Govt
Revises Passenger Rail Fares W.E.F. 22.01.2013
Details Regarding Revision in Passenger Fares W.E.F.
22.01.2013
The Ministry of Railways has now issued circular giving
details of its decision to revise Passenger Fares w.e.f. 22.01.2013. Details of
the fare revision are as under:-
1.
Minimum Fare: The Minimum fare chargeable will be Rs. 5.
2.
Development Charge: On the revised basic fares which shall become effective from
22.01.2013, development charge shall not be leviable.
3. Revised fare Chart
S.N.
|
Class
|
Increase in Fare per Passenger
Kilo Meter (PKM)
|
Minimum distance for charge
|
i
|
Second Class Ordinary (Suburban)
|
02 paise
|
No change
(existing – 10 Kms)
|
ii
|
Second Class Ordinary
(Non-Suburban)
|
03 paise
|
No change
(existing – 10 Kms)
|
iii
|
Second Class
|
04 paise
|
50 kms
|
iv
|
Sleeper Class
|
06 paise
|
No change
(existing – 200 Kms)
|
v
|
AC Chair Car
|
10 paise
|
150 kms
|
vi
|
AC 3-Tier
|
10 paise
|
300 kms
|
vii
|
First Class
|
03 paise
|
No change
(existing – 100 Kms)
|
viii
|
AC 2 – Tier
|
06 paise
|
No change
(existing – 300 Kms)
|
ix
|
AC First Class
|
10 paise
|
No change
(existing – 300 Kms)
|
4.
Rounding off of Fares:
(i) Fares of all classes except Second Class Ordinary
(Suburban):- Chargeable Fares, as obtained after adding Miscellaneous
Charges like Reservation Fee, Supplementarycharge for Superfast trains, Catering Charge, Service Tax
etc. To the Basic Fare, will be rounded off to the next higher multiple of Rs.
5.
(ii) Second Class (Suburban) Fares:- Chargeable
Fares for Second Class Suburban passengers as obtained after adding applicable
miscellaneous charges like MUTP Surcharge etc. (as and where application) TO
THE Basic Fare, will be rounded off to the next higher multiple of five rupees,
except that in cases where either ‘1’ or ‘6’ comes up as the last digit
(i.e. in unit’s place) it will be rounded off to the immediately lower
multiple of Rs. 5, i.e. Rs. 11.00, Rs. 21.00, Rs. 31.00 etc. would respectively
become Rs. 10.00, Rs. 20.00, Rs. 30.00 etc. and Rs. 6.00, Rs. 16.00, Rs. 26.00
etc. would respectively become Rs. 5.00, Rs. 15.00 and Rs. 25.00 etc. and Fare
values ending in Rs. 2, Rs. 3 or Rs. 4 would be getting rounded off to Rs. 5
and those ending in Rs. 7, Rs. 8, or Rs. 9 to Rs. 10 and so on and so forth.
5.
It is also decided that the existing fares of train services like
Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Garib Rath, Jan Shatabdi, Duronto, Rajya Rani and Yuva
Expresses will similarly be revised to the extent ofthe proposed increase in class-wise fares.
6. As per earlier circular of Railway Board dated 26.12.2012,
as a special case to facilitate the passengers of Muhakumbh Mela it has been
decided if any passenger purchases an unreserved reverse ticket through UTS
from any station on Indian Railways for journey to any one of the 12 stations
in Allabhbad region serving Mahakumbh Mela and back the reverse ticket will be
allowed to be booked upto 15 days in advance excluding the day of journey
subject to levy of Mela Surcharge as per extant instructions. In this
case also the difference of fare will be collected on board in the trains in
case tickets are booked in advance and before 22.01.2013 in respect of above.
7. Other Charges:- There is no change in charges for
reservation fee etc. Such charges, wherever applicable, which shall continue to
be levied additionally. However, the second class superfast
Surcharge shall be rounded off to Rs. 10/-.
8. The changes in fares
as above shall come into force w.e.f. 22.01.2013.
9. Service tax will be levied
as applicable as per instructions issued in this regard.
10. Instructions issued earlier that
in the case of Rajdhani/Shatabdi/Jan Shatabdi/Duronto Express trains, the
concession wherever admissible and in child fare also, it will be granted only
in the basic fares and that all other charges (Catering, Reservation Supplementary char ges
like Superfast Surcharge, Enhanced Charges, Service Tax (if any) etc.) shall be
collected in full. This will be applicable from 01.04.2013
11. The revised fares will also
apply to tickets issued in advance for journeys to commence on or after
22.01.2013. Until new tickets are printed, old printed card tickets will
be issued after having necessary corrections in fares made on them in
advance. Such alterations by the staff would be made preferably by stamp
or in ink.
12. In the
case of tickets already issued at pre-revised rates, it should be ensured that
the difference in fares and other charges on or after 22.01.2013 will be
recovered either by TTEs on the trains or by the Booking/Reservation
Offices before the commencement of journey by passengers.
The detailed revised passenger fare table effective from
22.1.2013 is available on the Ministry of Railways website i.e. www.indianrailways.gov.in.
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