Passenger fares across the Indian Railways likely to come down by about 15%

Curbs on cooked food, over-the-counter ticket sales remain

Passenger fares across the Indian Railways are expected to come down by around 15 per cent with the normalization of services. According to officials in the know, other offerings such as cooked food and cheaper platform tickets may not resume immediately in the light of measures to continue containing the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The special trains that were initiated during the COVID-19 pandemic are being replaced by normal train services. This would result in lowering of passenger fares to the tune of around 15 per cent across the board,” a senior Rail Ministry official told Business Standard. Fares of those trains that