Last month, the Central Railway raised platform ticket prices at some major stations in Nagpur and Bhusahal divisions to discourage citizens from overcrowding the wharf. “Platform tickets cost Rs 50 at Nagpur Station and Rs 30 at Betul, Chandrapur, Balharshah and Wardha Station in Nagpur Division,” an official said. He explained that regulating and controlling crowds at stations was the responsibility of Divisional Railway Managers (DRMs) and were given the power by a 2015 order to raise platform ticket prices to regulate the rush. Deutsche Bahn said on Friday that the decision to increase platform ticket prices at some stations was a “temporary” measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19 due to overcrowding. The Southern Railway, which raised the ticket price to €50 per person during the COVID-19 pandemic, is restoring it to €10 from Friday. Ticket prices on platforms at Nashik Road, Jalgaon, Bhusawal, Badnera, Madgaon, Shegaon, Akola, Amravati and Khandwa stations in Bhusawal division had already been increased from ₹0₹10 to 50 before last month`s increase. This has been a common practice for many years and is used as a short-term measure to control crowds. This comes a day after Central Railway announced plans to reset platform ticket prices at major stations in the Mumbai metropolitan area from 50 to 10 rupees from Thursday. Railway stations include Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), Dadar, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT), Thane, Kalyan and Panvel. The recent increase in platform ticket costs at some stations is a “temporary” measure and aims to prevent congestion during the coronavirus pandemic, the railways said Friday. The move comes a day after Central Railways decided to reduce platform ticket prices from Rs 50 to Rs 10 at major stations in the Mumbai metropolitan area. A statement said ticket prices for platforms at Madurai, Dindigul and Tirunelveli stations in Madurai division have been increased to discourage people from entering the platforms to maintain social distancing. When COVID restrictions were eased, the old rate of 10 euros had been reinstated.
However, passengers must adhere to COVID-19 protocols such as wearing a face mask, hand washing, and social distancing. South Western Railway said on Friday that the price of platform tickets at four stations in Bengaluru will increase from 10 to 50 rupees to avoid congestion at ticket offices and platforms. The parade takes effect on Saturday and is valid until April 30. The clarification comes after the ticket price was increased from ₹10 to ₹50 at some stations. Also last year, various railway areas raised the price to regulate crowds. “The sale of platform tickets has been stopped with immediate effect from today at the following stations – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Kalyan, Thane, Dadar, Panvel, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO), Central Railway, ANI news agency announced. This measure has been in practice for many years and has been implemented as a short-term crowd control measure. “There`s nothing new about this.” The railroads pointed out that, given the rise in COVID-19 cases in some states, they are discouraging people from cramming onto platforms unnecessarily and that the exercise is only in the public interest. Earlier, Indian Railways raised platform ticket prices at railway stations from 10 to 30 rupees to avoid overcrowding amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “There is a high demand for platform tickets at non-reserved ticket offices. In order to restrict public entry to major railway stations via Bangalore Division, platform ticket prices at KSR Bengaluru, Yesvantpur, Bengaluru Cantonment and Krishnarajapuram have been increased from Rs 10 to Rs 50,” he said. “The Mumbai division of Central Railway has decided to reset the platform fare from Rs 50/- to Rs 10/- at Chhatrpati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Dadar, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Thane, Kalyan and Panvel stations with immediate effect,” the official press release said.
We migrated to a new feedback platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you can continue browsing our articles. If you don`t have an account, please sign up and log in to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle. Indian Railways has decided to bring platform ticket prices back to pre-COVID-19 prices. Tickets are available now for Rs 10. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Dadar, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Thane, Kalyan and Panvel were the main stations where platform tickets were reduced. “The increase in the price of tickets at the platform is a temporary measure and is a field activity of the railway administration in the interest of passenger safety and to avoid overcrowding at stations,” the railways said. It was carried out in a limited number of stations that experienced a strong rush.
For example, this only happened at seven stations in the Mumbai division out of a total of 78 stations. StubHub has been ordered to refund more than $8.5 million to customers who purchased tickets under the company`s pre-pandemic refund policy for events canceled due to COVID-19. StubHub initially refused to reimburse consumers for concerts, sporting events and other events cancelled by the pandemic.