Flexi fare only in 141 trains, no plans to discontinue scheme, says Railway MinisterReplying to a question in the Lok Sabha on rising train fares, Goyal said flexi fare is applicable to 32 out of these 141 trains for nine m...
24 Jul, 2019, 02.56 PM IST
Railways to withdraw flexi fare from some trains from March 2019The Railways ministry has decided to rationalise the flexi fare scheme in these trains with effect from March 15, 2019 on an experimental b...
13 Nov, 2018, 08.14 PM IST
Flexi-fares: Passengers travelling in March 2019 to be first beneficiaries of reduced railway faresWhile the railways will be ready with the revised scheme with necessary changes on its portal and other logistics, the new system will begi...
02 Nov, 2018, 09.42 AM IST
Railways scraps flexi fare in some trains, reduces fares during lean season in othersIt has also reduced flexi fares from 1.5 to 1.4 times the base ticket fare in 101 trains, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said Wednesday.
31 Oct, 2018, 07.45 PM IST
Rail fares set to get cheaper as Railways plan to scrap flexi-fares from 40 trainsAccording to sources, the flexi-fare scheme is being scrapped for trains that have shown 50% “utilisation” — a euphemism for bookings.
14 Sep, 2018, 12.27 PM IST
Railways set to come up with revised flexi-fare scheme next monthThe govt is also mulling options to bring in special discounts under the scheme in less busy routes.
25 Aug, 2018, 07.52 PM IST
Railways' flexi fare decreased total ticket sales but increased earning: CAGRailways ministry had implemented the flexi-fare scheme in all Rajdhani, Duronto and Shatabdi trains.
20 Jul, 2018, 07.23 PM IST
Report on flexi-fare scheme under examination: GovtThe national transporter has come under criticism from some sections over the introduction of the flexi-fare scheme in Rajdhani and Shatabd...
21 Mar, 2018, 05.54 PM IST
Piyush Goyal junks report suggesting airline-like dynamic pricing in railwayGoyal has asked the committee to go back to the drawing board and draft a fresh report after it suggested introducing dynamic pricing, like...
18 Mar, 2018, 11.40 AM IST
Railways earned additional Rs 671 crore through flexi fareThe national transporter recently formed a committee to look into the system and suggest best options keeping in mind the interest of passe...
05 Jan, 2018, 04.40 PM IST
Rail ministry may tweak flexi fare scheme: MinisterScheme, applicable to premium trains, allows 10% of the seats to be sold at normal fare and thereafter increasing it in phases by 10% with ...
28 Sep, 2017, 10.02 PM IST
Flexi fare: Railways earns additional Rs 540 crore in less than a yearThe Railways made changes in the flexi fare structure to attract last minute travellers and introduced a range of discounts.
06 Aug, 2017, 12.09 PM IST
No move to extend flexi-fare policy to mail, express trainsThe Indian Railways will regularly review its flexi-fare policy to ensure maximum utilisation of train accommodation.
24 Mar, 2017, 09.24 PM IST
CAG flags appointments in Vyapam, state's "shadowy control"The CBI is currently probing the `Vyapam scam', a massive admission and recruitment racket which came to light a few years ago.
24 Mar, 2017, 09.21 PM IST
Soon, 10% rebate on vacant berths in all trainsThe transporter has earlier offered similar discount on vacant berths in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto trains on a trial basis from Decemb...
03 Jan, 2017, 09.33 AM IST
Tweaking in flexi fare system to attract last minute railway bookingCurrently, the fares of Rajdhani, Duronto and Shatabdi can go up to 50 per cent more than the base fare as per the flexi fare system introd...
12 Dec, 2016, 05.17 PM IST
Good response to flexi-fare system, claims railwaysThe railways has introduced the flex-fare system in Rajdhani, Shatadbi and Duronto trains from September 9, aiming at raking in Rs 500 cror...
11 Sep, 2016, 07.45 PM IST