Rail Fare Hike: How Much More You Will Pay
The government on Friday pushed through a steep hike in rail passenger and freight fares, in the first dose of a "bitter medicine" Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned of having to administer to revive Asia's third-largest economy.
From June 25, rail passenger fares will increase by 14.2 per cent and freight rates by 6.5 per cent, the Railways Ministry said in a statement. The last fare hike was in October 2013. The fare hikes announced on Friday come ahead of the Rail Budget 2014 to be presented by current Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda next month.
Here's how the fares will look after the hike:
Delhi to Kolkata
For express/ mail trains from Delhi to Kolkata you have to pay Rs 76 more for sleeper class travel. An air-conditioned three-tier journey will cost around Rs 200 more.
Current Fare      Revised Fare
Sleeper: Rs 535Â Â Â Â Â Rs 610
AC 3: Rs 1,395Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rs 1593
AC 2: Rs 2015Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rs 2301
AC 1: Rs 3450Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rs 3939
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Delhi to Mumbai
For express/ mail trains from Delhi to Mumbai you have to pay Rs 75 more for sleeper class travel. An air-conditioned three-tier journey will cost around Rs 190 more.
Current Fare        Revised Fare
Sleeper: Rs 520Â Â Â Rs 593
AC 3:Â Rs 1350Â Â Â Â Â Rs 1,541
AC 2: Rs 1950Â Â Â Â Â Â Rs 2226.9
AC 1: Rs 3335Â Â Â Â Â Â Rs 3808
Delhi to Bangalore
For express/ mail trains from Delhi to Bangalore you have to pay Rs 100 more for sleeper class travel. An air-conditioned three-tier journey will cost around Rs 260 more on the same route.
Current Fare          Revised Fare
Sleeper: Rs 715Â Â Â Â Â Â Rs 816
AC 3 :Â Â Â Â Rs 1850Â Â Â Â Rs 2112
AC 2:Â Â Â Â Â Rs 2725Â Â Â Â Rs 3111Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
AC 1:Â Â Â Â Â Rs 4710Â Â Â Â Rs 5378
Radhanis
Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani
Existing fare       Revised fare
AC 3- Rs 1514Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rs 1728
AC 2- Rs 2197Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rs 2508
AC 1- Rs 3813Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Rs 4354
Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani
Existing fare       Revised fare
AC 3 - Rs 1416Â Â Â Â Â Â Rs 1617
AC 2 - Rs 2064Â Â Â Â Â Â Rs 2357
 AC-1 - Rs 3567     Rs 4073
Delhi-Chennai Rajdhani
Existing fare       Revised fare
AC 3 - Rs 1856Â Â Â Â Â Rs 2119
AC 2 - Rs 2740Â Â Â Â Â Rs 3129
AC 1 - Rs 4755Â Â Â Â Â Rs 4673
Delhi-Bangalore Rajdhani
Existing fare       Revised fare
AC 3- Rs 1924Â Â Â Â Â Â Rs 2197
AC 2- Rs 2864Â Â Â Â Â Â Rs 3270
AC 1- Rs 4989Â Â Â Â Â Â Rs 5697
(With agency inputs)
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