Inflated distance over Konkan Railway network to calculate fares making travel dearer for patronsThe Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) inflates the distance between Mangaluru Central and Madgaon by 40% to calculate fares. This results in passengers paying higher fares for the Mangaluru Central-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express compared to the Mangaluru-Thiruvananthapuram VB Express, despite traveling a shorter distance. The KRCL claims the inflated distance is...
more... necessary to recover the construction cost of the network and for maintenance due to difficult geographical conditions. However, this practice continues even after 26 years of the network's operation, leading to inflated fares on all trains passing through the KRCL network, including the Matsyagandha Express. For example, the fare on the Matsyagandha Express from Mangaluru Central to Mumbai LTT is ₹565, which would be ₹475 without the escalated distance calculation.
Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) Mangaluru Central aur Madgaon ke beech ka distance 40% badha deta hai aur uske hisab se fares calculate karta hai. Is wajah se Mangaluru Central se Madgaon jaane waale Vande Bharat Express ke passengers, Mangaluru se Thiruvananthapuram jaane waale VB Express se zyada fare dete hain,...
more... halanki unki journey ka distance kam hota hai. KRCL ka kehna hai ki yeh inflated distance network ka construction cost aur difficult geographical condition ki wajah se hone waale heavy maintenance cost ko recover karne ke liye jaruri hai. Lekin yeh practice network ke operation shuru hone ke 26 saal baad bhi jaari hai, jiske wajah se KRCL network se guzarne waali saari trains pe inflated fares lag rahe hain, jaise ki Matsyagandha Express. Jaise ki, Mangaluru Central se Mumbai LTT jaane waale Matsyagandha Express ka fare ₹565 hai, jo ki escalated distance calculate na kiya jaaye toh ₹475 hota.