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Railway Ministry notifies fare hike; new train ticket rates from Friday

The Railway Ministry on Thursday officially notified a hike in train ticket prices by 1 paise per km for ordinary class beyond a journey of 215 km, and 2 paise per km for non-AC classes of mail/express trains and AC classes of all trains. On December 21, the ministry announced its decision to increase the passenger fares from December 26. This is the second time in a year that the ministry has revised passenger train fares. The earlier fare hike was implemented in July. Justifying its decision, the ministry stated that the rationalising of fares has "the objective of balancing affordability for passengers and sustainability of operations". "Under the revised fare structure, there is no change in fares for suburban services and season tickets, including both suburban and non-suburban routes. For ordinary non-AC (non-suburban) services, fares have been rationalised in a graded manner across second class ordinary, sleeper class ordinary, and first class ordinary," the ministry said in

Railways hikes passenger fares for 2nd time in FY26; move may add ₹600 cr

'Modest' fare hike to have minimal impact on passengers while adding ₹600 crore to railway revenues, officials say, as costs rise and freight rates remain unchanged

Northern Railway stops sale of platform tickets from Oct 15 to 28

The Northern Railway has stopped the sale of platform tickets at five stations from Oct 15 to Oct 28, 2025, in view of heavy rush due to the upcoming festivals of Diwali and Chhat. These stations are New Delhi, Old Delhi, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Anand Vihar and Ghaziabad. Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO), Northern Railway, said that the decision has been taken to prevent overcrowding at stations, keeping in mind the increase in passengers. "However, persons accompanying senior citizens, Divyangjans, illiterate, lady passengers may approach enquiry office for a platform ticket," he added.

Rly ticket booking only via Aadhaar for 15 mins upon opening from Oct

The ministry clarified that there will be no change in the timings of general reserved ticket bookings through computerised Passenger Reservation System (PRS) counters of Indian Railways at present

Railways may waive off clerkage charge on waitlisted ticket refund

With millions of tickets cancelled every year, the charge forms a large sum for the railways

Indian Railways to raise ticket prices for passenger trains from July 1

Suburban train travel and second-class travel for up to 500 km have been spared from any fare hike. However, 0.5 paise per kilometre hike will be implemented for distances more than 500 km

Tatkal tickets to be available only for Aadhaar-verified users from July 1

The Railways Ministry said allowing only Aadhaar-authenticated users for Tatkal train tickets will help ensure the Tatkal scheme's benefits reach genuine, common users

Tatkal ticket trouble: 7 in 10 struggle to book train tickets

According to a new nationwide survey by LocalCircles, 7 out of 10 people face issues while trying to book Tatkal tickets. Watch the video to know the details.

IRCTC down: Several users face issues booking tatkal tickets

The IRCTC website is down again, with several users facing issues in booking tatkal tickets

IRCTC to update its features by giving instant refunds, check details

IRCTC will refund passengers' money within an hour. The update is currently in process which aims to make the refund process smooth for all the situations

IRCTC eWallet: How to use eWallet for online train booking?

Leverage IRCTC eWallet to book train tickets online. It has several benefits, like you can check transaction history and wallet history, and use transaction password features as well

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Railways: 1.78 cr ticketless passengers in first 9 months of FY'22

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Railway Protection Force busts illegal tickets booking racket, 50 arrested

The RPF busted an illegal train ticket booking racket with the arrest of 50 people, RPF Director-General, Arun Kumar said

Train fare hike likely this week, 5 to 40 paise per km increase expected

Railways had received approval from PMO in November, but was asked to wait till end of Jharkhand elections to make the announcement

Option for senior citizens to forego train ticket concession

Railways has started printing real cost involved in train journey on tickets to make passengers aware of subsidy borne by public transporter