Premium train

Premium trains[1] are fast Express rail service by Indian Railways which is operated in busiest routes.[2] These trains have dynamic fare structure[3] which means ticket price varies[4] according to booking rate and seat availability[5] . Priority of Premium trains are above Superfast and Mail/Express trains[6] like Shatabdi Express, Duronto Express and Rajdhani Express.

Overview

The Premium AC special train from Mumbai to Delhi was the first train which was launched on 24 December 2013 during festive season of Christmas and New Year.[3] The train's maiden journey earned 48 percent more than the Mumbai — Delhi Rajdhani that ran during the same period.[7] Encouraged by the successful run of the Mumbai-Delhi premium train,[5] In Railway budget 2014, Sadananda Gowda, the railway minister announced 5 more such premium AC-special trains on busy routes.[8]

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References

  1. ↑ Jayanta Roy Chowdhury And R. Suryamurthy (2014-02-13). "Rail tastes premium blood and likes it". Telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  2. ↑ "ECR to run weekly Premium Special Train between Patna-Bangalore". railnews.co.in. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Railways to introduce dynamic fares in festive season". Livemint. 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  4. ↑ Today, Mail (2014-03-11). "Train ticket prices take off like airfares — Yahoo India Finance". In.finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  5. 1 2 PTI Dec 31, 2013, 08.36PM IST (2013-12-31). "More premier trains with dynamic fares in 17 busy routes — Economic Times". Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  6. ↑ K. Balchand (2014-02-12). "Dynamic fares on 17 new trains". The Hindu. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  7. ↑ DNA Correspondent (2014-02-13). "Few premium trains, few express, Mumbai gets something to cheer | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  8. ↑ "Railways to run 17 premium AC-special trains on busy routes". The Indian Express. 2014-02-12. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
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