Rly fare hike shocks residents:
Chandigarh: The recent increase in the railway fare by 14.2 per cent across the board has come as a shock for residents of the city. A majority of them recalled the popular slogan of the BJP ‘Ab achhe din aane wale hain’ (good days are here) and said the decision to increase the fare was contrary to the claims made by the Modi government, as it would add to their financial burden, especially to that of the weaker sections.
The Railways Ambala Division Senior Commercial Manager Gulshan said they had not received any circular so far but had been intimated verbally by the higher authorities about the hike. He said that after getting the revised rates the on-line chart would be updated.
As per the revised rates, those travelling by AC chair car in the morning Shatabdi would have to pay Rs 620, now. Earlier, they were paying Rs 540.For the executives class commuters will have to pay Rs 1,220 against Rs 1,070.
Similarly for the afternoon Shatabdi, the AC chair car fare will be Rs 670 which was earlier Rs 580 and for the executive class Rs 1,250 against Rs 1,110.
For the evening Shatabdi, the AC chair car ticket will cost Rs 715 for which passengers were earlier paying Rs 625. For the executive class Rs 1,320 will be charged against Rs 1,155.Records revealed that last year in October minimal rates were revised by the Railway Ministry. As per the revised fare chart, the minimum increase announced by the Railway Minister is of Rs 5 against Rs 2. However, no change was made in the reservation fee and platform ticket which is Rs 20 and Rs 5 respectively.
The minimum increase in the mail express and passenger train was of Rs 27, for the first class — Rs 45, for sleeper class — Rs 37, for the AC chair car — Rs 192; for Jan Shatabdi — Rs 36, for AC 3 tier — Rs 402 and for the second class — Rs 79.
Congress condemns BJP govt
The local unit of the Congress on Friday flayed the BJP government at the Centre for 14.2 per cent hike in the passenger railway fare.
Criticising the development, party spokesperson Pardeep Chhabra said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made false promises of “achhe din” just to fetch votes but now when the BJP has been voted to power, the common man has started suffering.
He said like the ‘India Shining’, now ‘achhe din’ campaign fell flat in just about a month after the BJP government came to power, adding that this was just a trailer and a lot more was yet to come.
Shatabdi delayed
Hundreds of passengers who were commuting in the evening Shatabdi plying from Chandigarh to New Delhi had a harrowing time as the train halted at Lalru for over an hour. Sources said the train halted due to engine failure. As per the scheduled time, train No. 12012 plying from Chandigarh at 6:20pm reaches New Delhi at 9:55 pm. However, the train reached there at around 11pm due to the fault. Passengers complained that no information was given to them about the technical fault.
The Railways Ambala Division Senior Commercial Manager Gulshan said they had not received any circular so far but had been intimated verbally by the higher authorities about the hike. He said that after getting the revised rates the on-line chart would be updated.
As per the revised rates, those travelling by AC chair car in the morning Shatabdi would have to pay Rs 620, now. Earlier, they were paying Rs 540.For the executives class commuters will have to pay Rs 1,220 against Rs 1,070.
Similarly for the afternoon Shatabdi, the AC chair car fare will be Rs 670 which was earlier Rs 580 and for the executive class Rs 1,250 against Rs 1,110.
For the evening Shatabdi, the AC chair car ticket will cost Rs 715 for which passengers were earlier paying Rs 625. For the executive class Rs 1,320 will be charged against Rs 1,155.Records revealed that last year in October minimal rates were revised by the Railway Ministry. As per the revised fare chart, the minimum increase announced by the Railway Minister is of Rs 5 against Rs 2. However, no change was made in the reservation fee and platform ticket which is Rs 20 and Rs 5 respectively.
The minimum increase in the mail express and passenger train was of Rs 27, for the first class — Rs 45, for sleeper class — Rs 37, for the AC chair car — Rs 192; for Jan Shatabdi — Rs 36, for AC 3 tier — Rs 402 and for the second class — Rs 79.
Congress condemns BJP govt
The local unit of the Congress on Friday flayed the BJP government at the Centre for 14.2 per cent hike in the passenger railway fare.
Criticising the development, party spokesperson Pardeep Chhabra said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made false promises of “achhe din” just to fetch votes but now when the BJP has been voted to power, the common man has started suffering.
He said like the ‘India Shining’, now ‘achhe din’ campaign fell flat in just about a month after the BJP government came to power, adding that this was just a trailer and a lot more was yet to come.
Shatabdi delayed
Hundreds of passengers who were commuting in the evening Shatabdi plying from Chandigarh to New Delhi had a harrowing time as the train halted at Lalru for over an hour. Sources said the train halted due to engine failure. As per the scheduled time, train No. 12012 plying from Chandigarh at 6:20pm reaches New Delhi at 9:55 pm. However, the train reached there at around 11pm due to the fault. Passengers complained that no information was given to them about the technical fault.
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