The Ministry of Railways has issued an official circular on Monday announcing an increase in the fare of trains.
The new fare in trains is coming into effect from July 1. Under this, the fare of General (Second Class), Sleeper and AC class has been increased.
Railway Ministry spokesperson (EDIP) Dilip Kumar has told that the new fare will not be applicable on pre-booked tickets, but will be applicable on tickets booked on July 1, 2025 and after.
He has told that this increase in fare will not be applicable on journeys of less than 500 km.
Dilip Kumar said, "The fare of General (Second) class has been increased by half a paisa per kilometer, the fare of Sleeper class has been increased by 1 paisa per kilometer and the fare of AC class has been increased by 2 paisa per kilometer."
PIB i.e. Press Information Bureau of Government of India has issued a press release giving detailed information about the increase in railway fares.
According to this, there has been no increase in the fares of suburban trains.
Key Highlights of Fare Rationalisation (Effective from 1st July 2025):
No change in Suburban single journey fares and Season Tickets (for both suburban and non-suburban routes).
For Ordinary Non-AC Classes (Non-suburban trains)
Second Class: Increased by Half Paisa per Kilometre subject to condition that
No increase up to 500 Km
Increase by Rs.5 for distance 501 to 1500 Km
Increase by Rs.10 for distance 1501 to 2500 Km
Increase by Rs.15 for distance 2501 to 3000 Km
Sleeper Class: Increased by 0.5 paisa per kilometre
First Class: Increased by 0.5 paisa per kilometre
For Mail/Express Trains (Non-AC)
Second Class: Increased by 01 paisa per kilometre
Sleeper Class: Increased by 01 paisa per kilometre
First Class: Increased by 01 paisa per kilometre
For AC Classes (Mail/Express trains)
AC Chair Car, AC 3-Tier/3-Economy, AC 2-Tier, and AC First/Executive Class/Executive Anubhuti: Increased by 02 Paisa per kilometre
The fare revision also applies to premier and special train services such as Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto, Vande Bharat, Tejas, Humsafar, Amrit Bharat, Mahamana, Gatimaan, Antyodaya, Jan Shatabdi, Yuva Express, AC Vistadome coaches, Anubhuti coaches, and Ordinary non-suburban services, in accordance with the revised class-wise fare structure.
No Change in Ancillary Charges
Reservation fees, superfast surcharges, and other charges remain unchanged.
GST will continue to be levied as per applicable rules.
Fare rounding principles remain as per existing norms.
Implementation
Revised fares will apply to tickets booked on or after 01.07.2025. Tickets issued before this date will remain valid at the existing fare without any fare adjustment. PRS, UTS, and manual ticketing systems are being updated accordingly.
The Ministry of Railways has issued necessary instructions to all Zonal Railways to ensure smooth implementation of the revised fare structure. Zonal Railways have also been directed to update fare displays at all stations.