Indian Railways announced fare hike from 1 January Indian Railways announced fare hike from 1 January While suburban fares remain unchanged, ordinary non-AC, non-suburban fares were increased by 1 paise per kilometer. On New Year's Eve, the Railways announced a fare hike in its network, excluding suburban trains, effective from 1 January 2020, according to an order issued on Tuesday. While suburban fares remain unchanged, ordinary non-AC, non-suburban fares were increased by 1 paise per kilometer. Railways announced an increase of two paise / km in the fares of Mail / Express non-AC trains and four paise / km hike in fares of AC class. According to the order the fare hike also applies to premium trains such as Shatabdi, Rajdhani and Duronto. In Delhi-Kolkata Rajdhani covering a distance of 1,447 km, the fare at the rate of 4 paise per km would be around Rs 58. As per the order, there will be no change in reservation fee and superfast fee and the fare hike will not be applic