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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 fa...

Revision of Fare for Duronto and Rajdhani-Dhatabadi Express trains Revision in Fare of AC Classes of Duronto Express Trains at par with Rajdhani-Shatabadi Express for Comparable Classes with Effect from 10th October,2013 Ministry of Railways has decided to further revise the fares of AC classes of Duronto Express trains at par with Rajdhani-Shatabadi Express for comparable classes. There shall be no change in the fares of sleeper class and non-AC chair car classes of Duronto Express. The new changes in fares of Duronto Express shall come into force w.e.f. 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 10th October, 2013 either by TTEs on the trains or by the booking/reservation offices before the commencement of journey by passenger. The detail revised fare table is available on the Indian Railways website namely www.indianrailways.gov.in.

Hike in Train Fares under consideration - says Railway Minister Railway Minister Mallikarjun said in the meeting which was held in New Delhi yesterday that the fares should be revised accordance with the fuel prices. As announced in the Railway budget the fares may be revised from 1st November, but it is on consideration under Railway Ministry. An announcement of train fare hike may hear very soon…

Timings of Secunderabad - Bidar Express Revised Timings of Train No. 17010 Secunderabad–Bidar Express train will be revised with effect from 20th September, 2013. Accordingly, Train No. 17010 Secunderabad – Bidar Express will depart Secunderabad at 18 30 hrs (instead of 17 30 hrs), depart Begumpet at 18 41 hrs, Sanathnagar at 18 46 hrs, Lingampalli at 19 00 hrs, Shankarpalli at 19 17 hrs, depart Vikarabad at 20 30 hrs, depart Kohir at 21 25 hrs, Zahirabad at 21 35 hrs and arrive Bidar at 22 30 hrs o­n the same day (instead of 21 15 hrs). There is no change in the timings of Train No. 17009 Bidar – Hyderabad Express.

Centre for Railway Information Systems Launches New Enhanced Interface for Train Enquiry Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS), the IT wing of Indian Railways, has developed an enhanced new interface for the www.trainenquiry.comfor dissemination of information to public. National Train Enquiry System (NTES) developed by CRIS is the backend system which collects information about train running on near real time basis and disseminates information through various interfaces like nationwide unique number 139, Website (www.trainenquiry.com), face to face enquiry, mobile interfaces etc. The new interface is accessible through www.trainenquiry.com or www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in. The new interface for the website was made public for past one week as field trial to get users’ feedback. The new interface, which offers quick and easy access to essential information for passengers, has been largely appreciated for its speed, simple interface and richness of information and smooth user...

Ministry of Railways Book Your Train Reservation Ticket While on Move through Mobile Phone No Need to Carry Ticket Print-Out, Mere Display of Message on Mobile is Sufficient during Travel To bring further convenience to the rail users, Indian Railways through Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Railway, has been offering the service of booking e-ticket over the mobile phone. After initial registration and downloading of suitable software on the mobile handset with internet facility, it will be quite easy for the mobile users to book a reserve ticket through their own mobile. After booking, the passenger will receive a reservation message with full details of the ticket including PNR, Train No, date of journey, class etc. This virtual message would be treated at par with the print-out of the e-ticket which at present is taken out by the passengers and is known as Electronic Reservation Slip (ERS).  Hence, wi...

Train Fare Hike 2013 : Difference in Fare to be paid in train to Checking Staff also... Revision of Train Fare : Revision of Train Passenger Fare effective from 22nd January, 2013. The passengers are advised to pay the difference of the ticket fare to the nearest reservation office or special counter opened at major railway stations... The Southern Railway official press release said, the Ministry of Railways have decided to revise passenger fares with effect from 22nd January 2013.  As such, in the case of tickets already issued at pre-revised rates, the difference in fare and other charges have to be paid by the public. The public are requested to contact the nearest Reservation Office/designated counter in the reservation office or special counter opened at major stations and pay the difference of fare, well in advance of their journey, duly tendering exact change in order to ensure transaction.  In case they are unable to do so, they may pay the difference in fare to...

Chennai Central Suburban Train Fare List updated Feb-2013 : We hope you find this information useful I have tried… New train fare list from Chennai Central to Nellore route services… Stations Between New Fare Old Fare From To Chennai Central Basin Bridge 5.00 5.00 Chennai Central Ennore 5.00 5.00 Chennai Central Athipattu Pudu Nagar 10.00 5.00 Chennai Central Kaveripettai 10.00 5.00 Chennai Central Gummudipundi 15.00 5.00 Chennai Central Tada 15.00 10.00 Chennai Central Sulurpettai 20.00 10.00 Chennai Central Naidupeta 20.00 15.00 Chennai Central Gudur 25.00 15.00 Chennai Central Venkatachalam 30.00 15.00 Chennai Central Nellore 35.00 20.00   Fare list of trains from Chennai Central to Tirupati route services… Stations Between New Fare Old Fare From To Chennai Central Basin Bridge 5.00 5.00 Chennai Central Annanur 10.00 5.00 Chennai Central Avadi 10.00 5.00 Chennai Central Kadambattur 10...