New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- Indian Railways on Sunday raised prices for long-distance and premium travel while exempting suburban services and short-distance ordinary class tickets. For ordinary class travel beyond 215km, fares will increase by a paise per kilometre. Mail and express non-AC classes, and AC classes will also see a hike of two paise per kilometre. Railway officials said that a 500km journey in non-AC coaches will now cost passengers approximately Rs.10 more. So, for instance, an AC 3-tier journey on the CSMT Rajdhani Express (a 1,537km trip between Delhi and Mumbai), which now costs Rs.3,180, will cost Rs.31 more. Indian Railways said the fare rationalisation is linked to rising operational expenses amid a significant expansion of ...