Pay 8% less for new AC 3-tier economy tickets
New Delhi:29.08.2021
The railways has notified the tariff for its new airconditioned economy class, which will be at least 8% less than existing AC 3-tier tickets. These coaches will have 83 berths.
The newly-introduced 3AC Economy coach will be attached in all mail, express and superfast services, a railway ministry official said. So far, 50 such coaches have been handed over to different zonal railways.
In a statement, the ministry said the base fare of 3AC economy coach shall be 2.4 times of base fare of the existing Sleeper Class of mail and express trains. The base fares for the new class of coaches start from as less as Rs 440 per seat for a distance up to 300km. Based on distance of travel, these base fare go up to a maximum of Rs 3,065 for a 4,951-5,000-km journey. Other charges such as reservation fee, superfast surcharge, GST shall be levied separately. TNN
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