New Train Fare will be effective from the midnight of 6TH October and 7th October 2013

New Train Fare will be effective from the midnight of 6TH October and 7th October 2013

The revised passenger fare will be effective from the midnight of 6TH October and 7th October 2013 (i.e 0000 hours of 7th October 2013).

The revised freight tariff will be effective from the midnight of 9th October and 10th October 2013 (i.e. 0000 hours of 10th October 2013).

In the case of tickets already issued at pre-revised rate, the difference in fare and other charge will be recovered for journeys undertaken on or after 10thOctober, 2013 either by TTEs on the trains or by the booking/reservation offices before the commencement of journey by passenger.
 
The assessed impact of FAC-linked revision is as under:
1.Passenger Fares:
No increase in either Second Class Ordinary (Suburban) or Second Class MST fares;

Fares for Second Class Ordinary (Non-Suburban) would go up by a maximum of Rs.5/- in select distance slabs, while in the other distance slabs there would be no change in existing fares.

In all other classes, the revised fares would be only about 2% higher than the existing fare.

Anticipated incremental earning would be around Rs.450/- crore in the balance six months of the financial year.

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