Railways hikes Tatkal charges

The Railways hiked the Tatkal ticket charges from December 25 with the aim to improve passenger revenue collections.

While a passenger has to shell out Rs 200 for the Tatkal booking of sleeper class instead of Rs 175, for AC-3 the maximum revised charge is Rs 400 instead of Rs 350 earlier and the minimum is Rs 300 instead of Rs 250, according to the Railway notification.

In sleeper-class the minimum Tatkal charge was Rs 90 which has been hiked to Rs 100. Minimum and maximum charges depend upon the travel distance.

The hike is more for the AC class segment while the second class Tatkal charges remain unchanged. In AC-2 a passenger has to pay Rs 400 now as against the earlier rate of Rs 300 in minimum Tatkal charges and Rs 500 as maximum charge against Rs 400 earlier.

In executive-class, the minimum Tatkal charge has been hiked to Rs 400 from Rs 300 and the maximum to Rs 500 from Rs 400. However, the Tatkal booking for second-class sitting has not been changed and remains at Rs 10 and Rs 15 as minimum and maximum charges respectively depending on the distance. According to the Railways the software will be changed accordingly by CRIS to adjust the new fares.