New Delhi, June 24 -- The Indian Railways is likely to increase the fares of its long-distance passengers from July 1.
The Indian Railways has decided to increase the fares of Mail Express trains by 1 paisa per km for sleeper class and 2 paise per km for AC classes from July 1.
According to sources, there will be no increase in the rate of general unreserved class tickets for distance up to 500 km, while for distance beyond 500 km, the fare rate is proposed to be increased by half paisa per km. Similarly, there will be no increase in the rates of suburban and monthly or quarterly season tickets.
It is noteworthy that the passenger fares of the railway were last increased in the year 2014. The increase in fares was affected by 14.2 per c...