Eastern Railway withdraws fare hike in certain trains
The Hindu
After nearly six-month, intra-state suburban EMU and other local train services resumed from Sunday after the West Bengal government gave its nod for running them at 50% seating capacity
Following protests by passengers, Eastern Railway on Tuesday withdrew the increased fare it started charging in Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU), diesel–electric multiple unit (DEMU) and certain other trains since resumption of local train services in West Bengal.
After a nearly six-month hiatus, intra-state suburban EMU and other local train services resumed from Sunday after the West Bengal government gave its nod for running them at 50% seating capacity as part of COVID-19 safety guidelines.
"Extra fare charged for MEMU/DEMU and short-distance intra-state passenger trains over ER (Eastern Railway) after re-introduction of intra-state passenger services in West Bengal on October 31, 2021 has been rolled back to its previous fare," the railway said in a statement.
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