WAP-7 - तेरे जैसा यार कहाँ , कहाँ ऐसा याराना , याद करेगी दुनियां तेरा मेरा अफसाना. - Arjun Rai

Any fares increases passenger patronages shifted to Road transport and Airways.
AC passenger easily shifted to the low cost Airlines
Thatkal / Suvitha airfare train passengers are shifted to the AC sleeper class omni Buses / non AC class Omni buses.
Moreover Ola / Uber also extract some passenger patronages from the Railways.
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So Railway s have to reduce all the AC class unethical higher fares by at least 30 %.
Moreover the fares minimum distance travel fares have to be drastically reduced so as short distance passenger also enjoyed AC coach travel.Ordinary second class short distance ( 30km) passenger s are encouraged to travel in AC class .
All the class passenger/ expresses minimum charging distance have to be reduced to 30 km only.
In this Digital World the AC / sleeper class minimum charging distance during day time to 30 km.
Moreover all the passengers operated more than 60 km to be provided with 2S - second sitting reservation coaches
.So the passengers can be assured travel without panic of crowds in the train.
IR also received additional reservation charges / cancellations of 2S - sitting reservation.
Ticket less travel also reduced On seeing TTE in the passenger train 2S coaches.
Indian Railway short distance 30 km,medium distance ( 160 km),long distance passenger 600 km and very long distance passenger > 600 km have to be encouraged to travel in trains with additional amenities.