The fare of these trains will be less, the Rs 30 ticket will become Rs 10, this is the complete information.

There is a relief news for the passengers traveling in passenger and local trains. The Railway Board has decided to reduce the fares of passenger and local trains by one-third. With this change, tickets at nearby railway stations will cost Rs 10. This fare will be applicable on DEMU, MEMU and passenger trains.

According to reports published in the media, the new fares in passenger and local trains will be applicable from January 1, 2025. According to a railway official, orders were issued to reduce the fares of 167 passenger trains last week. These steps have been taken after Covid. According to the information, fares of some passenger and loco trains have already been reduced. The fares of all other passenger, DEMU and MEMU trains will also be reduced. This reduction will be up to three times.

There will be a reduction in railway fares after four years

During the Covid pandemic in 2020, Railways had ordered to run passenger trains as Mail Express. Meanwhile, their fare was increased, the minimum fare which was Rs 10 was increased to Rs 30. When the situation became normal, it was reduced and fares on some railway routes were also reduced. After four years, the Railway Board is again reducing the fares of all local and passenger trains.

There will be an increase in the number of passengers

Due to reduction in fares of passenger and local trains, the journey of railway passengers will become easier. Earlier they had to pay Rs 30 to the nearest railway station, whereas going to the same place by auto or other passengers used to cost them only Rs 10. Due to reduction in railway fare by one third, the Rs 30 ticket will again cost Rs 10. This will increase the number of passengers traveling in passenger and local trains.