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  Railway Ministry notifies fare hike from today: Here's what changes for passengers

  India | December 25, 2025 23:59 IST

  This is the second time in a year that the ministry has revised passenger train fares. The earlier fare hike was implemented in July.

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  Rahul Gandhi targets Modi govt over Railway's policies, says 'loot in name of dynamic fare is on'

  India | March 03, 2024 12:30 IST

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, whose 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' paused on Sunday to participate in the opposition I.N.D.I.A bloc's rally in Bihar slammed the Modi government over issues related to Railways - the lifeline of India's transport system.

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  Wondering why Railways charging higher fares for short distance travel? Here's the reason

  India | February 24, 2021 19:11 IST

  The Indian Railways on Wednesday issued a clarification over increased train fare saying slightly higher fares for short-distance passenger trains done only to discourage people from travel which is not most necessary.

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  Train fares increased from today: Here's how it will affect your pocket

  Business | January 01, 2020 11:55 IST

  The increased fare, however, is not applicable on suburban trains while they are applicable on mail/express non-AC trains, AC trains, and Rajdhani, Shatabdis. Here's how it will affect your pocket from today.

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  Alert! Trains ticket to get expensive as Railway likely to increase fare price, details inside

  Fyi | July 11, 2019 23:35 IST

  Railway is planning to increase the facilities provided to the passengers. Following which it may stop giving subsidy to the passengers on tickets. In fact, it is said passengers might have to pay 43 percent more on their current ticket fare.

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  Train fare hike sound decision: Chidambaram

  Politics | January 10, 2013 19:04 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 10: The hike in rail fares across the board, announced Wednesday, is a sound economic decision, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said Thursday."The hike in rail fares across the board was a sound

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  Hike is anti-poor, will protest across country: Trinamool

  Politics | January 09, 2013 19:57 IST

  Kolkata, Jan 9: Strongly opposing the hike in railway fares announced Wednesday, the Trinamool Congress called it "anti-poor" and "anti-common man", and said it would begin protests throughout the country from Thursday."The Trinamool Congress opposes

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  CPI-M opposes railway fare hike

  Politics | January 09, 2013 19:39 IST

  Kolkata, Jan 9: CPI-M leader in the Lok Sabha and former chairman of the railway standing committee Basudeb Achariya opposed the hike in train fares announced Wednesday, saying it would burden the common man."It is

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  Train fare hike unacceptable, says BJP

  Politics | January 09, 2013 19:29 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 9: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) opposed the hike in train fares, effective Jan 21 midnight, announced by the government Wednesday, and said the move was "unacceptable" and "atrocious"."The government goes on