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Feb 21 2022 (16:12) Will Mumbai’s AC locals get London-like fare system? (www.mid-day.com)
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Rail officials discuss lowering AC train fares; key proposal discussed was a zone system where fare is unchanged irrespective of distance travelled
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** IR ultimately plan to replace all the Mumbai Suburban services with AC locals.
** Charges per KM. for AC locals should be lesser than Metro trains (Say Delhi Metro) as construction of Metro is much costlier
** IR want to keep fare for AC locals higher than Metro
** Charges per KM. for AC locals should be lesser than Metro trains (Say Delhi Metro) as construction of Metro is much costlier
** IR want to keep fare for AC locals higher than Metro
Fares should be like metro. Construction cost is less then metro. 0-5km Rs 20 min 10km 30 20km 40 30km 60 40km 80km then 100km upto 60km.
** IR want to keep fare for AC locals higher than Metro
That won't happen. In reality the fares will be lesser than metro. Mumbai's AC locals are just like BG metro. High fare is because it is classified as AC journey, not a suburban one, and without real features of ACC. With very limited rakes in service, there is no real benefit/hurry by reducing the fares right now. As AC locals are spaced out by over 30 mins, people don't wait for it. Once railways have a frequency of 10-15 minutes,...
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That won't happen. In reality the fares will be lesser than metro. Mumbai's AC locals are just like BG metro. High fare is because it is classified as AC journey, not a suburban one, and without real features of ACC. With very limited rakes in service, there is no real benefit/hurry by reducing the fares right now. As AC locals are spaced out by over 30 mins, people don't wait for it. Once railways have a frequency of 10-15 minutes,...
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