Indian Railways to increase fares after 8 years

By IANS,

New Delhi : Indian Railways will increase passenger fares by upto 30 paisa per km in 2012-13, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi said Wednesday.

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This will be the first increase in passenger fare in nine years.

“I propose to rationalise the fares,” Trivedi said while presenting his ministry’s budget for the next fiscal.

“I am asking for an extra only two paisa per km for suburban and ordinary second class, similarly an increase of three paise per km for mail and express trains and for sleeper class only by five paise per km,” the minister said.

Trivedi said fares for AC chair car and three tier category will be increased by 10 paise per km, for two tier by 15 paise per km and for AC first class by 30 paise per km.