Southern Railways reduced Platform Tickets?
The platform price at six major railway stations, including chennai Central, was increased from Rs 50 to Rs 10 during the Corona period. The cost of walking at railway stations was Rs. To alleviate congestion at railway stations during the Corona season, the fee has been hiked to Rs 50 effective march 17.
In the meantime, as corona damage has been lessened, limitations have been gradually relaxed, and fast trains are currently operating as usual. In this case, it has been announced that the train station walking price will be levied at the customary rate of Rs. 10. "To lessen the overcrowding at the railway stations, the platform fee has been doubled to Rs. 50 to avoid the spread of corona," the Southern Railway chennai Kottam stated in a statement released yesterday. Because of the lessened corona effect, the walking fee has been reduced to Rs.10.
Previously, the current hike in platform ticket rates at some stations was described as a "temporary" solution to prevent COVID-19 from spreading due to crowding. "DRMs are in charge of regulating and controlling the crowds at stations. It is a temporary measure and field activity implemented by a ministry of transportation in the interests of passenger safety and preventing station overcrowding "In a statement, the Federal Railway Ministry said. "The platform ticket rates are increased . as a result after reviewing the ground condition in order to discourage more people from visiting the station. Due to a field management requirement, DRMs have been given the authority to adjust platform ticket pricing "According to the statement.