Railway Ministry

Rail fare hike was inevitable: Ravi Shankar Prasad

He said the decision was taken by the United Progressive Alliance government in the interim budget in February.

Jun 21, 2014, 19:39 PM IST

Rail passenger fare hiked by 14.2%, freight rates by 6.5%

In an unpopular decision, railway passenger fare was increased by 14.2 percent in all classes while freight charge was hiked by 6.5 percent with effect from Friday.

Jun 20, 2014, 17:19 PM IST

Rail travel to be costlier; passenger fare hiked by 14.2%

Railway minister has hiked the passenger fares by 14.2 percent effective from midnight tonight.

Jun 20, 2014, 16:58 PM IST