Railway fare between important stations after the hike

New Delhi: Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Wednesday announced a hike in railway fares, the first in the last 10 years. The new fares will be effective from midnight of January 21, 2012. The Railway Minister also clarified that the fares will not be hiked in Railway Budget.

Bansal said that he expects to get Rs 6,600 crore from the hike, keeping into account the incremental traffic volume as well. Railways is making all efforts to meet user amenity and safety requirements, added Bansal.

Existing and proposed basic fares of Rajdhani trains:

Mumbai Central-New Delhi: Distance 1388 kms

AC First fare (existing) Rs 3357

AC First fare (proposed) Rs 3555

AC two tier fare (existing) Rs 1937

AC two tier fare (proposed) Rs 2106

AC three tier fare (existing) Rs 1247

AC three tier fare (proposed) Rs 1450

Howrah-New Delhi: Distance 1430 kms

AC First fare (existing) Rs 3433

AC First fare (proposed) Rs 3680

AC two tier fare (existing) Rs 1979

AC two tier fare (proposed) Rs 2147

AC three tier fare (existing) Rs 1273

AC three tier fare (proposed) Rs 1483

Bhubaneswar-New Delhi: Distance 1746 kms

AC First fare (existing) Rs 3901

AC First fare (proposed) Rs 4173

AC two tier fare (existing) Rs 2244

AC two tier fare (proposed) Rs 2435

AC three tier fare (existing) Rs 1429

AC three tier fare (proposed) Rs 1660

Chennai-Nizamuddin: Distance 2176 kms

AC First fare (existing) Rs 4480

AC First fare (proposed) Rs 4798

AC two tier fare (existing) Rs 2567

AC two tier fare (proposed) Rs 2778

AC three tier fare (existing) Rs 1609

AC three tier fare (proposed) Rs 1889

Existing and proposed fares Shatabdi express

New Delhi-Chandigarh: Distance 206 kms

AC chair car (existing) Rs 266

AC chair car (proposed) Rs 287

Executive Class (existing) Rs 630

Executive Class (proposed) Rs 651

New Delhi-Lucknow: Distance 511 kms

AC chair car (existing) Rs 526

AC chair car (proposed) Rs 576

Executive Class (existing) Rs 1253

Executive Class (proposed) Rs 1307

New Delhi-Bhopal: Distance 701 kms

AC chair car (existing) Rs 647

AC chair car (proposed) Rs 715

Executive Class (existing) Rs 1552

Executive Class (proposed) Rs 1627

Howrah-Ranchi: Distance 426 kms

AC chair car (existing) Rs 439

AC chair car (proposed) Rs 481

Executive Class (existing) Rs 1042

Executive Class (proposed) Rs 1087

Existing and proposed basic fares of the Duranto trains:

Delhi-Jammu Tawi: Distance 577 kms

AC First fare (existing) Rs 1776

AC First fare (proposed) Rs 1835

AC two tier fare (existing) Rs 1084

AC two tier fare (proposed) Rs 1119

AC three tier fare (existing) Rs 710

AC three tier fare (proposed) Rs 768

Sleeper Class fare (existing) Rs 252

Sleeper Class fare (proposed) Rs 287

Allahabad-New Delhi: Distance 634 kms

AC First fare (existing) Rs 1908

AC First fare (proposed) Rs 1976

AC two tier fare (existing) Rs 1161

AC two tier fare (proposed) Rs 1200

AC three tier fare (existing) Rs 760

AC three tier fare (proposed) Rs 822

Sleeper Class fare (existing) Rs 270

Sleeper Class fare (proposed) Rs 308

Mumbai (CSTM)-Nagpur: Distance 840 kms

AC First fare (existing) Rs 2314

AC First fare (proposed) Rs 2402

AC two tier fare (existing) Rs 1403

AC two tier fare (proposed) Rs 1458

AC three tier fare (existing) Rs 908

AC three tier fare (proposed) Rs 993

Sleeper Class fare (existing) Rs 323

Sleeper Class fare (proposed) Rs 373

Howrah-New Delhi: Distance 1430 kms

AC First fare (existing) Rs 3276

AC First fare (proposed) Rs 3421

AC two tier fare (existing) Rs 1971

AC two tier fare (proposed) Rs 2052

AC three tier fare (existing) Rs 1243

AC three tier fare (proposed) Rs 1394

Sleeper Class fare (existing) Rs 441

Sleeper Class fare (proposed) Rs 528

Nizamuddin-Secunderabad: Distance 1671 kms

AC First fare (existing) Rs 3613

AC First fare (proposed) Rs 3785

AC two tier fare (existing) Rs 2170

AC two tier fare (proposed) Rs 2275

AC three tier fare (existing) Rs 1357

AC three tier fare (proposed) Rs 1515

Sleeper Class fare (existing) Rs 482

Sleeper Class fare (proposed) Rs 590

Bhubaneswar-New Delhi: Distance 1746 kms

AC First fare (existing) Rs 3724

AC First fare (proposed) Rs 3898

AC two tier fare (existing) Rs 2236

AC two tier fare (proposed) Rs 2338

AC three tier fare (existing) Rs 1394

AC three tier fare (proposed) Rs 1565

Sleeper Class fare (existing) Rs 495

Sleeper Class fare (proposed) Rs 598

Howrah-Yasvantpur: Distance 1962 kms

AC First fare (existing) Rs 4058

AC First fare (proposed) Rs 4248

AC two tier fare (existing) Rs 2432

AC two tier fare (proposed) Rs 2549

AC three tier fare (existing) Rs 1508

AC three tier fare (proposed) Rs 1700

Sleeper Class fare (existing) Rs 536

Sleeper Class fare (proposed) Rs 652

Chennai-Nizamuddin: Distance 2176 kms

AC First fare (existing) Rs 4058

AC First fare (proposed) Rs 4248

AC two tier fare (existing) Rs 2432

AC two tier fare (proposed) Rs 2549

AC three tier fare (existing) Rs 1508

AC three tier fare (proposed) Rs 1700

Sleeper Class fare (existing) Rs 536

Sleeper Class fare (proposed) Rs 652

New Delhi-Ernaculam: Distance 2950 kms

AC First fare (existing) Rs 4959

AC First fare (proposed) Rs 5263

AC two tier fare (existing) Rs 2953

AC two tier fare (proposed) Rs 3119

AC three tier fare (existing) Rs 1761

AC three tier fare (proposed) Rs 2066

Sleeper Class fare (existing) Rs 627

Sleeper Class fare (proposed) Rs 817####