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Posted: Aug 21 2021 (19:59)
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Indian Railways passengers hoping to upgrade from uncomfortable non-air-conditioned sleeper coaches to the new 3 Tier AC Economy class are in for a disappointment. The national...
18 Public Posts - Sun Aug 22, 2021
* NonAC general cost about 60% of non-AC sleeper. Then ac general too should cost 60% of AC3 i.e. about 1.5-1.6 times that of sleeper fares or about 2.5 times the current non-AC general class fares.
* Fare of Mumbai local AC general class should be bench mark for fixing fares of the AC general class coaches in long distance trains. Mumbai local ac fare from churchgate to Virar (60kms) is Rs 20 in Non Ac general class and Rs. 220 in AC general class. If IR keep AC general fares a good 11 times the non-ac fares in suburban trains, then it would be very interesting to see what shall be fare for AC general coaches in outstation trains.
* Fare of Mumbai local AC general class should be bench mark for fixing fares of the AC general class coaches in long distance trains. Mumbai local ac fare from churchgate to Virar (60kms) is Rs 20 in Non Ac general class and Rs. 220 in AC general class. If IR keep AC general fares a good 11 times the non-ac fares in suburban trains, then it would be very interesting to see what shall be fare for AC general coaches in outstation trains.