In premium train ka fare SF trains se pehle se hi jyada hai.
Vaise bhi ac tickets ki kimat pichle 3 saalon mein 45-50% badh gayee hai.
Sabhi Paxs 50% jyada dene ki kshamta nahin rakhte hain. Jyadatar middle class paxs badi mushkil se ya majboori mein acIII/ ACC class ka maujuda fare ada kar pate hain. Unko ab second class ka rukh karna padega. Aur Sleeper class ke kai yaatri aur bhi jyaada subsidised general class mein yaatra karenge. Yaani IRly par subsidy ka bojh badhna hi hai.
Yeh...
more... baat jarur hai ki kuch log double fare dene ki bhi kshamta rakhte hain, lekin woh by air jaana pasand karenge. Jahan airport nahin hai, woh hi majboori mein train mein jaayenge.
Demand for ac travel shall decrease and more ACIII paxs shall shift to second sleeper class. Days of ac travel for middle class are numbered.
Bhavishya mein Aam express trainon mein 5-7 ac dabbe rarely nazar aayenge.
Semi high Speed trains (160kmph+ fully ac trains) shall never proliferate on IR network with such pricing policy.