The beginning of the new financial year has also been fruitful with the AC local gathering approximately Rs 1.84 crore in April
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Other applicable supplementary charges like MUTP, GST, will be levied separately as applicable. No difference of fare would be collected on season tickets of AC EMU that have already been issued. However, if the season tickets or single journey tickets are updated, the difference will be collected as per the revised base fare.
On December 25, 2017, the day the AC local commenced, it was decided that for the first six months as an introductory offer, the fare will be 1.2 times the base fare of a first class ticket, after which it would rise to 1.3 times.
This offer had been extended a couple of times in the past and was valid till May 31. In 2018-19, India's first AC local train had total earning amounting to almost Rs 19 crore. The beginning of the new financial year has also been fruitful with the AC local gathering approximately R1.84 crore in April.
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