Indian railways to hike fare on long-distance travel from Dec 26: Here’s why

As the ministry of railways on Sunday announced a hike on its fare tariff, passengers travelling long distances are set to bear the brunt under the revised structure, which becomes operational from December 26.

Attributing the spike in fare to the increase in its manpower cost, the ministry of railways in its official release clarified that the increase will have a limited financial impact on passengers. The rationalisation in the fare tariff is aimed towards generating an additional ₹600 crore in revenue, according to the release.