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New Delhi:<\/strong> The Indian Railways is preparing to implement a marginal increase in passenger ticket fares starting July 1, according to reports by national media citing senior Railway officials. This marks the first hike in railway ticket prices in several years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As per the proposed changes, non-AC mail and express trains will see a fare hike of 1 paisa per kilometer, while AC class tickets will cost an additional 2 paise per kilometer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, the fare revision will not affect suburban trains or second-class tickets for journeys up to 500 kilometers. For second-class passengers traveling beyond 500 kilometers, the fare will increase by 0.5 paisa per kilometer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to sources, season tickets, commonly used by daily commuters, are also likely to be exempt from the fare hike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This move is being seen as a measure to improve the financial health of Indian Railways, which has been under pressure due to rising operational costs and infrastructure development expenses. Despite the marginal increase, officials have emphasized that the fare revision has been kept minimal to avoid burdening passengers, especially in the lower fare segments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A formal announcement from the Ministry of Railways is expected in the coming days, confirming the exact details and categories affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" New Delhi: The Indian Railways is preparing to implement a marginal increase in passenger ticket fares starting July 1, according to reports by national media citing senior Railway officials. This marks the first hike in railway ticket prices in several years. As per the proposed changes, non-AC mail and express trains will see a fare…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4611,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national"],"yoast_head":"\n
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