India, Aug. 9 -- An Indian Railways ticket costing more than Rs.10,000 has left the internet stunned. Booking a premium tatkal ticket on the SMVB Howrah Express between Bengaluru and Kolkata on August 9 would have set the traveller back by Rs.10,100 - as evidenced by a Reddit post that is going viral online.

A Reddit user shared a screenshot of the prohibitively expensive ticket and wondered who was booking such journeys. The Reddit user said tickets on that route normally cost around Rs.2,900.

"Honestly, I don't understand who'd be willing to pay 10k+ for a 2A ticket in an ordinary superfast train between two well-connected metro cities when a regular 2A ticket is priced at 2.9k," the user wrote.

IRCTC had introduced the premium tatka...