A circular issued by SER late last month directed Ranchi, Chakradharpur, Adra and Kharagpur railway divisions and the platform ticket prices were raised last week.
RANCHI: The South Eastern Railways (SER) has directed its railway divisions in Jharkhand and West Bengal to raise the price of platform tickets in all its busy railway stations by 300% to regulate the footfall as part of Covid-19 safety regulations.
A circular in this regard issued by SER late last month directed Ranchi, Chakradharpur, Adra and Kharagpur railway divisions and the platform ticket prices were raised last week.
The circular came weeks after a January 5 order issued to the divisions, which allowed the sale of platform tickets on its premises. Since partial railway services began in June after 90 days of lockdown, only passengers with confirmed tickets were being allowed to enter till the January 5 order was issued.