Pune: Platform ticket rates hiked to maintain social distancing, says Railways
1 min read 18 Aug 2020, 11:25 AM ISTThe clarification from Railways came after senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh had stated that the price of platform tickets had been exorbitantly raised' ₹3 railway platform ticket in Congress raj has become ₹50 under BJP raj,' Singh had tweeted
PremiumThe Indian Railways today clarified that the increase in the cost of platform tickets by Pune junction has been done to ensure social distancing is followed amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
The clarification from Railways came after senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh had stated that the price of platform tickets had been exorbitantly raised from ₹3 in the Congress rule to ₹50 by the incumbent BJP government.
" ₹3 railway platform ticket in Congress raj has become ₹50 under BJP raj," Singh had tweeted, along with photos of two platform tickets.
While the first ticket, dated December 14, 2011, showed a value of ₹3, the second one issued at Pune junction, Maharashtra in August 2020 had a price of ₹50.
The Spokesperson for Railways, through its official Twitter handle, said that there was nothing new in this as the Railways have been using the method to control people since the start of coronavirus pandemic.
"The objective of Pune junction pricing the platform ticket at ₹50 is to stop those who unnecessarily come to the station so that social distancing can be followed. Railways have been controlling the platform ticket rates in this way through the start of the corona pandemic," the tweet read.
