Railways earned ₹500 cr. from Tatkal ticket sale

Tags: Economics/Business

The Indian Railways has earned ₹403 crore from tatkal ticket fares, an additional ₹119 crore from premium tatkal ticket fares, and ₹511 crore from dynamic changes in 2020-21.

• The national transporter earned ₹1,033 crore from these three categories in the financial year 2020-21 despite much of its normal operations remaining suspended through most of the year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 
• The transporter had earned ₹1,313 crore from dynamic fares, ₹1,669 from tatkal tickets and ₹603 crore from premium tatkal tickets in 2019-20, when there were no restrictions in train operations.

The Railways said that it earned ₹240 crore from dynamic fares, ₹353 crore from tatkal tickets and ₹89 crore from premium tatkal charges in the financial year 2021-22 till September.