Railway Ticket Fares Reduce: This step is a welcome change for daily commuters, who were burdened with increased fares after the pandemic. Effective from 27 February, Indian Railways has restored second class ordinary fare on ‘passenger trains’, now known as ‘Express Special’ or ‘MEMU/DEMU Express’ trains.
Railway Ticket Fares Reduce: Indian Railways has made an important announcement and decided to reduce the ticket prices to pre-Covid levels. This decision of Railways will provide huge relief to railway passengers.
The move is a welcome change for daily commuters, who were burdened with increased fares after the pandemic. Effective from 27 February, Indian Railways has restored second class ordinary fare on ‘passenger trains’, now known as ‘Express Special’ or ‘MEMU/DEMU Express’ trains.
The decision marks a change from the post-lockdown scenario where passengers had to pay express fares even for passenger train travel.
How much rent reduction?
Under the fare reduction, ordinary class fares on all mainline electric multiple unit (MEMU) trains and trains with numbers starting with ‘ZERO’ have been reduced by about 50%. This fare cut will be applicable on all trains previously classified as passenger trains, which are now running as ‘Express Special’ or MEMU trains across the country.
According to an ET report, the Railways virtually scrapped ‘passenger trains’ and increased the minimum ticket price from Rs 10 to Rs 30, linking it with the express train fare. Apart from reducing fares on specific train categories, changes have been made in the fare structure in the Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) app.
