Railways Fare Hike: Train journeys are likely to become costlier as a fare hike has been implemented by Indian Railways starting December 26, 2025.
What’s the latest Indian Railways Fare Hike Announcement?
Fares for suburban train travel have not been hiked but longer journeys would cost more to the common man. Indian Railways announced that the cost of general class tickets up to a distance of 215 kilometers will not change.
However, distances more than 215 kilometers would now cost an additional 1 paisa per kilometer. The hike will be 2 paisa per kilometer for non-air conditioned coaches. This means that a 1,000 km journey in non-airconditioned coaches would now cost Rs. 20 more after the new rates get implemented.
Indian Railways added that it has been able to successfully expand its operations and network over the last 10 years. The latest Indian Railways fare hike will increase the earnings of Railways by Rs. 600 crore annually.
It also added that manpower cost has increased to Rs 1,15,000 crore and pension cost to Rs 60,000 crore. The total cost of operations has increased to Rs 2,63,000 crore in the 2024-25 financial year. The department said it is focusing on enhancing cargo loading and a passenger fare hike to meet this manpower cost hike.
In July this year, the fare in non-air-conditioned class in Mail and Express trains was hiked by 1 paisa per km and travel in air-conditioned classes became dearer by 2 paisa per km.
