Railway Budget 2014: Number of AC First Class, Chair Car Passengers Dropped in FY14

Amid railways eyeing higher revenue from travellers in air conditioned coaches, the number of passengers in AC First Class and AC 3 Tier registered a decline in 2013-14 as compared to the previous fiscal. The passengers in AC First Class dropped to 26.1 lakh in the last fiscal as against 33.1 lakh in 2012-13. Similarly, the number of passengers in the AC 3 Tier got reduced to 687.5 lakh in 2013-14 as against 700.8 lakh in the...