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सरकार GOVERNMENT OF
INDIA
रेल
मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF
RAILWAYS
(रेलवे
बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD)
Commercial Circular No. 11 of 2025
No.TC 11/2910/2025/Fare
New Delhi, dated 30.06.2025
The Principal Chief Commercial Managers,
All Zonal Railways
Sub: Rationalisation of basic fare for passenger train
services w.e.f 01.07.2025.
Ministry of Railways have decided to rationalise the basic
fare of Passenger train services as per revised Passenger Fare Table published
by IRCA effective from 01.07.2025. The details of the basic fare
rationalisation are as under
:
Sl no.
|
Class
|
Increase in Fare per Passenger
Kilometer (PKM)
|
i.
|
Suburban (Single Journey Fare)
|
No change
|
ii.
|
Season Tickets (Suburban &
Non-Suburban)
|
|
Ordinary
Non-AC (Non-Suburban)
|
iii.
|
Second Class Ordinary
|
Half Paisa subject to condition
that (i) No increase up to 500 Km (ii) Increase by Rs. 5 for distance 501 to
1500 Km (iii) Increase by Rs. 10 for distance 1501 to 2500 Km (iv) Increase
by Rs. 15 for distance 2501 to 3000 Km.
|
iv.
|
Sleeper Class Ordinary
|
Half Paisa
|
v.
|
First Class Ordinary
|
Half Paisa
|
Mail/Express
(Non-AC)
|
vi.
|
Second Class (Mail/Exp)
|
01 Paisa
|
vii.
|
Sleeper Class (Mail/Exp)
|
01 Paisa
|
viii.
|
First Class (Mail/Exp
|
01 Paisa
|
AC
classes
|
ix.
|
AC Chair Car
|
02 paisa
|
x.
|
AC-3 tier/3E
|
02 paisa
|
xi.
|
AC-2 tier
|
02 paisa
|
xii.
|
AC First class/EC/EA
|
02 paisa
|
2. Existing basic fare of train services like Tejas
Rajdhani, Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto, Vande Bharat, Humsafar, Amrit Bharat,
Tejas, Mahamana, Gatimaan, Antyodaya, Garib Rath, Jan Shatabdi, Yuva Express,
Ordinary services (non-suburban), Anubhuti coach & AC Vistadome coach etc
has been revised to the extent of the above proposed increase in class-wise
basic fare as per notified revised Fare Table.
3. Other charges: There shall be no change in charges for
reservation fee, superfast surcharge etc. Such charges, wherever applicable,
shall continue to be levied additionally.
4. GST as applicable shall continue to be levied, as per
instructions issued from time to time.
5. Rounding off of fares shall continue to be done as per
existing principles.
6. Other terms and conditions shall remain same as per
instructions issued from time to time.
7. IRCA has been requested to print and supply the revised
Passenger Fare Table.
8. Each Railway shall ensure that the requisite number of
copies of revised Passenger Fare Table are collected from the General
Secretary, IRCA and are distributed to the concerned staff well in advance
before 01.07.2025. (Basic Fare Table is enclosed herewith).
9. In case of tickets already issued at pre-revised rates,
the revised fare shall not be applicable on such tickets. Accordingly,
difference of fare for journey on or after 01.07.2025 on such tickets shall not
be shown in the reservation chart. However, any new tickets made by TTE/ticket
checking staff in trains/at stations on or after 01.07.2025 shall be charged on
revised rate.
10. The fare list displayed to the public at stations shall
also be revised showing new fare effective from 01.07.2025.
11. The changes which are required to be carried out in
manual ticketing system if any and in PRS, UTS, etc, shall be ensured.
12. Special arrangements shall be made to ensure that
necessary instructions and the revised Passenger Fare Table are informed to the
staff well in advance. Steps should also be taken to ensure that the concerned
staff fully understands these changes and implements them properly.
13. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate
of Ministry of Railways.
14. The receipt of this letter may be acknowledged. Also
please check these instructions on the Indian Railways website-www.
indianrailways.gov.in.
15. Zonal Railways shall arrange to give wide publicity, to
the revision in fare and Fare Table w.e.f. 01.07.2025, through press, media and
also through notifications and announcements at stations.
(Praveen Kumar)
Director Passenger Marketing (Coordination)
Railway Board