In the Railway Budget 2013-14 presented in Parliament on 26.02.2013, it has been announced to implement the Fuel Adjustment Component (FAC) linked fare revision in passenger fare periodically.
1. Accordingly, Ministry of Railways have decided to revise Fuel Adjustment Component (FAC) linked passenger fare as per revised passenger Fare Table which will be published by IRCA effective from 07.10.2013.
2. In View of increase in the fare as mentioned above, the fare of First Class Tourist Tickets of 1 day, 3 days, and 5 days shell be increased by Rs. 5/=. There shall be no increase in second class tourist tickets.
3. Other Charges: There shall be no change in Charges for reservation fee, superfast surcharge etc. Such Charges, Wherever applicable, Shall continue to be levied additionally. -
4. The changes in fares as above Shall come into force w.e.f. 07.10.2013.
5. Service tax will Continue to be levied as applicable as per instructions issued in this regard.
6. The General Secretary, IRCA has been requested to print and supply the revised Passenger Fare Tables.
7 Each Railway will ensure that the requisite number of copies of revised Passenger Fare Tables are collected from the General Secretary, I.R.C.A. and distributed to the concerned staff well in advance of 07.10.2013.
8. The revised fares will also apply to tickets issued-in advance for journeys to commence on or after 07.10.2013. Until new tickets are printed, old printed card tickets may be issued after having necessary corrections in fares made on them in advance. Such alterations by the staff should be made preferably by stamp or in ink. A suitable notice in the Press should be given by the Railways advising that such
time new tickets are printed and made available, the existing tickets with alterations in fares on them would be issued.
9. In the case of tickets already issued at pre-revised rates, it should be ensured that the difference in fares and other Charges on or after 07.10.2013 is recovered either by TTE'S on the trains or by the Booking/Reservation Offices before the Commencement of journey by passengers. Commercial inspectors and TIAs should visit all important stations and ensure that fares and other charges are levied and tickets issued as per the revised rates. Commercial Officers should also make
surprise Checks at stations and ensure that the fares and other Charges are levied with effect from 07.10.2013 at the revised rates. The Fare List displayed to the public at stations should be revised and corrected showing the new fares with effect from 07.10.2013.
10. These Changes which are required to be carried out in manual ticketing system and in PRS, UTS` etc., should be ensured.
11. Special arrangements should be made to ensure that necessary instructions and the revised Passenger Fare Tables reach the staff well in time. Steps should also be taken to ensure that the staff fully understand these changes and implement them properly.
12. This issues with the Concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.
13. The receipt of this letter may be acknowledged. Also please check these instructions on the Indian Railways website www.indianrailways.gov.in.
14. Zonal Railways should arrange Wide publicity to the revision in fares and fares table W.e.f. 07.10.2013 and related instructions through the press, media and through notifications and announcements at stations.
EXPLANATORY NOTES FOR FARE
1. The fares will be same in case of all distances within that distance slab.
2. Minimum distance for charge of 200 Km. in Sleeper Class will not be applicable in case of Sleeper coaches declared as unreserved coaches by Zonal Railways in notified trains and in specified sections. In such cases, actual fares as shown in the concerned column will be levied/charged.
3. All fares notified in this Coaching Tariff are Basic Fares. All other miscellaneous charges like Reservation Fee, Superfast Charge, Catering Charge and Service Tax etc., wherever applicable, will be levied additionally.
3.1 Basic fares for high speed trains like Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Jan Shatabdi, all type of Duronto trains, Garib Rath and Yuva etc., as given in this Coaching Tariff, are also exclusive of Reservation fee, Superfast charge, Catering Charge and Service Tax etc. These charges, wherever applicable, will be levied additionally.
4. Suburban fares shall be levied for journeys performed in the suburban sections only. Non-suburban fares shall apply in case of all other journeys.
5. Rounding-off of fares:
5.1 Fares of all classes except Second Class Ordinary (Suburban). Chargeable Fares, as obtained after adding Miscellaneous Charges like Reservation Fee, Supplementary charge for Superfast trains, Catering Charge, Service Tax etc. to the Basic Fare, will be rounded off to the next higher multiple of Rs. 5.
5.2 Second Class (Suburban) Fares. Chargeable Fares for Second Class Suburban passengers, as obtained after adding applicable miscellaneous charges like MUTP Surcharge (as and where applicable) etc. to the Basic Fare, is proposed to be rounded off to the next higher multiple of five rupees, except that in cases where either '1' or '6' comes up as the last digit (i.e. in unit's place) it was be rounded off to the immediately lower multiple of rupees 5, i.e. 11.00, 21.00, 31.00, etc. would respectively become rupees 10.00, 20.00, 30.00, etc. and 6.00, 16.00, 26.00 etc. would respectively become rupees 5.00, 15.00, 25.00 etc. And, Fare values ending in rupees 2, 3 or 4 would be getting rounded off to rupees 5 and those ending in rupees 7, 8 or 9 to rupees 10 and so on and so forth.
6. Fares published in these tables are separately for the Peak and Lean seasons.
6.1 Peak and Lean seasons shall be as under: -
Lean Seasons 1st February to 31st March; and 1st August to 31st August
Peak Seasons 1st April to 31st July; and 1st September to 31st January
6.2 In so far as the “popular” trains’ segment is concerned, the peak period fares shall be applicable throughout the year in case of journeys undertaken in AC First and AC 2-Tier Classes.
7. The point-to-point fares for all pairs of stations, including intermediate to intermediate stations, in case of Shatabdi, Jan Shatabdi, Rajdhani and Duronto sets of trains shall be notified by the Zonal Railways
.
8. Children under 5 years of age will be carried free of charge. Children above the age of 5 years and under 12 years of age will be charged at half the corresponding adult fare. After adding applicable miscellaneous charges, if any, this Fare will be rounded-off to the next higher multiple of Rs.5 in case of all classes other than Second (Suburban); in the case of Second Suburban, rounding-off principle stipulated in Para 5.2 above shall apply. In case of Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto and Jan Shatabdi trains the methodology of computing concessions shall be governed in terms of CC 66 of 2012.
9. Children under 5 years of age will be provided food in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto Express trains without any charge.
10. Bed-rolls will be supplied to passengers in AC First Class, AC 2-Tier and AC 3-Tier Classes in all trains, except Garib Rath Express trains without any additional charge.
11. Bed-rolls in Garib Rath Express trains and in Sleeper Class of Mixed Duronto Express trains will be supplied to passengers on demand, on payment of stipulated charges.
12. Quarterly Season Tickets (QST) fares will be 2.7 times the Monthly Season Tickets (MST) fares.
13. Season Tickets beyond 150 km will be issued only over sections where this facility was being enjoyed prior to 1.4.1951.
Click Here to download or view updated Revised Fare Table w.e.f. 07.10.2013.
Click Here to download or view updated Sub Urban Revised Fare Table w.e.f. 07.10.2013.
1. Accordingly, Ministry of Railways have decided to revise Fuel Adjustment Component (FAC) linked passenger fare as per revised passenger Fare Table which will be published by IRCA effective from 07.10.2013.
2. In View of increase in the fare as mentioned above, the fare of First Class Tourist Tickets of 1 day, 3 days, and 5 days shell be increased by Rs. 5/=. There shall be no increase in second class tourist tickets.
3. Other Charges: There shall be no change in Charges for reservation fee, superfast surcharge etc. Such Charges, Wherever applicable, Shall continue to be levied additionally. -
4. The changes in fares as above Shall come into force w.e.f. 07.10.2013.
5. Service tax will Continue to be levied as applicable as per instructions issued in this regard.
6. The General Secretary, IRCA has been requested to print and supply the revised Passenger Fare Tables.
7 Each Railway will ensure that the requisite number of copies of revised Passenger Fare Tables are collected from the General Secretary, I.R.C.A. and distributed to the concerned staff well in advance of 07.10.2013.
8. The revised fares will also apply to tickets issued-in advance for journeys to commence on or after 07.10.2013. Until new tickets are printed, old printed card tickets may be issued after having necessary corrections in fares made on them in advance. Such alterations by the staff should be made preferably by stamp or in ink. A suitable notice in the Press should be given by the Railways advising that such
time new tickets are printed and made available, the existing tickets with alterations in fares on them would be issued.
9. In the case of tickets already issued at pre-revised rates, it should be ensured that the difference in fares and other Charges on or after 07.10.2013 is recovered either by TTE'S on the trains or by the Booking/Reservation Offices before the Commencement of journey by passengers. Commercial inspectors and TIAs should visit all important stations and ensure that fares and other charges are levied and tickets issued as per the revised rates. Commercial Officers should also make
surprise Checks at stations and ensure that the fares and other Charges are levied with effect from 07.10.2013 at the revised rates. The Fare List displayed to the public at stations should be revised and corrected showing the new fares with effect from 07.10.2013.
10. These Changes which are required to be carried out in manual ticketing system and in PRS, UTS` etc., should be ensured.
11. Special arrangements should be made to ensure that necessary instructions and the revised Passenger Fare Tables reach the staff well in time. Steps should also be taken to ensure that the staff fully understand these changes and implement them properly.
12. This issues with the Concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.
13. The receipt of this letter may be acknowledged. Also please check these instructions on the Indian Railways website www.indianrailways.gov.in.
14. Zonal Railways should arrange Wide publicity to the revision in fares and fares table W.e.f. 07.10.2013 and related instructions through the press, media and through notifications and announcements at stations.
EXPLANATORY NOTES FOR FARE
1. The fares will be same in case of all distances within that distance slab.
2. Minimum distance for charge of 200 Km. in Sleeper Class will not be applicable in case of Sleeper coaches declared as unreserved coaches by Zonal Railways in notified trains and in specified sections. In such cases, actual fares as shown in the concerned column will be levied/charged.
3. All fares notified in this Coaching Tariff are Basic Fares. All other miscellaneous charges like Reservation Fee, Superfast Charge, Catering Charge and Service Tax etc., wherever applicable, will be levied additionally.
3.1 Basic fares for high speed trains like Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Jan Shatabdi, all type of Duronto trains, Garib Rath and Yuva etc., as given in this Coaching Tariff, are also exclusive of Reservation fee, Superfast charge, Catering Charge and Service Tax etc. These charges, wherever applicable, will be levied additionally.
4. Suburban fares shall be levied for journeys performed in the suburban sections only. Non-suburban fares shall apply in case of all other journeys.
5. Rounding-off of fares:
5.1 Fares of all classes except Second Class Ordinary (Suburban). Chargeable Fares, as obtained after adding Miscellaneous Charges like Reservation Fee, Supplementary charge for Superfast trains, Catering Charge, Service Tax etc. to the Basic Fare, will be rounded off to the next higher multiple of Rs. 5.
5.2 Second Class (Suburban) Fares. Chargeable Fares for Second Class Suburban passengers, as obtained after adding applicable miscellaneous charges like MUTP Surcharge (as and where applicable) etc. to the Basic Fare, is proposed to be rounded off to the next higher multiple of five rupees, except that in cases where either '1' or '6' comes up as the last digit (i.e. in unit's place) it was be rounded off to the immediately lower multiple of rupees 5, i.e. 11.00, 21.00, 31.00, etc. would respectively become rupees 10.00, 20.00, 30.00, etc. and 6.00, 16.00, 26.00 etc. would respectively become rupees 5.00, 15.00, 25.00 etc. And, Fare values ending in rupees 2, 3 or 4 would be getting rounded off to rupees 5 and those ending in rupees 7, 8 or 9 to rupees 10 and so on and so forth.
6. Fares published in these tables are separately for the Peak and Lean seasons.
6.1 Peak and Lean seasons shall be as under: -
Lean Seasons 1st February to 31st March; and 1st August to 31st August
Peak Seasons 1st April to 31st July; and 1st September to 31st January
6.2 In so far as the “popular” trains’ segment is concerned, the peak period fares shall be applicable throughout the year in case of journeys undertaken in AC First and AC 2-Tier Classes.
7. The point-to-point fares for all pairs of stations, including intermediate to intermediate stations, in case of Shatabdi, Jan Shatabdi, Rajdhani and Duronto sets of trains shall be notified by the Zonal Railways
.
8. Children under 5 years of age will be carried free of charge. Children above the age of 5 years and under 12 years of age will be charged at half the corresponding adult fare. After adding applicable miscellaneous charges, if any, this Fare will be rounded-off to the next higher multiple of Rs.5 in case of all classes other than Second (Suburban); in the case of Second Suburban, rounding-off principle stipulated in Para 5.2 above shall apply. In case of Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto and Jan Shatabdi trains the methodology of computing concessions shall be governed in terms of CC 66 of 2012.
9. Children under 5 years of age will be provided food in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto Express trains without any charge.
10. Bed-rolls will be supplied to passengers in AC First Class, AC 2-Tier and AC 3-Tier Classes in all trains, except Garib Rath Express trains without any additional charge.
11. Bed-rolls in Garib Rath Express trains and in Sleeper Class of Mixed Duronto Express trains will be supplied to passengers on demand, on payment of stipulated charges.
12. Quarterly Season Tickets (QST) fares will be 2.7 times the Monthly Season Tickets (MST) fares.
13. Season Tickets beyond 150 km will be issued only over sections where this facility was being enjoyed prior to 1.4.1951.
Click Here to download or view updated Revised Fare Table w.e.f. 07.10.2013.
Click Here to download or view updated Sub Urban Revised Fare Table w.e.f. 07.10.2013.
