Railway Fare Hike Kicks In From Tomorrow, No Extra Charge For Pre-Booked Tickets

Last Updated:June 30, 2025, 22:56 IST

In a statement, the railway ministry said those who have booked tickets before July 1 will not have to pay any extra charges

The fare of non-AC mail and express travel has increased by one paisa per km. This covers second class, sleeper class and first class. (Image: PTI/File)

The Indian Railways has rationalised the basic fare of passenger train services from July 1 by increasing the charges two paisa per kilometre for air-conditioning class and one paisa per kilometre for the non-AC class.

In a statement issued on Monday, the railway ministry said those who have booked tickets before the date will not have to pay any extra charges.

“Tickets issued before this date will remain valid at existing rates, with no fare adjustment," a ministry official told News18.

The ministry said the fare has been increased to enhance financial sustainability of passenger services. “Revised fares will apply to tickets booked on or after July 1… PRS, UTS, and manual ticketing systems are being updated accordingly," it said.

In addition to this, it was also clarified that there will be no change in ancillary charges. “Reservation fees, superfast surcharges, and other charges remain unchanged. GST will continue to be levied as per applicable rules," the statement read, adding that the fare-rounding principles remain as per existing norms.

HOW MUCH MORE WILL THE TICKETS COST?

The fare of AC class in mail and express trains has been increased by two paisa per km. This is valid for AC chair car, AC 3-tier, 3-economy, AC 2-tier, AC first class, and executive class. It is also applicable for the executive Anubhuti.

“The fare revision also applies to premier and special train services such as Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto, Vande Bharat, Tejas, Humsafar, Amrit Bharat, Mahamana, Gatimaan, Antyodaya, Jan Shatabdi, Yuva Express, AC Vistadome coaches, Anubhuti coaches, and ordinary non-suburban services, in accordance with the revised class-wise fare structure," the ministry said.

The fare of non-AC mail and express travel has increased by one paisa per km. This covers second class, sleeper class and first class.

Indian Railways has revised second-class fares with a marginal hike of half a paisa per km. While journeys up to 500 km remain unaffected, passengers travelling beyond will now pay Rs 5 to Rs 15 more, depending on the length of their journey – Rs 5 for 501 km to 1,500 km, Rs 10 for 1,501 km to 2,500 km, and Rs 15 for 2,501 km to 3,000 km.

“No change in suburban single journey fares and season tickets (for both suburban and non-suburban routes)," the ministry said.

Last week, News18 had reported the ministry will increase fares from July 1.

For the almost-1,400 km distance between Delhi and Mumbai, the fare increase in AC class tickets will be Rs 28 per person and for non-AC class it will be Rs 14. For the second class, the increase will be less than Rs 5 per person.

For close to 2,200 km between Delhi and Chennai, the fare hike will be Rs 44 for AC class for each passenger and Rs 22 for non-AC mail/express class tickets. In the second class, the hike would be less than Rs 10 per person.

The last fare revision was done in 2020 and, before that, in 2014-2015.

Nivedita Singh

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