Chair car passenger travel in low occupancy trains to get cheaper

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

premium trains. An official statement said this scheme shall be applicable in Air Conditioned (AC) Chair Car and Executive classes of all trains having AC sitting accommodation including Anubhuti and Vistadome coaches. “The element of discount shall be up to maximum 25% on the basic fare.

Other charges like reservation charge, Super-fast surcharge, GST, among others, as applicable, shall be levied separately. The discount may be provided in any or all the classes based on occupancy,” the statement said. Trains having classes with occupancy less than 50% during the last 30 days shall be taken into consideration.

The fares of competitive mode of transport shall be the criteria while deciding quantum of discount, the statement added. While the discount scheme shall be implemented with immediate effect for a year, no refund of fare shall be admissible for already booked passengers. The discount shall for tickets booked up to preparation of the first chart and during current booking.

This discount may also be permitted onboard by Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE). In cases where flexi fare scheme is applicable in a particular class and the occupancy is poor, flexi fare scheme may be withdrawn initially as a measure to increase the occupancy. In case this does not result in improved occupancy, only then discount scheme may be made applicable in those trains, the statement added.