Minister of Railways Shri Dinesh Trivedi has announced a marginal increase in passenger fares in the Railway Budget presented today.
The fare have been increased by 2 paise per km for suburban and ordinary second class; 3 paise per km for mail/express second class; 5 paise per km for sleeper class; 10 paise per km for AC Chair Car, AC 3 tier and First Class; 15 paise per km for AC 2 tier and 30 paise per km for AC I.
The fares will be rounded off to the next nearest five rupees and the minimum fares and platform tickets will cost Rs. 5.