GulfHindi English Desk: Indian Railways has announced a new user-friendly scheme called the AC Chair Car Traveler Discount Scheme. Under this scheme, the railways have introduced a discounted fare plan for passengers traveling in AC Chair Car trains.
The decision to hand over the authority to the zonal railways to start the discounted fare plan in AC seating accommodation trains has been taken by the Ministry of Railways in order to facilitate the use of accommodation on trains.
According to the Railway Board’s orders, this scheme will be applicable in all AC Chair Car and Executive Class of trains with AC seating accommodation. The discount can range up to a maximum of 25 percent on the base fare.
The fare criteria for the discount will be based on the competitive means of transportation. This is to ensure that the railways can provide their passengers with more organized and convenient options.
The scheme will be implemented immediately. However, the fare refund will not be accepted for passengers who have already booked their tickets. Reduced fares have been applied to all new bookings with immediate effect.
It is worth mentioning that the Railways has also announced a reduction in the fare of the Vande Bharat Express train, especially on routes where there are trains similar to the Vande Bharat Express, such as the Jan Shatabdi Express.
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👉Indian Railways has announced a new user-friendly plan called the “Mitravat Yojana” for passengers traveling in AC chair car trains.
👉The decision to hand over the authority to the zonal railways to start the affordable fare scheme in AC seating accommodation trains has been taken by the Ministry of Railways to facilitate the use of accommodation on trains.
👉According to the orders of the Railway Board, this scheme will be applicable to all trains with AC chair car and executive class seating. The percentage of concession can be up to a maximum of 25% on the base fare.
👉The fare criteria for competitive transportation will be considered while determining the amount of concession. This is to ensure that the railways can provide their passengers with more organized and convenient options.
👉The scheme will be implemented with immediate effect. However, no refund of fare will be acceptable for passengers who have already booked their tickets. Reduced fares have been implemented with immediate effect on all new bookings.
👉It is worth mentioning that the railways have also announced a reduction in fares for the Vande Bharat Express train, especially on routes where there are counterpart trains like the Jan Shatabdi Express.
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