Indian Railway Announces Fair Hike; Mail, Express, AC Train To See Uptick From December 26
New Delhi: From December 26, 2025, onward, passengers on several trains, including mail, Express and AC trains will see an uptick fares, as the Indian Railway revised the fares.
The fare hike is likely to affect passengers of certain categories, especially for long journeys while the suburban trains and the short-distance train fares would remain the same. The cost of general class tickets up to a distance of 215 kilometres (km) will not change.
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However, distances more than 215 km would cost 1 paise per km. For non-air-conditioned coaches on mail or express trains, the hike will be 2 paise per km. The cost of travel in air-conditioned coaches has also been hiked by 2 paise per km.
As per the revision, a 500 km journey in non-air-conditioned coaches would cost Rs 10 more.
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The government says the move aims to rationalise the rising operational costs, noting that it has expanded its network and operations significantly over the past decade, and it is increasing its manpower.
It is expected that the upcoming fare hike will raise Railways’ earnings by Rs 600 crore annually.
