Title - Fare related changes announced in Railway Budget 2013

As per the Railway Budget 2013 presented today by Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal, Hon’ble Minister for Railways, there is no fare increase in any of the classes. However there are changes in Reservation Charge, Supplementary Charge for Superfast Trains, Cancellation charges o­n Reserved Tickets, minimum and maximum Tatkal charges and Clerkage charges which have been increased. The details are furnished in Annexure attached as follows:
Annexure 1 – Revision of Charges

Annexure 2 – Revised Fare with Tatkal Charges

Annexure 3 – Revised Charges with Difference

Annexure 4 – Revised Cancellation Charges

Revised cancellation charges (Budget 2013)

(I)1stslab - More than 24 hrs in advance of the schedule departure of the train

Minimum cancellation charges per passenger

ClassExisting Revised


Class          Existing                      Revised
  1AC            Rs 70                          Rs 120
  EC            Rs 70                          Rs 120
  2A              Rs 60                          Rs 100
  3A              Rs 60                          Rs  90
  FC              Rs 60                          Rs 100
ACC              Rs 60                          Rs  90
  SL                Rs 40                          Rs  60
  2S                Rs 20                          Rs  30


(II)Within 24 hrs and upto 4 hrs before the schedule departure of the train – The cancellation charges per passenger is 25% of the fare paid subject to minimum amounts specified above (Rule Unchanged)


(III) Less than 4 hours before the scheduled departure of the train – The cancellation charges per passenger is 50% of the fare paid subject to minimum amounts specified above (Rule Unchanged)


                The Revised charges will come in to effect from 01.04.2013.