Railway passenger fares rationalised from 1 July 2025
From 1 July 2025, Indian Railways' revised basic fares took effect: 1 paisa per km more for Mail/Express non-AC classes and 2 paise per km more for AC classes, with no increase for Second Class Ordinary up to 500 km.
Summary
Indian Railways' rationalised basic passenger fares took effect on 1 July 2025, the first revision in five years. Fares rose by 1 paisa per passenger-km for Mail/Express non-AC classes and by 2 paise per km for AC classes, while Ordinary Sleeper and First Class rose by half a paisa per km. Second Class Ordinary saw no increase up to 500 km, with stepped increases beyond, and suburban fares and season tickets were unchanged. Revised fares applied to tickets booked on or after 1 July 2025.
Key facts
- Effective
- 1 July 2025 (first rationalisation in 5 years)
- Mail/Express non-AC
- +1 paisa per km
- AC classes
- +2 paise per km
- Second Class Ordinary
- No increase up to 500 km
- Unchanged
- Suburban fares and season tickets
Practice MCQs 3 questions
By how much per km did AC class fares rise under the railway fare rationalisation effective 1 July 2025?
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Correct answer: A — 2 paise
Ministry of Railways/Indian Express: AC classes saw an increase of 02 paisa per passenger-km, Mail/Express non-AC classes one paisa per km.
Under the 1 July 2025 fare rationalisation, Second Class Ordinary fares saw no increase up to what distance?
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Correct answer: D — 500 km
Ministry of Railways: there was no increase in fare of Second Class Ordinary up to 500 km, and thereafter an increase of half paisa per km.
Consider the following about the railway fare rationalisation of 1 July 2025: 1. Suburban fares and season tickets were not increased. 2. Mail/Express non-AC classes rose by 1 paisa per km. 3. Tickets booked before 1 July 2025 were charged the revised fare. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is wrong: India Today/Indian Express report revised fares apply to tickets booked on or after 1 July 2025; earlier tickets stayed at the old fare.