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Mumbai AC local train fare to be slashed by 50 percent: Union Minister Raosaheb Danve

The minister cited that it was a long-pending demand of the public to reduce the fares of air-conditioned local trains in Mumbai and they had received suggestions to reduce the existing fare by at least 20-30 percent.

Reported By: PTI New Delhi Updated on: December 27, 2022 3:27 IST
Around 80 air-condition local train services are operated
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Around 80 air-condition local train services are operated on both the Central and Western Railway on a daily basis. 

Highlights

  • Union Minsiter Danve announced that local trains fares in Mumbai will be reduced by 50 percent
  • The announcement came at inauguration of restored heritage building of Byculla railway station
  • Danve did not specify from when the revision in fares will come into force.

Union Minister Raosaheb Danve on Friday announced that the fare for air-conditioned local trains in Mumbai will be reduced by 50 percent.

The minister of state for railways made the announcement at the inauguration of the restored heritage building of Byculla railway station in the presence of Maharashtra Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis.

The existing minimum fare of Rs 65 for a distance of 5 km will be reduced to Rs 30, Danve said. The minister cited that it was a long-pending demand of the public to reduce the fares of air-conditioned local trains in Mumbai and they had received suggestions to reduce the existing fare by at least 20-30 per cent.

Danve, however, did not specify from when the revision in fares will come into force. Around 80 air-condition local train services are operated on both the Central and Western Railway on a daily basis. 

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