The Ministry of Railways has decided to introduce the flexi-fare system for Rajdhani, Duronto and Shatabdi trains.

It's actually surge pricing that app-based taxi services were forced to withdraw by state governments. Here, the Indian Railways is government itself. In case of these trains, the fare would keep going up with the number of tickets sold.

Only the first 10 per cent tickets will be sold at the current fare. After that it will go up by as much as 50 per cent above what you pay today.

BASE FARE TO BE BASED ON FLEXI FARE SYSTEM, OTHER CHARGES SEPARATELY

The base fare for Rajdhani, Duronto and Shatabdi class of trains will go dynamic from September 9.

The other supplementary charges like reservation charge, super fast charge, catering charge and service tax will remain at the same level.

HERE IS HOW YOU WILL BE AFFECTED Fare will go up by 10 per cent for every 10 per cent tickets of the total sold. No changes in the existing fare for 1AC and Economy class. Vacant berths left at the time of charting to be offered for current booking. Tickets under current booking to be sold at the last price sold for that class. Information to be displayed to the passenger during the booking in case the fare of lower class becomes higher than the higher class. The last price for every class of tickets for the particular train to be printed in the reservation chart. Tatkal will be available at 150 percent of base fare The present limit of berths set aside for Tatkal quota will remain. However, no additional charges as "Tatkal charges" will be levied. No Premium Tatkal Quota in these trains. Revised fares will not apply to tickets already issued in advance for journeys to commence on or after September 9. In case of tickets already issued at pre-revised rates, the difference of fare will not be collected from the passengers.

Here is a table to help you understand the fare changes in a better manner.

India Today also calculated for you the revised fares for the New Delhi-Mumbai Central Rajdhani Express.

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