Zee Media Bureau
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday evening announced that the hike in rail fares won't be applied to second class Mumbai suburban trains for travel upto 80 kms.
The government also said that the step can't be called a rollout but a restructuring of the railway fare.
Earlier the government had decided to raise the rail fare by 14.2 percent, which was to come into effect from June 25. Besides the steep increase in passenger fares, freight rate for all commodities also went up by about 6.5 percent.
This step was not welcomed by the people of the country and country-wide protests happened after the announcement.
According to the new rates, a Rs 85 monthly season ticket (II Class) will now cost Rs 150, while a Rs 190 monthly pass will be priced at Rs 480. The monthly season pass of Rs 795 for the first class will cost Rs 1,930. Likewise, a first class commuter with a monthly pass of Rs 1,740 will now have to shell out Rs 2,120 more for the same journey.
