Here's Diwali gift for rail commuters: Flexi-fare fully scrapped in 15 top trains. Full list here
New Delhi, Nov 1: This festive season, its a good news for the rail commuters as the Indian Railways have reduced the flexi-fare rate in as many as 101 trains, while fully scrapping the scheme for 15 premium trains, providing a big relief to the railway passengers.
The
scheme
will
also
be
removed
from
a
total
of
32
trains
during
lean
periods
[February,
March
and
August].
The
Railways
have
also
reduced
the
highest
slab
of
flexi-fares
from
1.5
to
1.4
times
the
base
ticket
fare
in
101
trains.
The review of Flexi Fare Scheme has been done after the recommendation of the railways' review committee, the Comptroller and Auditor General's report, and representations from passengers. The Railways has also reduced flexi fares from 1.5 to 1.4 times the base ticket fare in 101 trains, PTI quoted Railway Minister Goyal as saying.
Flexi-fare scheme will be removed:
1.
Shatabdi
Kalka-New
Delhi
Shatabdi
2.
Shatabdi
Kalka-New
Delhi
Shatabdi
3.
Shatabdi
New
Delhi-Ludhiana
Shatabdi
4.
Shatabdi
Ludhiana-New
Delhi
Shatabdi
5.
Shatabdi
Moga(Ludhiana)-New
Delhi
Shatabdi
6.
Shatabdi
New
Delhi-Moga(Ludhiana)
Shatabdi
7.
Shatabdi
New
Delhi-Bhatinda
Shatabdi
8.
Shatabdi
Bhatinda-New
Delhi
Shatabdi
9.
Shatabdi
Guwahati-Dibrugarh
Shatabdi
10.
Shatabdi
Dibrugarh-Guwahati
Shatabdi
11.
Shatabdi
Naharlagun-Guwahati
Shatabdi
12.
Shatabdi
Guwahati-Naharlagun
Shatabdi
13.
Shatabdi
Howrah-Puri
Shatabdi
14.
Duronto
Chennai-Madurai
Duronto
15.
Duronto
Madurai-Chennai
Duronto
List of trains from which flexi-fare will be removed in lean period of 2018-19:
12005
KALKA
SHATABDI
12014
AMRITSAR
SHATABDI
12016
AJMER
SHATABDI
12018
DEHRADUN
SHATABDI
12020
SHATABDI
EXPRESS
12025
SHATABDI
EXP
12026
PUNE
SHATABDI
12030
SWARNA
SHATABDI
12031
AMRITSAR
SHATABDI
12032
AMRITSAR
SHATABDI
12039
KGM
NDLS
SHT
12041
SHATABDI
EXPRESS
12042
NJP
HWH
SHATABDI
12045
NDLS
CDG
SHATABDI
12046
CDG
NDLS
SHATABDI
12213
DURONTO
EXPRESS
12214
YPR
DURONTO
EXP
12219
SC
DURONTO
EXP
12223
LTT
ERS
DURONTO
12224
ERS
LTT
DURONTO
12227
INDORE
DURONTO
12228
MUMBAI
DURONTO
12239
JAIPUR
DURONTO
12240
JP
MMCT
DURONTO
12243
SHATABDI
EXP
12244
SHATABDI
EXP
12278
SHATABDI
EXPRESS
12437
RAJDHANI
EXP
12441
BSP
NDLS
RAJ
EX
12442
BILASPUR
RJDHNI
12453
RNC
NDLS
RAJ
EXP
22414
NZM
MAO
RAJ
Earlier, on September 9, 2016, the Railways had introduced flexi-fare for premier trains: 44 Rajdhani, 52 Duronto and 46 Shatabdi Express trains. Under this, the base fare increases by 10 per cent with every 10 per cent of berths sold, subject to a prescribed limit. There was no change in the existing fare for first AC and economy class.