Rationalisation of basic fare for passenger train services w.e.f 01.07.2025

 

 Rationalisation of basic fare for passenger train services w.e.f 01.07.2025 – View/Download Basic Fare Table: Commercial Circular No. 11 of 2025 dated 30.06.2025

भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD)

Commercial Circular No. 11 of 2025

No.TC 11/2910/2025/Fare

New Delhi, dated 30.06.2025

The Principal Chief Commercial Managers,
All Zonal Railways

Sub: Rationalisation of basic fare for passenger train services w.e.f 01.07.2025.

Ministry of Railways have decided to rationalise the basic fare of Passenger train services as per revised Passenger Fare Table published by IRCA effective from 01.07.2025. The details of the basic fare rationalisation are as under:

Sl no.	Class	Increase in Fare per Passenger Kilometer (PKM)
i.	Suburban (Single Journey Fare)	No change
ii.	Season Tickets (Suburban & Non-Suburban)
Ordinary Non-AC (Non-Suburban)
iii.	Second Class Ordinary	Half Paisa subject to condition that (i) No increase up to 500 Km (ii) Increase by Rs. 5 for distance 501 to 1500 Km (iii) Increase by Rs. 10 for distance 1501 to 2500 Km (iv) Increase by Rs. 15 for distance 2501 to 3000 Km.
iv.	Sleeper Class Ordinary	Half Paisa
v.	First Class Ordinary	Half Paisa
Mail/Express (Non-AC)
vi.	Second Class (Mail/Exp)	01 Paisa
vii.	Sleeper Class (Mail/Exp)	01 Paisa
viii.	First Class (Mail/Exp	01 Paisa
AC classes
ix.	AC Chair Car	02 paisa
x.	AC-3 tier/3E	02 paisa
xi.	AC-2 tier	02 paisa
xii.	AC First class/EC/EA	02 paisa

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, Ordinary services (non-suburban), Anubhuti coach & AC Vistadome coach etc has been revised to the extent of the above proposed increase in class-wise basic fare as per notified revised Fare Table.

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. IRCA has been requested to print and supply the revised Passenger Fare Table.

8. Each Railway shall ensure that the requisite number of copies of revised Passenger Fare Table are collected from the General Secretary, IRCA and are distributed to the concerned staff well in advance before 01.07.2025. (Basic Fare Table is enclosed herewith).

9. 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 01.07.2025 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 01.07.2025 shall be charged on revised rate.

10. The fare list displayed to the public at stations shall also be revised showing new fare effective from 01.07.2025.

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

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

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

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

15. Zonal Railways shall arrange to give wide publicity, to the revision in fare and Fare Table w.e.f. 01.07.2025, through press, media and also through notifications and announcements at stations.

(Praveen Kumar)
Director Passenger Marketing (Coordination)
Railway Board