Daily commuters of Mumbai's local trains, we have a piece of good news for you! Starting today, passengers will have to pay less for travelling in the AC coaches of the suburban trains.
It was last week that Union Minister of State for Railways Raosaheb Danve had said that the fare of air-conditioned local trains in Mumbai will be reduced by 50 percent. He had said that the existing minimum fare of Rs 65 for a distance of 5 km for AC trains will be reduced to Rs 30.
Now, a notification by the Railway Board has clarified that the new fares would come into effect from May 5 (today).
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Danve also said that the ticket fare between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Thane (34 km) would now cost Rs 90 instead of Rs 130.
It is important to note that the single journey ticket fare of AC locals currently ranges between Rs 65 to Rs 240.
Here are the new ticket prices;
- Kalyan to CSMT (53.21 KM) - First-class single journey price would be Rs 100 and for AC single journey it would be Rs 105
- Dombivli - CSMT (48.06 KM) - AC single journey: Rs 105
- Diva – CSMT (42.46 KM): AC Single journey: Rs 100
- Thane – CSMT (33.02 KM): AC single journey: Rs 95
- Mulund – CSMT (30.56 KM): AC single journey: Rs 95
- Ghatkopar – CSMT (19.30 KM): AC single journey: Rs 70
- Kurla – CSMT (15.39 KM): AC single journey: Rs 70
- Dadar – CSMT (8.85 KM): AC single journey: Rs 35
- Byculla – CSMT (4.04 KM): AC single journey: Rs 35
