Platform Ticket Price Hiked At 250 Railway Stations Amid Coronavirus Fear
Officers mentioned quickly extra railway zones are prone to observe swimsuit. (Representational)
New Delhi:
In a bid to deter amassing of huge crowds in view of the coronavirus, some zonal railways have hiked the platform price tag fees from Rs 10 to Rs 50, officers mentioned on Tuesday.
This has been completed through six divisions of the Western railway zone — Mumbai, Vadodra, Ahmedabad, Ratlam, Rajkot, Bhavnagar — that covers round 250 railway stations.
In Southern railway zone, worth of platform price tag best in Chennai has been raised, officers mentioned, including in Central zone, comprising of 5 divisions — Mumbai (CST), Bhusawal, Nagpur, Solapur, Pune — costs had been raised throughout all stations.
Announcing that platform tickets fees had been larger at selection of stations to verify crowd keep watch over in view of the coronavirus downside, a senior legitimate mentioned,”it’s being completed on the native stage”.
In March 2015, the railways delegated the ability to Divisional Railway Managers (DRMs) to extend the velocity of platform tickets past Rs 10 to control rush at platforms in particular stipulations.
Officers mentioned quickly extra railway zones are prone to observe swimsuit.
The federal government has already taken a lot of steps to come across and save you the unfold of coronavirus, which is appearing an upward development within the nation and has claimed 3 lives and inflamed 126 folks to this point.
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