Ministry of Railways
Rationalisation of Flexi Fare Scheme
Review of Flexi Fare scheme done based on the recommendation of the Review committee, Comptroller and Auditor General’s report, and representations from passengers
Flexi Fare completely removed from 15 trains
Flexi Fare removed from 32 trains during lean period (February, March and August)
Graded Discount upto 20% on last fare to be given (class wise) in case of class occupancy being less than 60%
Highest slab reduced from 1.5 times to 1.4 times
Posted On: 31 OCT 2018 6:56PM by PIB Delhi
Flexi Fare Scheme was launched with effect from 9th September, 2016. The scheme generated high revenue however initially there was a drop of passengers which picked up later on. Further, to rationalise the fares an 8 member committee was formed to review the scheme and make it more passenger friendly. The review of the scheme has been done based on the recommendation of the committee, Comptroller and Auditor General’s report, and representations from passengers. The Railways has reviewed Flexi Fare Scheme and introduced following changes:
Discontinuation of Flexi-fare in trains with average monthly occupancy less than 50% throughout the previous year. (List of 15 Trains given in Annexure A)
Discontinuation of Flexi-fare, in lean period of 3 months, in trains with average monthly occupancy between 50-75% throughout the previous year. (List of 32 Trains given in Annexure B)
Maximum current cap of 1.5 times to be reduced to 1.4 times in all classes
To increase the occupancy of less patronised classes (2A, 3A, CC etc.), Graded discount of 20% on last fare on all trains with Flexi Fare and Humsafar Trains where occupancy of a particular class is less than 60% (4 days prior to scheduled departure of the train). Further, 10% discount will be offered as per the table given below:
Upto -70% occupancy : 20% on last fare
70-80% occupancy : 10% on last fare
Above 80% occupancy : Nil
Changes shall be implemented from Advance Reservation Period (ARP) i.e. 4 months after making necessary changes in Passenger Reservation System, on an experimental basis for six months to be further extended after assessing its outcome
Annexure A
List of trains with occupancy less than 50% (2017-18) from which Flexi Fare will be removed in 2018-19
Sl No.
Train no.
Train type
Train Name
1
12006
Shatabdi
Kalka-New Delhi Shatabdi
2
12012
Shatabdi
Kalka-New Delhi Shatabdi
3
12037
Shatabdi
New Delhi-Ludhiana Shatabdi
4
12038
Shatabdi
Ludhiana-New Delhi Shatabdi
5
12043
Shatabdi
Moga(Ludhiana)-New Delhi Shatabdi
6
12044
Shatabdi
New Delhi-Moga(Ludhiana) Shatabdi
7
12047
Shatabdi
New Delhi-Bhatinda Shatabdi
8
12048
Shatabdi
Bhatinda-New Delhi Shatabdi
9
12085
Shatabdi
Guwahati-Dibrugarh Shatabdi
10
12086
Shatabdi
Dibrugarh-Guwahati Shatabdi
11
12087
Shatabdi
Naharlagun-Guwahati Shatabdi
12
12088
Shatabdi
Guwahati-Naharlagun Shatabdi
13
12277
Shatabdi
Howrah-Puri Shatabdi
14
22205
Duronto
Chennai-Madurai Duronto
15
22206
Duronto
Madurai-Chennai Duronto
Annexure B
List of trains with occupancy between 50%-75% (2017-18) from which Flexi Fare will be removed in lean period of 2018-19
S.No
Train No.
Train Name
1
12005
KALKA SHATABDI
2
12014
AMRITSAR SHATABDI
3
12016
AJMER SHATABDI
4
12018
DEHRADUN SHATABDI
5
12020
SHATABDI EXPRESS
6
12025
SHATABDI EXP
7
12026
PUNE SHATABDI
8
12030
SWARNA SHATABDI
9
12031
AMRITSAR SHATABDI
10
12032
AMRITSAR SHATABDI
11
12039
KGM NDLS SHT
12
12041
SHATABDI EXPRESS
13
12042
NJP HWH SHATABDI
14
12045
NDLS CDG SHATABDI
15
12046
CDG NDLS SHATABDI
16
12213
DURONTO EXPRESS
17
12214
YPR DURONTO EXP
18
12219
SC DURONTO EXP
19
12223
LTT ERS DURONTO
20
12224
ERS LTT DURONTO
21
12227
INDORE DURONTO
22
12228
MUMBAI DURONTO
23
12239
JAIPUR DURONTO
24
12240
JP MMCT DURONTO
25
12243
SHATABDI EXP
26
12244
SHATABDI EXP
27
12278
SHATABDI EXPRESS
28
12437
RAJDHANI EXP
29
12441
BSP NDLS RAJ EX
30
12442
BILASPUR RJDHNI
31
12453
RNC NDLS RAJ EXP
32
22414
NZM MAO RAJ
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Source: PIB
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