The Western Railway on Saturday hiked the platform ticket rates to Rs 50 from Rs 10 earlier on major stations in the Mumbai division till October 31. The step has been taken to curtail overcrowding during the festive season.
The platform ticket rate has been increased at Mumbai Central, Dadar, Borivali, Bandra Terminus, Vapi, Valsad, Udhna and Surat stations in the Mumbai division, reported PTI citing an official release.