Platform ticket prices skyrocket, find out how the railways reacted.
Railways have also given a big tweak to the common man amid rising inflation. There has been a big increase in the price of tickets for local trains and platforms.
New Delhi: Amid rising inflation, the railways have also dealt a major blow to the common man. There has been a huge increase in ticket prices for local trains and platforms, which is having a direct impact on the general public. Railways has reduced the price of a platform ticket from Rs 10 to Rs 50. Now the railways have stated the reason behind their decision.
Indian Railways said platform tickets have recently been priced at up to Rs 50 at some stations. Railways say their decision is temporary and the price has been increased to control congestion at stations during the Corona period.
The sale of platform tickets was stopped after the lockdown in Corona period but platform tickets will be available at all major railway stations, including Delhi, from 12 noon today. Platform tickets are priced at Rs 50 in many other cities across the country.
In Mumbai, a Rs 10 ticket is priced at Rs 50
Earlier in Mumbai, the Central Railway had hiked platform ticket prices at some important stations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) to avoid overcrowding on the platforms during the summer season in view of the Kovid-19 epidemic.
Central Railway (CR) Chief Public Relations Officer Shivaji Sutar said platform tickets at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Dadar and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Mumbai and nearby Thane, Kalyan, Panvel and Bhiwandi were reduced from Rs 10 to Rs 50. The new price was implemented in Mumbai from March 1 and will remain in force till June 15.
