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Thursday, May 17, 2018

Indian Railways to charge AC Class passengers a user development fee

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.

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