Railways removes flexi-fare scheme from Humsafar trains

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Sep 13 2019 | 5:20 PM IST

In a big relief to passengers, railways has removed the flexi-fare scheme from its premium Humsafar trains and has also decided to introduce sleeper class coaches, a senior official said Friday.

The relief will be applicable to 35 pairs of Humsafar trains, which currently have only AC 3-tier classes, the official said.

The tatkal ticket fares of the Humsafar trains have also been decreased. They will now cost 1.3 times of the base fare, instead of 1.5 times, the official said.

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First Published: Sep 13 2019 | 5:20 PM IST

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