Railways to levy fee for boarding, alighting at redeveloped stations; suburban train passengers exempted
The Hindu
Platform tickets at these stations will also be costlier by ₹10
Long-distance train travel is likely to cost more for passengers boarding or alighting at redeveloped stations as the Railways is planning to levy a station development fee ranging from ₹10 to ₹50 depending on the class of travel.
Officials said the fee is likely to be added to the train tickets during booking. The fee will be levied only after such stations become operational.
The user fee would be in three categories. ₹50 for all AC classes, ₹25 for sleeper class and ₹10 for the unreserved class. No station development fee will be charged for suburban train journeys, according to a circular issued by the Railway Board.
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