Minister Dulles Alahapperuma said that the Transport Ministry was contemplating the reduction of railway ticket fares in tandem with the bus fares reduction after the decrease in the diesel fuel prices announced by the government in the New Year’ relief package. He said the decision on whether to reduce the train ticket fares would be taken next [...]
The new fares which will be implemented from December 1, 2008.
Amended Charges per Kilometer:
Distance
1st Class
2nd Class
3rd Class
0 – 10 km
Rs. 3.60
Rs. 2.00
Rs. 1.10
11 – 50 km
Rs. 3.30
Rs. 1.80
Rs. 1.00
51 – 100 km
Rs. 2.80
Rs. 1.50
Rs. 0.85
101 – 200 km
Rs. 2.10
Rs. 1.20
Rs. 0.65
200 km >
Rs. 1.60
Rs. 0.90
Rs. 0.50
Current Charges per Kilometer:
As the latest fuel price increase came into effect on Sunday, the Railways Department called for an immediate and substantial increase in train fares to offset massive losses which would have a detrimental impact on the national economy.
Railways General Manager Dr. T. Lalithasiri Gunaruwan said the department had been running at a staggering loss even [...]
