Platform Ticket Prices Hiked to Rs 50, Railway Clarifies ‘Price Increased to Avoid Crowding’

Pune : Indian Railways has given clarification on increasing the price of platform tickets. The platform ticket price at Pune Junction railway station in Maharashtra has been increased to Rs 50. After this, there is a lot of discussion on social media and political corridors. The railway has given clarification on this matter amid the discussion about the increased prices of platform tickets in political corridors. Explaining the issue, a railway spokesperson said that in view of the growing epidemic of Coronavirus infection, the railways have increased the price of platform tickets of the station to 50 rupees.

पुणे जंक्शन द्वारा प्लेटफार्म टिकट का मूल्य ₹50 रखने का उद्देश्य अनावश्यक रूप से स्टेशन पर आने वालों पर रोक लगाना है जिस से सोशल डिसटेनसिंग का पालन किया जा सके।

रेलवे प्लेटफार्म टिकट की दरों को कोरोना महामारी के शुरुआती दिनों से ही इसी प्रकार नियंत्रित करता आया है। https://t.co/X2HuPC5HUg

— Spokesperson Railways (@SpokespersonIR) August 17, 2020

When this matter became viral on social media too, the Railways had to give clarification on this issue. The railway spokesperson tweeted from his official Twitter handle and informed that the purpose of keeping the platform ticket price of ₹ 50 by Pune Junction of Maharashtra is to unnecessarily stop the visitors coming to the station. When the ticket prices are high, the crowd of unnecessary people will automatically reduce at the railway station. Due to reduced congestion, social distancing will be followed and it will be easy to stop the fast spreading coronavirus infection in the country. Even in the early days of Coronavirus infection, social distancing was followed at such stations by increasing railway platform ticket prices.

कॉंग्रेस राज में रेलवे प्लेटफ़ॉर्म टिकिट ₹३ का भाजपा राज ₹५० हुआ। जय सियाराम। pic.twitter.com/xjUEPoCv5H

— digvijaya singh (@digvijaya_28) August 18, 2020

On seeing the increasing price of platform tickets at Pune Junction station, leaders of political parties also took the matter on social media. Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh also targeted the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on social media for raising the price of platform tickets. Attacking BJP on Twitter, he wrote that the railway platform ticket was Rs 3 in Congress regime, it has become 50 rupees during BJP rule.

Railway passengers issue platform tickets for two hours validity for the passengers or their relatives to stay at the railway station. This means that if you are going to leave or take any of your relatives on the railway platform, it is allowed to stay on the platform for 2 hours after purchasing the ticket. The government has adopted this new method to prevent coronavirus infection.