Railway Budget

Passenger fares cut by 2%



Posted On : 2009-02-13 02:35:52( TIMEZONE : IST )

Passenger fares cut by 2%

The Union Minister of Railways, Shri Lalu Prasad presented the Interim Railway Budget 2009-10 in the Lok Sabha today.

The minister announced reduction in passenger fares of ordinary passenger trains by one rupee for fares costing up to Rupees fifty per passenger for journey above ten kms.

Second class and sleeper class fares of all Mail/Express and ordinary passenger trains to be reduced by 2 per cent for tickets costing Rupees fifty and more per passenger.

Fares of AC First Class, AC II tier, AC III tier and AC Chair Car also to be reduced by two per cent.

Source : Press Information Bureau

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