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Posted: Jan 27 2017 (17:53)
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Last Response: Jan 28 2017 (17:03)
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Jan 27 2017 (16:51) Suvidha Express causing A-Suvidha due to pricing of fares
Jayashree^ 51439 news posts
CHENNAI: Although Suvidha Express trains have contributed to increased revenue for railways, a section of rail users has accused railways of focusing only on commercial considerations...
1 Public Posts - Fri Jan 27, 2017
Railways is not a charitable oranganisation to run on donations by travellers in the name of suvidha trains. IR specifies they recover only 57% of operational costs for operating an passengers train. So the max fare for suvidha trains should be 2-2.5times of normal fare for GS and SL to recover costs fully and 1.5 times for 3AC which are already making breakeven. This will fulfill both the travellers and railways in terms of occupancy and operational costs instead of running empty suvidha trains. One thing IR should realize is they are not in monopoly world and road, air and personal transportation are fast catching up due to improved infrastructure and IR is losing its trusted travellers to these sectors.
2 Public Posts - Sat Jan 28, 2017