Flexi Fare Scheme News

News

Railways has no plans to discontinue flexi-fare schemes in trains

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said presently there is no proposal to discontinue flexi-fare schemes in trains The scheme has generated additional earnings of ₹2,426 crore since its introduction until June 2019

2 min read25 Jul 2019
Politics

New fare scheme for Rajdhani, Shatabdi from 15 March 2019: 5 things to know

Flexi-fares will be withdrawn for six months for some trains that have average monthly occupancy of less than 50 per cent

2 min read20 Nov 2018
Politics

How Indian Railways’ flexi fare scheme impacts its revenue

While flexi-fare (surge pricing) scheme for train tickets helped generate more income for Indian Railways, it led to a reduction in number of passengers due to high prices

3 min read14 Nov 2018
Politics

Flexi-fare scheme: Railways earns additional Rs540 crore in less than a year

The Railways has earned an additional revenue of Rs540 crore in less than a year via the flexi-fare scheme and there is no plan to discontinue it, says a railway ministry official

1 min read6 Aug 2017
Politics

Railways tweaking flexi fare system to attract last minute booking

The higher fares in premier trains can go upto 40% instead of earlier 50% ceiling after finalisation of the reservation chart

1 min read12 Dec 2016

Popular Topics

Budget

The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared

25 Articles

ICICI Bank

Shares of ICICI Bank had a drop of -0.45% to Rs. 852.05 at closing today.

2 Articles