The Indian Railways has issued an order to reduce the price of AC-3 tier economy class tickets. According to the railway ministry, the reduced price will be effective from Wednesday, March 22. Along with this, bedding will be made available as before. Indian Railways: Train travellers good news here; train rate down from today.
According to Indian Railways officials, Train travellers who have booked tickets online and over the counter will be given a refund of the extra amount for the pre-booked tickets. As per the order, the fare for a 3-tier economy class ticket, which had been made equal to the fare of an AC-3 tier ticket through a circular issued last year, has been reduced.
Economy AC3 coach train rate is a cheap air conditioned rail travel service introduced by the Indian Railways to provide the best and cheapest AC travel to sleeper class passengers. The ticket fare of this coach is 6-7 per cent less than the normal AC3. According to the Railway officials, AC 3 coaches have better facilities for passengers than AC 3 economy coaches.
Also, a normal AC 3-tier coach has 72 berths, while AC 3-tier economy has 80 and is more spacious. The berths in AC 3-tier economy are also thin compared to the AC 3-tier. Currently, there are 463 AC 3 Economy coaches compared to 11,277 normal AC 3 coaches, said PTI citing officials.
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Indian Railways earned Rs 231 crore from the AC 3-tier economy class in the first year of its introduction. According to data, from April-August, 2022, 15 lakh people travelled in these coaches, generating earnings of Rs 177 crore.
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