Recently, there have been some reports about a higher price being charged from those travelling in passenger trains over small distances. After concerns were raised over a rise in the ticket fares of short-distance passenger trains, the railways on Wednesday said the "slightly high fares" are only to discourage unnecessary travel. Also read Regular passenger train services to resume from April 1? 1,250 mail and express trains, 5,350 suburban services and more than 326 passenger trains are presently in operation on an average on daily basis. "With a view to regulate rush at stations and in trains, passenger trains are being charged slightly more fare than pre-Covid times and a close watch is being kept on its patronisation.

Source: dna February 24, 2021 14:48 UTC