MUMBAI: Fare structure of the Vistadome coach, that will be introduced on Dadar-Madgaon Janshatabdi Express from Monday , might turn out to be a deterrent for passengers as airfares are comparatively cheaper. Also, taking a flight will reduce in the course of the trip time.
Indian Railways has decided to keep the fare structure of the coach very similar to that of the executive chair automotive. The fare for Mumbai-Madgaon is mounted at Rs 2,235 in step with person. The cost of flight tickets on September 18, the day the coach is being hooked up to the train, is Rs 1,845 (SpiceJet), Rs 2,077 (Go Air) and Rs 2,119 (Go Air).
While the train journey is more than 10 hours all over monsoon with stoppages at 8 stations, apart from Mumbai and Madgaon, flight trip is simply an hour.
The train is scheduled to leave at five.25 am from Dadar and arrive in Madgaon at 4pm all over monsoon. During the non-monsoon length, between November 1 and June 30, the train will go away at the same time from Dadar, however arrive in Madgaon at 2.05 pm.
Ghatkopar resident Rosili EL, who travels incessantly be tween Mumbai and Goa, stated, "I don't think I would prefer to travel at such an exorbitant rate and, that too, if the journey takes so long."
Ex-railway board member Subodh Jain stated, " After the advent of budget airlines, passengers take the train only if flight tickets are not available."
Another former board member requested, "Why would a person prefer to travel by train when air tickets are cheaper, especially when stations are dirty and infrastructure is not comparable with airports?" Divisional Rail Users' Consultative Committee member Jitesh Matalia stated, "Railways should come out with a reasonable fare structure, especially when a lot of passengers are shifting to air travel. Also, Konkan Railway trains are most likely to get delayed due to erratic weather in monsoon."
Railways have also suffered on account of flexi pricing in premier trains, together with Rajdhani Express. In 2016, Air India, on its website online, introduced spot fares until September 30 on all Rajdhani Express routes at the cost of the train's first and second elegance AC tickets.
A Railways legitimate stated, "There may be takers for this coach only during the peak season.."
Indian Railways has decided to keep the fare structure of the coach very similar to that of the executive chair automotive. The fare for Mumbai-Madgaon is mounted at Rs 2,235 in step with person. The cost of flight tickets on September 18, the day the coach is being hooked up to the train, is Rs 1,845 (SpiceJet), Rs 2,077 (Go Air) and Rs 2,119 (Go Air).
While the train journey is more than 10 hours all over monsoon with stoppages at 8 stations, apart from Mumbai and Madgaon, flight trip is simply an hour.
The train is scheduled to leave at five.25 am from Dadar and arrive in Madgaon at 4pm all over monsoon. During the non-monsoon length, between November 1 and June 30, the train will go away at the same time from Dadar, however arrive in Madgaon at 2.05 pm.
Ghatkopar resident Rosili EL, who travels incessantly be tween Mumbai and Goa, stated, "I don't think I would prefer to travel at such an exorbitant rate and, that too, if the journey takes so long."
Ex-railway board member Subodh Jain stated, " After the advent of budget airlines, passengers take the train only if flight tickets are not available."
Another former board member requested, "Why would a person prefer to travel by train when air tickets are cheaper, especially when stations are dirty and infrastructure is not comparable with airports?" Divisional Rail Users' Consultative Committee member Jitesh Matalia stated, "Railways should come out with a reasonable fare structure, especially when a lot of passengers are shifting to air travel. Also, Konkan Railway trains are most likely to get delayed due to erratic weather in monsoon."
Railways have also suffered on account of flexi pricing in premier trains, together with Rajdhani Express. In 2016, Air India, on its website online, introduced spot fares until September 30 on all Rajdhani Express routes at the cost of the train's first and second elegance AC tickets.
A Railways legitimate stated, "There may be takers for this coach only during the peak season.."
Vistadome fare on day 1 costs more than flight ticket
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