Hike in train fares: 1 paisa/km beyond 215 km for ordinary class, 2 paise/km for other classes

The new rates will be effective from December 26, 2025.

The Railway Ministry has on Sunday (December 21, 2025) announced a hike in train tickets by 1 paisa per km for ordinary class beyond a journey of 215 km, and 2 paise per km for non-AC classes of mail / express trains and AC classes of all trains.

The Indian Railways will implement a new fare structure from December 26, 2025, introducing a nominal increase for longer journeys. Passengers will pay an extra 1 paisa per km for Ordinary Class and 2 paise per km for Mail / Express classes on trips exceeding 215 km. This adjustment is projected to generate an additional Rs 600 crore in revenue

The Indian Railway

The Indian Railway on Sunday announced a new fare structure effective from December 26, 2025. India’s second-largest employer estimates a revenue gain of Rs 600 crore from this change.

Under the new ticket pricing structure, passengers will pay 1 paisa per km extra on journeys beyond 215 km in ordinary class, and 2 paise per km for Mail/Express Non-AC and AC classes. For passengers traveling shorter routes than 215 km, there are no hike in ticket prices. Meanwhile, passengers on a 500 km Non-AC journey will pay an additional Rs 10 for their journey.

According to the Railway Ministry, the previous fare hike in July 2025 has generated Rs 700 crore in revenue till date.

Check full details of railway price hike

Category Change in price
Suburban Train and Monthly Season Tickets No change
Ordinary Class upto 215 Km in No change
Ordinary Class more than 215 km

Special Trains for Christmas and New Year
Indian Railways has planned an operation of special trains across eight zones for the Christmas and New Year period of 2025–26 with the addition of 244 trips. To manage the anticipated surge in passenger traffic, the ministry will notify more trips in the coming days.

Train travel in India is set to become marginally more expensive from December 26, with the Indian Railways announcing a revised fare structure that increases ticket prices for longer journeys while keeping suburban and short-distance travel untouched.

According to the Railways, the fare rationalization is expected to generate an additional Rs 600 crore in annual revenue, one of the most significant tweaks to passenger pricing in recent years.

Under the new structure, passengers traveling up to 215 km in ordinary class will see no increase in fares. Beyond that distance, Ordinary Class travelers will pay 1 paisa more per kilometer.

For Mail and Express trains, both non-air-conditioned and air-conditioned classes will attract a hike of 2 paise per kilometre.

In practical terms, a 500 km journey in a non-AC coach will now cost Rs 10 more, said Railway officials.

Suburban train fares and monthly season tickets have been left untouched, a move aimed at protecting the daily commuters and low- and middle-income passengers. The Railways said affordability remained a key consideration while restructuring fares.

The fare hike comes against the backdrop of increasing operational and manpower costs. As reported by NDTV, Railways’ manpower expenses have climbed to Rs 1.15 lakh crore, while pension liabilities stand at Rs 60,000 crore. The total operational costs touched Rs 2.63 lakh crore in the 2024-25 financial year.

Officials said the additional income would help offset these costs, alongside a renewed push to increase freight loading.

Along the fare revision, Indian Railways has announced a major operational push for the festive season.

244 specia l train trips will be operated across eight zones during Christmas and the New Year period to manage the expected surge in passenger traffic, reported Economic Times citing details shared by the ministry.

Special services are being run on busy corridors connecting Delhi, Howrah and Lucknow, while the Mumbai – Goa Konkan route will see daily and weekly special trains between Mumbai CSMT or LTT and Karmali or Madgaon. Additional services have also been introduced on routes such as Mumbai-Nagpur and Pune-Sanganer.

The Railways said that more special trains may be announced in the coming days as travel demand peaks.

In a broader update issued on December 20, the ministry said that work on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project had gathered pace, with 100 percent land acquisition completed in Maharashtra.

For passengers, however, the immediate impact would be

For passengers, however, the immediate impact will be felt at ticket counters from December 26, with longer journeys now coming at a slightly higher cost, just in time for the year-end travel rush.

New Delhi (PTI):

The Railway Ministry on Sunday has announced a hike in train tickets by 1 paise per km for ordinary class beyond a journey of 215 km, and 2 paise per km for non-AC classes of mail/express trains and AC classes of all trains.

The new rates will be effective from December 26, 2025.

“There is no increase in the monthly season tickets of suburban trains and up to 215 km travel in ordinary class of other trains,” said officials adding that the increase in fare will fetch 600 crores to the Railways till March 31, 2026.

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According to the Railway Ministry, the previous fare hike in July 2025 has generated Rs 700 crore in revenue till date.

The Railway Ministry announced a revision in train fares on Sunday. For ordinary class passengers traveling beyond 215 km, the fare will increase by 1 paise per kilometer.

Non-AC passengers in mail and express trains, as well as AC passengers across all the trains, will see an increase of 2 paise per kilometer.

The new rates will be effective from December 26, 2025, according to news agency PTI.

“There is no increase in the monthly season tickets of suburban trains and up to 215 km travel in ordinary class of other trains,” said officials, adding that the increase in fare will fetch 600 crores to the Railways till March 31, 2026.
According to the Railway Ministry, the previous fare hike in July 2025 has generated Rs 700 crore revenue till date.

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