Special Trains Introduced To Meet Additional Demands, Says Piyush Goyal

Piyush Goyal said regular train services are running as COVID specials on the fare as applicable for regular time-tabled trains.

Stating that during the COVID-19 pandemic, some special trains on special charges have been introduced to meet the additional demands over different sectors, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal informed Parliament on Wednesday. He was answering a query on the rise in ticket fares of trains. He said that the national transporter had earned Rs 12,409.49 crore as passenger revenue between April, 2020 to February, 2021 as against Rs 48,809.40 crore for the same period last year. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Mr Goyal said that in view of health advisory due to COVID-19, regular train services are running as COVID specials on the fare as applicable for regular time-tabled trains.