Indian Railways: Travel by train in AC coach cheaply, know how much is the fare of AC3 economy class
People’s dream of traveling in the AC class coach of the train at affordable rates can now be fulfilled. Keeping this in mind, the Railways has taken a big decision on the fare of AC 3 Economy Class.
New Delhi: People of the country will now be able to enjoy rail travel in AC class coaches at affordable rates. Indian Railways has fixed the fare of AC 3 Economy Class. To attract people to this service, its fare (AC 3 Economy Class Fare) has been kept less than AC3 coaches.
Fares will be less than AC3 class
However, the government has not announced the fare for AC3 economy class. But sources say that its fare will be about 8 percent less than the fare of AC3 class. Due to which people traveling in sleeper class will be attracted towards this new class of coach.
Plan to prepare 800 coaches
According to the information, 50 coaches of AC3 Economy Class have been prepared in Kapurthala Rail Coach Factory of Punjab. These coaches have been sent to different railway zones across the country. Railways plans to prepare 800 such coaches this year. Of these, 300 coaches will be manufactured at Integral Coach Factory Chennai, 285 at Modern Coach Factory Rae Bareli and 177 at Rail Coach Factory Kapurthala.
Number of berths increased in coach
Usually, there are 72 berths in AC3 and sleeper coaches, but 83 berths have been installed in AC3 economy class by adjusting the space. For this, the 2 berths available on the side have been converted into 3 berths. The advantage of this is that the number of berths in AC3 economy class has increased by 15 percent. By reducing its fare, the railway wants to return its benefit to the passengers.
According to sources, except for the AC3 coach, the railways have to bear losses of up to 20-25% every year in all the other coaches. Therefore, the railways wants to make it popular by gradually improving the AC3 coach and reducing the ticket prices. So that people running in sleeper class can travel in AC3 economy class by spending a little more. The government also plans to gradually reduce the sleeper class coaches from the trains and increase it to AC3 economy class coaches.
Special things
1. Fare will be less than AC3 class
2. Plan to prepare 800 coaches 3. Number of berths increased in the coach
