Ticket Prices To Get 'Cheaper' In Select Indian Railways Trains: 5 Points

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The flexi-fares will be reduced from 1.5 to 1.4 times the base ticket fare in 101 trains.As a gift to passengers this festive season, Indian
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Passengers undertaking journeys in premium trains from March 2019 will be the first group of travellers to avail the benefits of the revised
Indian Railways has completely scrapped flexi-fares in 15 premium trains in which the occupancy is less than 50 per cent throughout the
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dips to 50-75 per cent.3
The flexi-fares will be reduced from 1.5 to 1.4 times the base ticket fare in 101 trains.4
Some trains in which the flexi-fare scheme will be discontinued because of low occupancy include Kalka-New Delhi Shatabdi, Howrah-Puri
Shatabdi, Chennai-Madurai Duronto, Guwahati-Dibrugarh Shatabdi, New Delhi-Bhatinda Shatabdi
The trains in which flexi-fares will not be applicable during lean periods include Amritsar Shatabdi, Indore Duronto, Jaipur Duronto, Mumbai
The railways will soon be ready with the revised scheme with necessary changes on its portal and other logistics
The new system will begin with tickets booked 120 days in advance.