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Railways: 1.78 cr ticketless passengers in first 9 months of FY'22
The data was made available by the Railway Board in response to the RTI query filed by Madhya Pradesh-based activist Chandra Shekhar Gaur
In 2020-21, Railways earned Rs 500 cr from Tatkal, premium Tatkal tickets
The Railways earned Rs 403 crore from tatkal ticket charges, an additional Rs 119 crore from premium tatkal tickets, and Rs 511 crore from dynamic fares during 2020-21
Railways hiked fares for short distances to deter non-essential travel
Hike covers less than 3% of total trains running; fares fixed in passenger trains at unreserved price of mail or express trains for the same distance
Amazon India ties up with IRCTC to start online train ticket bookings
Users can check seat, quota availability on all train classes on Amazon app. They can pre-load money into Amazon Pay Balance wallet and pay in a single click
In pics: No more long queues, Railways plans QR-enabled tickets
The onboard ticket-checking staff will get updated with the all the passenger-related information, simultaneously
Private train operations likely by 2023, fares to be competitive: Railways
Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav said that private players in passenger train operations will mean a quantum jump in technology and coaches that run at higher speeds
Reservation period for special trains increased to 120 days: Indian Railway
The changes will be implemented from May 31 onward, according to Indian Railways
Railways to restart counter ticket bookings, run more trains soon
500,000 tickets booked in three hours for 200 trains starting on June 1
Railways to operate AC, non-AC trains from June 1, booking from tomorrow
It said the general (GS) coaches shall also have reserved seats for sitting, meaning there will be no unreserved coach in these trains
Indian Railways to start issuing waiting list tickets in special trains
Earlier, the Railways said that no waiting list tickets will be booked and passengers with confirmed tickets will be allowed to board the train
East Coast Railways to engage ticket booking agents at small stations
The agents will sell unreserved tickets through the computerised system, the official said, adding that they will get a commission
Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto tickets to get pricier with hike in meal prices
Railways said the move to hike prices of meals was to give passengers more variety and improve hygiene and quality of food
Nearly 50% train tickets still purchased in cash: RailYatri survey
Amid push by the government on digital payments, a study byonline portal RailYatri has found that more than half of the train tickets inIndia are purchased in cash. "And this is not because the train travellers necessarilyprefer it that way, but the sale of reserved train tickets through authorizedagents (contributing an estimated half of reserved ticket sales) continues tobe in cash. The primary cause for this is the dis-incentive eco-system whichrewards cash while penalizing online transactions," Railyatri said in itsreport based on a countrywide survey of consumers and ticketing agents. The study found that the rule of imposing a cap on PaymentGateway (PG) charges at 0.7 per cent (for train tickets prices less than Rs.2000) is completely out of tune with the average bank charges, which the agentshave to pay. According to RailYatri, the typical PG charges varies between 1.5per cent to 2 per cent depending on the provider, with most providers fallingon the higher side. Agents, ...
