Indian Railway Fare Structure PDF

Chapter-2. FARE STRUCTURE OF DIFFERENT CLASSES. _________________________________________________________________________ Minimum fare, Rounding off fare, Inflated distance, Combined fare. Minimum fare, Minimum Chargeable Distance and other charges as per class (Rupees per adult passenger) available...

Chapter-2. FARE STRUCTURE OF DIFFERENT CLASSES. _________________________________________________________________________ Minimum fare, Rounding off fare, Inflated distance, Combined fare. Minimum fare, Minimum Chargeable Distance and other charges as per class (Rupees per adult passenger) available on Indian Railway.(01/01/2020) Minimum Reservation Supplementary Minimum Chargeable Fee Charge Class Fare Distance (Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.) (KM) I AC/Busy Season 300 1059 60 75 I AC/Lean Season 300 998 60 75 2AC/ Busy Season 300 625 50 45 2AC/ Lean Season 300 605 50 45 Ist Class M/Exp. 100 232 50 45 Ist Class Ordy 10 45 50 -- AC III 300 440 40 45 AC III(Economy class) 300 440 40 45 AC Chair Car 150 211 40 45 Sleeper Class M/Exp. 200 124 20 30 Sleeper Class Ordy 200 78 20 -- II Class M/E 50 30 15 15 II Class Ordy. Non Suburban 10 10 15 -- II Class Ordy. Suburb 10 5 -- -- Note:- 1. Above Minimum fare is applicable for Adult and Child passenger, however not applicable for PTO & concessional fare. 2. Children under 5 years of age will be carried free of charge. 3. In unreserved classes children of the age of 5 years and under 12 years of age will be charged half the adult fare. 34 4. In unreserved classes, the child shall be charged half the adult fare which shall not be less than the minimum fare. 5. In reserved classes if child wants berth then fare will be equal to adult fare 6. In reserved classes, if the child does not require a reserved berth, he shall be charged half the adult fare which may be less than the minimum fare. In this case, no reservation fee is charged. 7. In case of reserved chair cars full adult fare is applicable for children CHILD FARE AGE OF CHILD FARE COLLECTED Below 5 Years 1. Free 2. If berth/seat required – Full adult fare 5 Years and above, but below 12 Years Half the adult fare subject to minimum (Unreserved ticket) distance for charge In case of reserved Berth If no separate berth is required (NOSB) Half the adult Fare. Minimum fare not applicable If separate berth is required Full adult fare In case of reserved sitting accommodation Full adult fare 12 Years and above Full adult fare For berth not opted child - (Not Opted Separate Berth - NOSB) 1. EQ is not allotted 2. Bed roll is not supplied 3. No reservation Charge collected 4. If ticket is cancelled, only clerkage charges are collected 5. If it is a two-leg journey, berth option as per first leg *Coaching Traffic ( For AC-1st & AC 2T class) – 1. Lean Period –Feb, Mar & Aug 2. Peak Period – Remaining 9 Months  In Popular trains peak season fare will be applicable throughout the year. Minimum chargeable fare in Suburban section is Rs. -/5 35  Minimum chargeable fare in Non -Sub Urban section is Rs.-/10 Minimum basic fare will apply to child tickets (Unreserved) Concessional and P.T.O fare may be less than Minimum basic fare. GST-%5 for all upper classes. Carrying capacity of various classes and their codes & alpha codes - Class Booking Code Alpha Code Carrying Capacity AC First Class 1A H 24 AC Executive class EC E 56 AC 2Tier 2A A 54 AC 3Tier 3A B 72 AC 3 Tier (Economy 3 E M 83 class) AC Chair Car CC C 78 Sleeper Class SL S 80 M/Exp. II Class M/E 2S D 108 Reserved seating Minimum fare for Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Jan Shatabdi & Garibrath Trains. Minimum Minimum Reservation fee Supplementary Class distance fare(Rs.) (Rs.) charge (Rs.) (km) Rajdhani Express IAC/Busy Season 300 1215 60 75 IAC/Lean Season 300 1145 60 75 2AC/Busy 300 718 50 45 Season 2AC/Lean 300 695 50 45 Season AC III Tier 300 510 40 45 Economy AC 300 470 40 45 36  Shatabdi Express AC Executive 50 386 60 75 AC Chair Car 50 172 40 45 Jan Shatabdi Express AC Chair Car 50 172 40 45 II Class Sitting 50 40 15 15 GaribRath Express AC III Tier 100 154 40 45 AC Chair Car 100 122 40 45 Yuva Trains Minimum Minimum Reservation Supplementary Class Distance (km) Fare (Rs.) Charge (Rs.) Charge (Rs.) Yuva Passengers 100 122 40 45 Non-Yuva 100 122 40 45 Passengers For Yuva Passengers, maximum fare up to the distance 1500 km will be Rs.560 including Base fare, Reservation charge & Supplementary charge and Rs. 743/- up to 2500 Km. Minimum Fare of Monthly Season Ticket MST QST HST YST Suppleme Suppleme Suppleme Supplement Minimum Class Min.Fare ntary Min.Fare ntary Min.Fare ntary Min.Fare ary Distance (Rs.) Charge (Rs.) Charge (Rs.) Charge (Rs.) Charge (Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.) First 10km 325 675 880 2025 1755 4050 3510 8100 First 10 km 100 225 270 675 540 1350 1080 2700 Rounding off of fare – 1. Fare for Mail / Express will be rounded off to next five rupees. 2. Fare of Season Ticket will be rounded off to next 5 rupees. 3. At the time of refund, Cancellation charges will be rounded off to next 5 rupees. 37 4. With the fare of first class & all AC classes, 5% GST will be taken. Telescopic Fare - If a ticket for a definite distance is purchase in two or more parts, the passenger has to pay more and if ticket is purchased in single part the fare will be less and so the advantage from the ticket is single part is called as telescopic fare. Note: When journey extended in the train, no telescopic benefit will be given. Inflated/Adjusted distance - On Central Railway, distance of Neral - Matheran section is inflated according to traffic. The actual distance of this section is 21 kms. Traffic Distance Passenger Traffic 126 Kms Luggage Traffic 63 Kms Parcels Traffic 147 Kms Goods Traffic 189 Kms Calculation of fare for distance beyond 5000 km: - 1. Fare table has been published for distance up to 5000 Kms. 2. For calculation of fare for beyond 5000 kms, 5000 kms will be deducted from total distance. 3. Fare for 5000 kms will be taken from fare table. 4. 50-50 kms part will be made of remaining distance. 5. For each part the fare will be levied as under and it will be added to fare of 5000 kms. Sr No Class Fare – Per 50 Km or part in Rs. 1 AC Ist 80 2 AC II tier 47 3 Ist Class M/Exp 45 4 AC III Tier 32 5 AC Chair Car 27 6 Sleeper M/Exp 13 7 IInd M/Exp 08 8 Ist Class Ordy 41 9 Sleeper Class Ordy 09 10 IInd Class Ordy 05 38 Combined Fare – Combined tickets are issued where same class of the accommodation or same train is not available throughout distance. Fare for this ticket will be calculated as under. – 1. Fare for the entire distance for travel in higher class / train will be calculated. 2. Fare for the entire distance for travel / train in lower class will be calculated. 3. Both fares will be added. 4. Fare of higher class will be calculated, for entire distance. Note: - 1. If the upper class fare for entire distance is less than the combined fare, then less fare will be collected. 2. All rules like minimum fare, rounding off of fare, Reservation charges, Free Allowance etc. will be applicable as per higher class. Reference books for coaching traffic 1. Indian Railway Conference Association Coaching Tariff No.26, P–I, Vol-I - Rules for conveyance of Passengers and luggage. 2. Indian Railway Conference Association Coaching Tariff No.26, P–I, Vol-II - Rules for concessions given to Passengers and luggage. 3. Indian Railway Conference Association Coaching Tariff No.25, P–I,Vol-III -Rules for Parcels, Animals and Demurrage and wharfage charges. 4. Indian Railway Conference Association Coaching Tariff No.26, Part–II, - Passenger Fare Table. 5. Indian Railway Conference Association Coaching Tariff No.25, Part–III, - Parcel and Luggage Rate Table. 6. ndian Railway Conference Association Coaching Tariff No. 24 Part – IV – Rates for Carriage of Motor Cars and Motor Tractors. 7. Indian Railway Commercial Manual Vol–I –Rules regarding Coaching Traffic. 8. Local Distance Table 9. Distance tables other Railways (JDT). 10. Map of Indian Railways. 11. Advance Rate Notifications issued by Zonal Railway. 39