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Higher flexi-fares in Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto will 'force' passengers to opt for airlines, warns CAG to Railways

A comparison with air fare for 13 sectors showed that travelling in aeroplane was cheaper than using the Railways for a large number of routes

Airline-like meals on board Indian Railways from July; to be introduced on premium trains like Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto

The Railways provides 12 lakh meals per day, 10 lakh of which is served onboard trains.

Indian Railways planning to install 12 lakh CCTV cameras at 8,500 railway stations across India

Railways is exploring various options to fund the installation of the CCTV surveillance systems — and may even raise resources from the market if needed.

Railways upgrade 48 trains to superfast category, raise fares, increase speed by 5 km/ hr; no new amenities

Passengers will have to shell out Rs 30 more for sleeper, Rs 45 for second and third AC and Rs 75 for first AC class as superfast charges.

Indian Railways announces new timetable for 500 trains in order to cut travel time; halt time reduced from 1 Nov

In order to reduce the running time of close to 500 trains across zones, the Indian Railways recently announced a new timetable which will be applicable from 1 November.

Indian Railways to use tablets to take feedback on food served on premium trains

The system would be formally launched on the Mumbai Rajdhani in a couple of weeks, IRCTC chief spokesperson Pinakin Morawala said.

Flexi fare scheme: Railways earns additional revenue of Rs 540 cr, no plans to discontinue it

The scheme, which officials say will be continuously reviewed, saw a revision last December after the Railways took note of vacant seats in such trains.

Railways' new scheme: You may get to travel Rajdhani, Shatabdi at ordinary express fare from April

Named 'Vikalp' or alternative, the scheme aims to utilise vacant berths in many premier trains including Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto and other special ones such as Suvidha trains in all major routes.

Mr Railway Minister, this feels like extortion; why not have a small hike across the board?

It takes political courage to hike passenger fares. Since Suresh Prabhu has proved, like PM Narendra Modi, that he is not averse to taking risks, he should have gone for hike for all classes in all trains.

Suresh Prabhu's rail ministry is learning from the airlines industry, but all the wrong things

Make no mistake about it, Union railways minister Suresh Prabhu's attempt to introduce 'surge pricing' on some premium trains on the pretext of emulating the aviation sector is plain loot and misuse