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Updated Mar 05, 2021 | 14:17 IST Ministry of Railways said the rise in platform tickets is a temporary measure done to prevent overcrowding at stations in view of public safety during the pandemic Platform tickets price hiked days rise in train ticket fares; Railway Ministry says ’temporary measure’&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspIANS Key Highlights Decision to hike platform ticket price under purview of DRMs: Ministry of Railways Platform ticket price rise tempora...

Indian Railways Says Platform Ticket Price Hike On Some Stations Is Temporary, To Prevent Crowding Amid Pandemic Western Railways’ Churchgate Station (Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (representative image) Today, Indian Railways clarified that the price hike in the platform tickets at some stations is temporary, and aimed at preventing crowding amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. A few days ago, the cost of platform tickets at some railway stations was increased by up to Rs 5...

The new rate came into force on February 24 and will remain effective till June 15 this year, an official said

A circular issued by SER late last month directed Ranchi, Chakradharpur, Adra and Kharagpur railway divisions and the platform ticket prices were raised last week. RANCHI: The South Eastern Railways (SER) has directed its railway divisions in Jharkhand and West Bengal to raise the price of platform tickets in all its busy railway stations by 300% to regulate the footfall as part of Covid-19 safety regulations. A circular in this regard issued by SER late last month directed Ranchi, Chakradharp...