The Chennai Division of Southern Railway has doubled the worth of a platform ticket, from ₹10 to twenty, in a bid to forestall crowding at railway stations in the course of the festive season, which started on Monday, with the primary day of the 9-day Navratras.
“Chennai Division of Southern Railway has determined to extend the Platform Ticket fare from ₹10 to ₹20 per particular person for the upcoming competition season to make sure the consolation of bona fide passengers and to keep away from overcrowding,” information company ANI tweeted on Friday, citing a Southern Railway launch.
As per the discharge, the hike might be in impact for a little bit over 4 months, or 123 days, beginning October 1, and till January 31 subsequent yr. Additionally, the revised costs might be charged throughout 8 main railway stations within the Tamil Nadu Capital, together with the 2 main ones – the Dr MGR Chennai Central and Chennai Egmore. The others are Tambaram, Katpadi, Chengalpattu, Tiruvallur and Avadi.
Platform ticket sale affected throughout Covid-19 lockdown as effectively
Earlier, at varied factors in the course of the Covid-19 induced lockdown as effectively, the worth of a platform ticket was hiked or sale suspended altogether to maintain individuals, aside from passengers, away from railway stations. Later, when the scenario turned regular, ticket sale resumed.