TMC protests railway fare hike, demands rollback

Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 17:49

Terming the recent fare hikes in the railway as well as in the city Metro Railways as anti-people, the ruling Trinamool Congress on Thursday demanded immediate rollback.

Rajdhani, Duronto, Shatabdi train fares to be hiked from today

Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 12:27

Passengers will have to shell out more for travelling in Rajdhani, Duronto and Shatabdi trains from Thursday as Railways has increased catering charges in these premier trains by about two to four percent.

Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto fares go up from Thursday

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 15:19

Passengers will have to shell out more for travelling in Rajdhani, Duronto and Shatabdi trains from Thursday as Railways has increased catering charges in these premier trains by about two to four percent.

Kolkata Metro Railway hikes fares after 13 years

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 21:01

Metro Railway Kolkata, the first underground railway system in the country, on Tuesday decided to raise fares drastically after 13 years.

Further hike in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto fares from Oct 17

Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2013, 15:07

The ticket rates of Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto trains will go up further by about Rs 25 to Rs 27 with an upward revision in food tariff, a senior Railway Ministry official said.

Train travel to cost more from today

Last Updated: Monday, October 7, 2013, 09:45

The revised fares will also apply to tickets issued in advance for journey to commence on or after October 7.

Jayalalithaa demands rollback of railway fares

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 13:52

Describing the revision of railway fares as unjustifiable, Jayalalithaa on Sunday said the latest proposal would put an additional financial burden of about Rs 1,150 crore on the people and demanded its immediate `rollback`.

Train journey to cost more from today

Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 13:03

Passengers will have to shell out Rs 95 more for travelling to Bangalore from Delhi in AC First Class in Rajdhani as Railways has increased the fare by about 2 percent for all classes, including Sleeper and AC, from Monday.

Further hike Duronto fare

Last Updated: Saturday, October 5, 2013, 23:27

Travelling in AC classes of Duronto Express trains is set to be costlier from October 10.

Another round of 2% train fare hike from Oct 7

Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2013, 14:22

While the passenger fare hike would be effected from October 7, a parallel hike of about 2 percent in freight would also be revised from October 10 under the fuel adjustment component.

Rail fare hike proposal under examination: Kharge

Last Updated: Thursday, October 3, 2013, 15:02

A proposal to increase rail fare is under examination and a decision will be taken shortly, Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday said.

Fare hike: Pax body cries cartelisation, take airlines to CCI

Last Updated: Sunday, September 8, 2013, 13:34

In a petition to the Competition Commission chairman Ashok Chawla yesterday, the APAI has also accused the domestic carriers of resorting to fare hikes every time around the festive season.