South Central Railway to launch premium fare trains

The service is aimed to meet the heavy demand for rail travel during holidays/busy season on popular routes

The South Central Railway is launching (SCR) 'Premium Superfast Special Trains' for the first time on its system this month.

According to the SCR, this fully reserved service is aimed to meet the heavy demand for rail travel during holidays/busy season on popular routes. It is primarily targeted at that segment of passengers, who are willing to pay premium fare for confirmed berths at the time of booking itself and enhanced standards of service.

The first such train is planned to be rolled out 17 April from Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam. The train will have only two stoppages - at Rajahmundry and Samalkot Stations- in both directions.

Some of the unique features of premium train service are: No wait listed tickets shall be issued. There will be no refund except when the train is fully cancelled on railway account due to unforeseen circumstances. Adult fare shall be charged for all passengers irrespective of their age. No concession shall be applicable to this train. Ticket modifications/issue of duplicate ticket are not permitted. The basic fare of this train is fixed at the corresponding Tatkal fare of the regular superfast trains. The fares will vary as per the intensity of demand/availability of vacant berths. The rate will rise to an upper limit fare as the bookings increase.