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NEW DELHI: The Railway Ministry has decided to reduce fairs of AC chair car and executive class of all trains including Vande Bharat and those trains with Abubhuti and Vistradom coaches by 25 per cent depending on the occupancy, a Railway Board release said on July 8.
“The element of discount shall be upto maximum 25% on the basic fare. Other charges like reservation charge, Super fast surcharge, GST, etc., as applicable, shall be levied separately. The discount may be provided in any or all the classes on the basis of occupancy,” the release went on to add.
The fares of competitive modes of transport will be the criteria while deciding the quantum of discount, it added. The discount can be given for the first and/or last leg of the journey and/or intermediate sections and/or end-to-end journey provided the occupancy is less than 50 per cent in that leg/section/end-to-end.
“The discount shall be implemented with immediate effect. However, no refund of fare shall be admissible for already booked passengers,” it said. In case of trains where flexi fare is applicable in a particular class and the occupancy is poor, the scheme can be withdrawn initially as a measure to increase the occupancy. This scheme will not be applicable on special trains introduced as holiday or festival specials,” the release added.
