The Union railway ministry officially notified the hiked train ticket prices on Thursday. The new prices will come into effect from today. The Union ministry announced revised ticket prices recently as part of measures to rationalise fares.
The ministry announced its decision to increase the passenger fares on December 21. This is the second time in a year that passenger train fares have been revised. Earlier, fare hike was implemented in July.
“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 a statement.
The ministry said fare rates have been hiked with “the objective of balancing affordability for passengers and sustainability of operations”.