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CR's loss on season passes is Rs727 crore
"CR makes losses of Rs727 crore on the suburban system because of the low monthly season pass fares. If we reduce expenditure on CR as a whole to offset suburban losses, safety of long-distance and goods trains will take a hit. So, something will have to be done to ensure money for completing these important projects," said an official.
The thing to do, officials believe, is to charge 'right price' or in short increase monthly season pass fares. The CR's official statement, hinting as much,...
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reads: "These cost intensive proposals need that suburban losses are offset by right pricing of suburban MST fares failing which the cuts on expenditure of Central Railway may jeopardize the maintenance and safe operations of the entire long distance and goods trains as well."