The Indian Railways in a statement said that the step has been taken to manage crowding on platforms and ensure smooth passenger movement within station premises.
Platform ticket price: Tickets have become cheaper at Lucknow, Varanasi, Barabanki, Ayodhya Cantt, Ayodhya Junction, Akbarpur, Shahganj, Jaunpur, Sultanpur Junction, Rae Bareli, Janghai, Bhadohi, Pratapgarh and Unnao Junction.
The decision was taken to avoid overcrowding at railway stations and in trains during the season of festivals.
As many as 188 offenders have been prosecuted under provisions of the Railways Act for pulling the alarm chains without sufficient or valid reasons and an amount of Rs 94,000 has been realised as penalty.
Platform tickets in Mumbai will now be available at Rs 10.
In case, if you don't get a reserved seat, a penalty of of Rs 250 can be charged along with your cost of destination ticket
In view of rising cases of Covid-19, Central Railways on Friday announced to suspend platform tickets at six Mumbai railway stations.
Ministry of Railways has termed the hike in platform ticket rates as a temporary measure. It said that the measure has been taken to prevent overcrowding at the stations.
Unreserved tickets can be booked using UTS app, which was launched four years ago in Mumbai. This facility was extended to various other cities including Delhi, Palwal and Chennai.
New Delhi: The railway platform ticket is going to be costlier by Rs 5! From April 1, the ticket will cost Rs 10 instead of Rs 5 earlier.A senior Railway Ministry official said the Divisional
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