INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The final shape for Indian Railways move will be announced by next week.The railways is all set to come up with a revised flexi-fare scheme
next month to bring in some relief for passengers, who, in some sectors pay as much as airfares for the premium trains, sources said
They said the ministry is planning to suspend the scheme temporarily as an experiment during lean months in some identified trains as they
are seeing occupancy as low as 30 per cent
They said another option being considered is revising the scheme as per a formula used in the Humsafar trains in which the first 50 per cent
berths will be sold at a 15 per cent higher price than the base price of A/C-3 tear mail and express train tickets.The slab will go up with
every 10 per cent of the berth sold thereafter
such a move will be announced by next week, an official said as its removal would also lead to refunds for advance bookings
Recently, a CAG report had come down hard on the railways for the flexi-fare prices and it stated a comparison with airfare for 13 sectors
trains carried 2.40 crore passengers during post-flexi period (September 9, 2016 to July 31, 2017) as compared to 2.47 crore passengers
edited by TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
