Kerala Jan Shatabdi Express Loses Superfast Status, Ticket Price To Be Dropped
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala: Indian Railways has announced that it is withdrawing the superfast status of two Jan Shatabdi Express services operating in Kerala. The train include Thiruvananthapuram–Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram–Kannur trains. The decision comes into effect from January 1, 2027.
The Railway reclassified the train from Superfast to regular Express trains due to average speeds dropping below ‘the 55 km per hour Superfast threshold.’
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As the train became regular Express, it fair has also been affected, with the removal of the supplementary Superfast surcharge. This will reduce the non-AC ticket fares by about Rs 15 and AC chair car fares by up to Rs 45.
To elaborate, the Kannur–Thiruvananthapuram seating reservation would drop the fare from Rs 235 to Rs 220, while the AC Chair Car drops from Rs 780 to Rs 735.
