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Rationalization of basic fare for passenger train services w.e.f. 26.12.2025

Commercial Circular No. 24 of 2025 · 2025-12-06
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Circular numberCommercial Circular No. 24 of 2025
Date2025-12-06
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicfares
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भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रैलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD)

Commercial Circular No. 2 of 2025

No.TC 1/2910/2025/Fare (e-3514660) New Delhi, dated 2-६.12.2025

The Principal Chief Commercial Managers,
All Zonal Railways.

Sub: Rationalization of basic fare for passenger train services w.e.f. 26.12.2025.

Ministry of Railways have decided to rationalize the basic fare of Passenger train
services as per revised P

assenger Fare Table published effective from 26.12.2025. The
details of the basic fare r

ationalization are as under:
Increase in Fare per Passenger Kilomete
PKM
el अल
Fare
& Non-Suburban

Ordinary Non-AC (Non-Suburban
Second Class Ordinary 01 Paisa subject to condition that (i) No
increase up to 215 Km (ii) increase by Rs. 5 fo

Sleeper Class Ordina
First Class Ordina 01 Paisa

Mail/Express (Non-AC

econd Class (Mail/Exp) 02 Paisa
eeper Class (Mail/Exp) [02 Paisa

C Chair Car

C-3 tier/3E

C-2 tier

AC First class/EC/EA

2. Existing basic fare of train services like Tejas Rajdhani, Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto,
Vande Bharat, Humsafar, Amrit Bharat, Tejas, Mahamana, Gatimaan, Antyodaya, Garib
Rath, Jan Shatabdi, Yuva Express, Namo Bharat Rapid Rail, Ordinary services (non-
suburban except AC MEMU/DEMU if any), Anubhuti coach & AC Vistadome coach etc
has been revised to the extent of the above proposed increase in class-wise basic fare
as per published revised basic Fare Table.

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3. Other charges: There shall be no change in charges for reservation fee, superfast

- surcharge etc. Such charges, wherever applicable, shall continue to be levied
additionally.

4. GST as applicable shall continue to be levied, as per instructions issued from time to
time.

5. Rounding off of fares shall continue to be done as per existing principles.

6. Other terms and conditions shall remain same as per instructions issued from time to
time.

7. In case of tickets already issued at pre-revised rates, the revised fare shall not be
applicable on such tickets. Accordingly, difference of fare for journey on or after
26.12.2025 on such tickets shall not be shown in the reservation chart. However, any
new tickets made by TTE/ticket checking staff in trains/at stations on or after 26.12.2025
shall be charged on revised rate.

8. The fare list displayed to the public at stations shall also be revised showing new fare
effective from 26.12.2025.

9. The changes which are required to be carried out in manual ticketing system if any
and in PRS, UTS, etc, shall be ensured.

10. Special arrangements shall be made to ensure that necessary instructions and the
revised Passenger Fare Table are informed to the concerned staff well in advance.
Steps should also be taken to ensure that the concerned staff fully understands these
changes and implements them properly.

11. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways.

12. The receipt of this letter may be acknowledged. Also please check these
instructions on the Indian Railways website-www.indianrailways.gov.in.

13. Zonal Railways shall arrange to give wide publicity, to the revision in fare and Fare
Table w.e.f. 26.12.2025, through press, media and also through notifications and

announcements at stations.
Maxie Wed 3

(Praveen Kumar)
Director Passenger Marketing (Coordination)

Railway Board

No.TC 11/2910/2025/Fare (e-3514660) New Delhi, Dated 25.12.2025
Copy to:-
1.Dy. Comptroller and Auditor General (Railways), Room no. 224, Rail Bhavan, New Delhi

2.The Principal Financial Advisors, All Zonal Railways
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3.Director General of Audit, All Zonal Railways
For Member Finance/Railway Board

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No.TC I1/2910/2025/Fare (e-3514660) New Delhi, dated 2S .12.2025

Copy forwarded for information & necessary action to:

CRB & CEO, M(O&BD), Member Finance Railway Board for information.
EDPG/MR, OSD/MR, JDPG/MOSR(S), Office of MOSR(R) for information
PED/Vig, PED/A, EDTC(R), EDFC Railway Boa

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