New Delhi: At the beginning of the new year, the railway has increased passenger fares by up to 4 paise per kilometer. The new fare will be effective from January 1, 2020, but will not affect the ticket already booked. Suburban train fares are also excluded from this increase. According to the order issued on Tuesday, the fare of an ordinary non-AC train has been increased by one paisa per kilometer. For the mail and express non-AC trains, this increase has been increased by two paise and the fare of AC train by four paise per kilometer. The increased fare will also be applicable to premium trains like Shatabdi, Rajdhani, and Duronto.

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According to the information received, if we talk about the increased fares in Mail Express trains, the second class fare has been increased by 2 paise, the sleeper class fare by 2 paise and the first-class fare by 2 paise. At the same time, in case of AC class, the fare of AC chair car has been increased by 4 paise, for AC-3 tier, 4 paise, AC-2 tier fare by 4 paise and AC first-class fare has also been increased by four paise.

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The distance from Delhi to Kolkata is 1447 kilometers, if you go from Delhi to Kolkata in AC class, then you will have to pay around 58 rupees more for four paise per kilometer. According to the order of the railway, no change has been made in the reservation and superfast charge. There is no change in the catering charge either.

The last time in 2014-15, the Railways had increased passenger fares by 14.2 percent and freight fares by 6.5 percent. Railways say that there has been a slight increase in fares to provide modern facilities to the passengers. The money from the increased fares is being used to modernize the station and railway network.

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