Railway
passengers may have to pay a user development fee, along the lines of
the levy charged by airport operators on travellers, to fund the upgrade
of railway stations, if a proposal that is currently being drafted is
accepted
Indian Railways proposes to charge a fee of as much as Rs10 on air-conditioned (AC) and chair car tickets that cost more than Rs500 per trip to give people at railway stations the kind of facilities that are available at airports
The proposal will exclude a majority of railway travellers, as a very small percentage of people travel in AC compartments. The fee will help Indian Railways generate funds to upgrade and maintain railway stations.
Indian Railways proposes to charge a fee of as much as Rs10 on air-conditioned (AC) and chair car tickets that cost more than Rs500 per trip to give people at railway stations the kind of facilities that are available at airports
The proposal will exclude a majority of railway travellers, as a very small percentage of people travel in AC compartments. The fee will help Indian Railways generate funds to upgrade and maintain railway stations.
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