Train ride will become expensive from December 26, know how much burden it will put on your pocket

Railway Fare Hike: There is important news for passengers traveling by train. Indian Railways is going to change the train fares. Under this, the fares of General, Mail, Express and Superfast will be increased. However, there will be relief for passengers traveling on monthly season tickets (MST) in local trains. The new fare rates will be implemented from December 26, 2025.

Increase of 2 paise per km for AC class

Indian Railways is going to change the fares from 26th December 2025, it has also announced for this. In this, fares have not been increased for train journeys of less than 215 km in ordinary class. At the same time, for journeys more than 215 km, there has been an increase of 1 paise per km in the ordinary class. There has been an increase of Rs 2 per km for Mail or Express non-AC and AC classes.

The burden on railways increased with time

The manpower expenditure of Indian Railways has increased to Rs 1.15 lakh crore. The pension burden has also reached Rs 60 thousand crores. If we talk about the year 2024-25, the total cost of operation of railways has crossed Rs 2.63 lakh crore. Railways has to find new sources to manage expenses and improve security arrangements. While Railways is promoting cargo loading to increase the source of income, passenger fares have been increased.

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Earning of Rs 600 crore from increase in fares

This increase in train fares by Indian Railways is going to generate huge earnings. After the change in train fare structure, Railways is expected to earn around Rs 600 crore. Under the new system, if a passenger travels 500 km by non-AC train, he will have to pay Rs 10 more.