New Delhi, Nov 13 : Providing a much needed relief to the commuters, the Railways has decided to discontinue special trains and revert to the pre-Covid regular services.New Delhi, November 13, 2018 : .The Railways decided to end special trains to provide commuters with much-needed relief.They will revert back to regular services as they were before the Covid.With the decision coming into effect, trains will run with their usual names, numbers and fares.Trains will continue to run as usual, with the same names, numbers, and fares, once this decision is in effect.
According to a circular issued by the Railway Board on Friday, trains will be operated with regular numbers and with fares as applicable for the concerned classes of travel and type of train.Railway Board circulated a circular on Friday stating that trains will operate with regular numbers and the applicable fares for the respective classes of travel and types of train.
The decision would likely bring down the current fares by up to 30 per cent.This decision could bring down current fares up to 30%
Before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Railways was operating about 1,700 trains as mail or express trains, which were halted during the lockdown.
Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, approximately 1,700 trains were operated by the Railways as express or mail trains.These trains were stopped during the lockdown.
However, during the unlock process, the Railways initiated services of several trains and tagged them as special.During the unlock process, however, Railways began services on several trains and marked them as special.
And thus the fares were also hiked by upto 30 per cent.The fares were then increased by as much as 30%.
As it takes two-three days for CRIS (Centre for Railway Information Systems) to make the necessary changes in the software, so the implementation of the new decision is likely to take place after the upgradation process gets completed.CRIS (Centre for Railway Information Systems), which takes between two and three days to make necessary software changes, will likely implement the new decision after the upgrade process is complete.
The Railways has also made it clear that it will neither charge any extra charge nor would give any refund on the already booked tickets.Railways also stated that they will not charge extra or give refunds on tickets already purchased #Railways #return #Covid #Delhi
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