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The fare of the Vande Bharat AC seat car for a 300-400 kilometre travel is astir ₹2.19 per kilometre, which is overmuch little than the fares for akin services successful countries specified arsenic China, Japan and France, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said successful a written connection successful the Lok Sabha connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026).
According to Mr. Vaishnaw, the fares successful these countries scope from ₹7 to ₹20 per kilometre.
"The Ministry of Railways, portion deciding the fare operation of assorted types of rider services, gives owed information to aspects similar the outgo of service, worth of service, benignant of services and facilities offered, affordability, contention from different competing modes and socio-economic considerations," Mr. Vaishnaw said portion responding to questions regarding fare operation of Vande Bharat trains.
He added that Vande Bharat services were introduced successful February 2019 and are presently operating connected 82 routes with 164 bid services.
The Railway Minister informed that Vande Bharat trains run arsenic a chiseled rider work conception with a circumstantial fare operation and features specified arsenic improved suspension systems, faster acceleration with semi-high-speed operations, automatic plug doors, ergonomic seats, mini pantry, CCTVs and KAVACH.
Keeping affordability successful view, helium said, the fare operation of these trains has been kept beneath the outgo of service.
"The fare of Vande Bharat AC seat car implicit a travel betwixt 300 and 400 kilometres is astir ₹2.19 per kilometre, which is overmuch little than the fares of akin segments of services successful countries similar China, Japan and France, wherever it ranges from ₹7 to ₹20 per kilometre," Mr. Vaishnaw said.
He added, "The rationalised fare operation has facilitated the wider enlargement of these services crossed the country, reflecting beardown rider request for these services. Vande Bharat services person precocious occupancy level connected each large routes with occupancy of Vande Bharat adjacent 100 per cent, demonstrating a alteration successful rider preferences." Speaking astir the mean people fares of different trains, Mr. Vaishnaw said they are among the lowest compared to different countries.
Drawing a examination betwixt Indian Railways' mean people fares and akin services successful neighbouring countries, Mr. Vaishnaw said that portion the per kilometre fare successful India is 20 paise, it is 54 paise successful Pakistan, 37 paise successful Bangladesh, and 51 paise successful Sri Lanka.
