Railways again increased passenger fare, journey from Raipur to Delhi becomes costlier by Rs 28

Railway New Fare: The Railway Ministry has once again increased the passenger fares of trains. Under this, now passengers will have to pay 1 to 2 paise more for every kilometer. That means the travel fare will increase according to the distance. The new fare rates of Railways will be applicable from December 26.

However, the new rates will not be applicable to those traveling up to 215 km in general class, but if the distance traveled is more than 215 km, then the fare will be 1 paisa for every kilometer in general class. Whereas fare of Mail-Express trains will increase by 2 paise per kilometer in non-AC class and by 2 paise per kilometer in AC class also. Let us tell you, Railways has changed the rates for the third time in the last five years.

Raipur to Delhi fare costlier by Rs 28

For example, the distance from Raipur to New Delhi is about 1388 kilometers. In such a situation, if you travel the distance from Raipur to Delhi by AC or non-AC coach of any train, then you will have to pay around Rs 28 in fare. Will cost extra. That is, if the ticket is currently Rs 2315. If it is Rs 2343. Will become of. However, relief has been given to commuters traveling daily on suburban services and Monthly Season Ticket (MST) and there has been no increase in their fares.

According to the Railway Ministry, this increase has been made to balance the operational expenses, but an attempt has been made to keep its impact on passengers to a minimum. However, along with the fare increase, Railways has planned to run special trains with 244 additional trips in eight zones during Christmas and New Year. As the number of passengers increases, Railways can announce additional trains.

Why was the fare increased?

According to Railways, the operation expense of trains across the country has increased to Rs 2.63 lakh crore. Out of which the railway security expenditure is Rs 1.15 lakh crore. Due to the increase in fare, Railways will earn additional income of Rs 600 crore annually.

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How many passengers travel by train daily?

According to current figures, about 2.40 crore passengers travel daily in India. Actually, every day more than 13 thousand trains run in the country, which cover 7 thousand stations. At present there are 22,593 trains of Indian Railways in the country. Out of which 13,452 are passenger trains and the rest are goods trains. Whereas in 2024-25, about 715 crore people traveled by train. Of these, 81 crore had traveled on reserved tickets while the rest had traveled in general or sleeper.