{"id":7341,"date":"2019-09-13T10:23:19","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T10:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irctcportal.in\/?p=7341"},"modified":"2019-09-13T10:23:19","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T10:23:19","slug":"humsafar-trains-removes-flexi-fare-scheme-and-introduces-sleeper-class-also","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/irctc\/humsafar-trains-removes-flexi-fare-scheme-and-introduces-sleeper-class-also\/","title":{"rendered":"Humsafar Trains Removes Flexi-Fare Scheme And Introduces Sleeper Class Also"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Humsafar Trains Removes Flexi-Fare Scheme And Introduces Sleeper Class Also<\/strong><\/h2>\n

New Fare structure of Humsafar train<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n
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  • Railways has removed the flexi-fare scheme from its premium Humsafar trains and has also decided to introduce sleeper class coaches.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • The relief will be applicable to 35 pairs of Humsafar trains, which currently have only AC 3-tier classes.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • The tatkal ticket fares of the Humsafar trains have also been decreased.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • They will now cost 1.3 times of the base fare, instead of 1.5 times.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Big relief to Indian Railways Passengers<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Passengers to enjoy modern facilities of Humsafar Trains at lower rates Rationalization the fare structure and composition of Humsafar trains Existing variable fare system of Humsafar Trains done away with and to have only \u2018fixed\u2019 fare system Base fare of Humsafar trains reduced Tatkal charges also reduced bringing it at par with Normal Tatkal Rules Sleeper class coaches to be attached in addition to existing only 3AC class coaches<\/p>\n

    In a significant passenger-friendly move, Ministry of Railways has decided to rationalize the fare structure and composition of Humsafar class of trains making them more affordable and comfortable. It will be a big relief to the Indian Railway passengers who can now enjoy the modern facilities of Humsafar trains at lower rates.<\/p>\n

    Firstly,<\/strong>\u00a0the existing variable fare system of the Humsafar class of trains has been done away with which means these trains will now have only \u2018fixed\u2019 fare system.<\/p>\n

    Secondly,<\/strong>\u00a0the base fare of Humsafar trains will be 1.15 times of the base fare of Mail\/Express Trains and not \u201cSuperfast\u201d Mail\/Express Trains which will lead to reduction in the Humsafar base fare.<\/p>\n

    Thirdly,<\/strong>\u00a0the Tatkal charges in Humsafar have also been reduced from existing 1.5 times of Humsafar base fare to approximately 1.3 times of Humsafar base fare. These Tatkal charges will be subject to maximum and minimum limit like normal Tatkal rule. This means that Tatkal fare in Humsafar trains has been brought equivalent to the Normal Tatkal Rule of other Mail\/Express trains (Humsafar base fare + Normal Class wise Tatkal charges).<\/p>\n

    Fourthly,<\/strong>\u00a0Sleeper class coaches will also be attached in addition to existing only 3AC class coaches as per the requirement and as per the decision of the Zonal Railways.<\/p>\n

    Fifthly,<\/strong>\u00a0tickets under current booking after the first charting shall be sold with 10% discount on the applicable basic fare and other supplementary charges like all other trains.<\/p>\n

    The revised fare structure shall be implemented w.e.f Advance Reservation Period\/No booking date after making required changes in PRS system.<\/p>\n

    The attachment of the sleeper class coaches has already been started w.e.f today i.e. 13th September, 2019. Four Sleeper class coaches have already been attached in Anand Vihar-Allahabad Humsafar Express today i.e. 13th September, 2019.<\/p>\n

    Other charges like reservation fee, superfast surcharge, GST etc., as applicable shall be levied separately. Catering shall be optional.<\/p>\n

    Vacant berths left after first charting would be offered for current booking. Tickets under current booking shall be sold with 10% discount on the applicable basic fare and other supplementary charges like reservation fee, superfast charges, GST etc., as applicable shall be levied in full.<\/p>\n

    The advance reservation period (ARP) shall be 120 days.<\/p>\n

    Issue of tickets on warrants shall be allowed.<\/p>\n

    Normal cancellation and refund rule shall apply.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Humsafar Trains Removes Flexi-Fare Scheme And Introduces Sleeper Class Also New Fare structure of Humsafar train Railways has removed the flexi-fare scheme from its premium Humsafar trains and has also decided to introduce sleeper class coaches. The relief will be applicable to 35 pairs of Humsafar trains, which currently have only AC 3-tier classes. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[36,113,606],"class_list":["post-7341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-humsafar-express","tag-humsafar-express","tag-humsafar-express-train-fare-structure","tag-new-fare-structure-of-humsafar-train"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/irctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/irctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/irctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/irctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/95"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/irctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/irctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7341\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/irctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/irctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/irctc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}