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JAIPUR: After the newly introduced fares, rail passengers will have to pay from Rs 10 to Rs 200 more in various classes of trains for different destinations. For Delhi, train passengers will have to pay at least Rs 50 extra, while for other destinations including Howrah, Mumbai and others, passengers will have to pay Rs 100 or more extra.

Railways started charging increased fares of 1 paisa to 4 paisa per km, though there has not been any hike in the reservation and superfast charges of various trains from January 1 onwards. The fares of the trains were increased last in 2014-15.

TOI on Friday spoke to the officials of the NWR to find out the exact increase in the fares, which is going to affect rail passengers travelling from Jaipur to Delhi, Jaipur to Mumbai, Jaipur to Howrah, Jaipur to Bengaluru, Jaipur to Jodhpur and Jaipur to Udaipur .

Delhi passengers travelling in I-AC were earlier paying Rs 1,380 and with the increased fares, the passengers will have to pay Rs 1,395. “Delhi II-AC passengers were paying Rs 830, who are now required to pay Rs 840, for III-AC passengers will have to pay Rs 610 instead of the earlier fare of Rs 595,” said a senior officer of NWR on Friday.

The passengers travelling to Mumbai from Jaipur in I-AC have to pay at least Rs 100 extra for the travel. “Earlier they were required to pay Rs 3,495 but now they will have to pay Rs 3,595. Likewise for the same destination in II-AC, earlier they were paying Rs 2,050 but are now required to pay Rs 2,100,” said an officer.

Even the employees’ unions of the north western railways welcomed the step saying it was “much needed” and “long pending”. “I think to increase the earnings, railways require to increase fares and even platform ticket. We are already running in losses. Also, I would suggest the rail ministry to increase the freight as growth of railways is dependent on freight and fare,” said an office bearer of a railways employees union.

