Indian Railways is also charging expensive fares from the people surrounded by inflation. During the Corona period, the government had increased the fare citing reduction in unnecessary travel.
Expensive fare is also being charged by the Indian Railways from the people surrounded by inflation. During the Corona period, the government had increased the fare citing reduction in unnecessary travel. By making normal trains special , the fare was increased suddenly and for the last one and a half years only the fare of special is also being collected. Not only this, traveling on Monthly Seasonal Ticket (MST) has also been banned, due to which the passengers traveling daily are also facing difficulties.
Festive and special trains: It is generally seen that the government operates special trains during festivals and holidays. The fare for these trains is different from the normal fare. Special trains were operated on a large scale during the Kovid period, which is still going on. Let us consider the railway station of Jaipur as an example. 188 trains run daily in Jaipur, out of which 28 trains are being run as festive specials without any festival.
The fare game: To understand the difference between the fares of special and regular trains, one has to understand its formula. In holiday and special trains, the minimum and maximum fare is fixed on the basis of distance, whereas it is not the case in regular trains. These trains charge a minimum fare of 100 km and a maximum of 300 km.
Understand in simple language, you will have to pay a fare of 100 km for a distance of 35 km in special trains, if you want to go 250 km, then you will be charged a fare of 300 km according to the fare list, whereas in regular trains this is not the case. Is.
May await MST is finished: In view of getting people problems railway is quickly building MST plans to launch again. The officials have sent a report of this to the Railway Board. It is expected that this scheme will be restored in the coming few days.