Indian Railways has given great relief to its passengers. Railways has made huge reduction in tickets. This decision is going to be applicable on passenger trains. In the train service started after the Covid-19 lockdown, the fares of these passenger trains were doubled.
Had to pay the fare for express train
Please note that due to this decision, ticket prices have reduced by 40 to 50 percent. There was a demand for reducing the fares of passenger trains for a long time. Passenger associations were also raising their voice against this increased fare. They had to pay the same fare for express trains as for passenger trains. Due to which the daily commuters were having to face this.
Fare increased from Rs 10 to Rs 30
According to the information, the fare for second class passenger and MEMU was increased from minimum Rs 10 to Rs 30 after Covid 19. Also, instead of passenger trains, they were named Express Specials and MEMU/DEMU Express.
Now this system has been abolished. This decision will be considered effective from Tuesday, February 27. Railways has informed all the booking reservation supervisors about this decision through notification.
The decision will be applicable on all express special and MEMU trains
According to the notification, fares for mainline electric multiple unit (MEMU) trains and all passenger trains starting from zero number have been reduced by 50 percent. Besides, changes in fares have also been made on the Unreserved Ticketing System App (UTS App). This changed fare will be applicable on all those express special and MEMU trains, which were earlier called passenger trains, across the country.
Four years ago, due to Covid 19 lockdown, Railways had to stop all its trains. After the lockdown, when the Railways slowly started train services again, people were shocked by the increased fares.