There were reports that passengers traveling in general class will not get tickets without reservation now. No matter how short the journey.
To prevent the spread of corona infection, most of the trains which were closed since the month of March last year have started running now. With vigilance amid the Corona epidemic, people are again using trains for long distance travel. Meanwhile, many such reports have come out, in which it has been said that more money is being collected from the railways for passenger trains. On this, the railway has given a clarification on Thursday.
Railways rejected the matter of increasing the fare
The Railway Ministry tweeted that the report of overcharging of passengers was misleading and baseless. The statement issued said that festival trains were run in view of the increasing demand for passenger trains during festivals.
These trains are running continuously to reduce congestion. According to the arrangement, the fare of such trains has been kept higher since 2015. This year also no changes have been made in it. In further statement from the railway, it has been said that according to the policy, in the special fair case also, 2s passengers cannot be charged extra than Rs. 15.
What were the reports, which the railway rejected?
There were reports that passengers traveling in general class will not get tickets without reservation now. No matter how short the journey.
Significantly, to stop the spread of Covid-19 from the railways, the trains have been operated in a phased manner since March 22.
In Corona’s time too, the Railways started operations and transported passengers to their destination with a capacity of about 60 percent. At present, a total of 1058 Mail / Express, 4807 suburban services and 188 passenger trains are running regularly.
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