Platform ticket: In anticipation of the holiday season, certain railway stations in Mumbai Central Division will see a five-fold increase in the price of platform tickets starting on Saturday.

In order to reduce congestion and crowding at the platforms during the holiday season, the Western Railway decided to raise the price of platform tickets in a few railway stations. Following the notification, the platform ticket price will increase from Rs 10 to Rs 50 per passenger, according to railroad officials. Including that the new tariffs are valid through October 31.

Western railways in a Press release said, “In view of the festive season rush at railway stations & to regulate the number of passengers in Railway Premises including Platforms & FOBs, it has been decided to increase the Rate of Platform ticket from Rs.10/- to Rs.50/- over few nominated stations of WR’s Mumbai Central Division with immediate effect till 31 October 2022,”

The stations where rates are hiked:  Mumbai Central, Dadar, Borivali, Bandra Terminus, Vapi, Valsad, Udhna and Surat.

Meanwhile, Indian Railways is operating 2,561 journeys of 211 special trains (in pairs) until Chhath Puja this year to handle the increased passenger volume during the current holiday season.

During the event, which is observed between October 28 and October 31 this year, they worship the Sun God.

In order to ensure that passengers have a smooth and comfortable journey during this Christmas season, Indian Railways has announced an additional 32 special services, according to an official statement from the Ministry of Railways.

Major rail routes around the nation, including those to Darbhanga, Azamgarh, Saharsa, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Firozpur, Patna, Katihar, and Amritsar, among others, have been planned for special trains.

Indian Railways announced 179 special services earlier on October 4 in order to make rail travellers’ lives easier.

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Additionally, North Western Railway (NWR) has announced 134 trips of five special pair trains, North Eastern Railway (NER) has announced 34 trips of two pair special trains, North Frontier Railway (NFR) has announced 64 trips of four pair special trains, Southern Railway (SR) has announced 56 trips of 22 pair special trains, South Eastern Railway (SER) has announced 14 trips of two pair special trains, South Central Railway (SCR) has announced 191 trips of 19 pair special trains, and South Western Railway has announced 134 trips of five.