mysuru and Mysuru-Bengaluru City in 12007/12008 Chennai Central- Mysuru Shatabdi Express.

ii.) In view of special attempts/ arrangements made for running of special train services during peak period depending on the demand pattern, Suvidha trains have been introduced on variable fare structure.

iii.)  Humsafar Express, Tejas Express, Antyodaya Express and Mahamana Express have been introduced on higher fare on cost recovery basis.

iv.) However, such increase in fare is limited to only certain categories of trains and limited passengers.

v.) Advance Reservation Period was increased from 60 days to 120 days with effect from 01.04.2015.