Do people want easy rail travel or picture with 'shahenshah's' statue: Rahul Gandhi in dig at govtGandhi's attack on the government came days after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said setting up selfie booths at railway stations w...
30 Dec, 2023, 03.01 PM IST
Parliament panel recommends resumption of senior citizen concession in rail fareThese concessions were granted in fares of all classes of Mail/Express/Rajdhani/ Shatabdi/Duranto group of trains but were withdrawn on Mar...
13 Mar, 2023, 06.27 PM IST
Congress MP demands discussion on internal security in LSPreneet Kaur (INC) too demanded the Electricity (Amendment) bill be reviewed before bringing it up for discussion. Manish Tewari (Congress)...
12 Dec, 2022, 02.00 PM IST
Lockdown woes: L&T Metro Rail may invoke force majeure clause for loss of ops in HyderabadThe concession period of the project is 35 years, from the appointed date of July 5, 2012 including the initial construction period of five...
10 Aug, 2020, 02.02 PM IST
IRCTC's Tejas train fares to be 50% less than flights on same routes; no concession, quota"The fares of these two trains will be around 50 per cent less than the price of flight tickets on the same route. Even during peak season,...
27 Aug, 2019, 03.42 PM IST
Future hike in Delhi Metro fares unlikely: PuriHardeep Singh Puri noted if revenue situation remained good, there was no question of recommending an increase in the fares.
06 Aug, 2018, 09.58 PM IST
Railways saves Rs 77 crore from 'Give it up' scheme on discounted ratesFrom mid-August in 2016 to March-end in 2018, about 40 lakh senior citizens had voluntarily given up concessions on their rail tickets.
19 Apr, 2018, 10.03 PM IST
Railways to offer options on senior citizen fare concessionThe Railways bears 43 per cent of the cost of train fare even as the state-run transporter incurs a loss of about Rs 30,000 crore a year in...
06 Jul, 2017, 08.15 PM IST
LTC norms eased; employees to get reimbursement of rail fare for childrenMinistry of Railways had decided that in case of children above 5 and under 12, for whom full berth/seat is sought at the time of reservati...
05 May, 2016, 05.04 PM IST
Mumbai Metro lower fares to Rs 10-20 from TuesdayThe Metro line which connects Versova-Andheri to Ghatkopar will charge a maximum fare of Rs 20 for token users and Rs 15 for smart card use...
07 Jul, 2014, 09.46 PM IST
Mumbai Metro can charge Rs 10-40: Bombay High CourtThe fare is substantially higher than the Rs 9, Rs 11 and Rs 13 agreed by developer and operator Reliance Infrastructure in concession agre...
24 Jun, 2014, 08.50 PM IST
Mumbai Metro fare set between Rs 10-40After launching Mumbai Metro's first phase, project's developer Reliance Infra officially announced on Monday that the fare has been set be...
10 Jun, 2014, 05.33 AM IST
Airport Metro slows down, fares go up by 50%The 50 per cent fare hike came into effect today just a day after commercial operations on the 23-km corridor resumed after a gap of six mo...
23 Jan, 2013, 06.01 PM IST
- Disabled people can soon book rail tickets online
Soon, differently abled people can book rail tickets online at concessional fares that they are entitled to.
08 May, 2012, 09.13 AM IST
Railway Budget 2012: 50 per cent concession in rail fares to Shirdi temple soughtThey also demanded that the railway station in Shirdi be upgraded with modern amenities as thousands of pilgrims arrive there to visit the ...
02 Mar, 2012, 02.09 PM IST
- Rail concession for visually, mentally challenged from July 1
The extension of rail fare concession for the visually and mentally challenged travelling in Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains will take effect ...
24 Jun, 2011, 03.12 PM IST
- Rail Budget may be a quiet affair
If Lalu Prasad’s railway budgets were big-bang affairs, marked by across-the-board fare cuts, chances are that Mamata Banerjee’s will be a ...
30 Jun, 2009, 03.45 AM IST