New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- For travelling between New Delhi and Varanasi by Train 18, rechristened as Vande Bharat Express - scheduled to make its maiden run on February 15 - the passengers will have to shell out 40-50 per cent higher fare than they do for Shatabdi Express, a senior Railway Ministry officials said on Monday.
A New Delhi-Varanasi journey by the indigenously built high-speed train would cost Rs 3,520 and Rs 1,850 for Executive Class (EC) and Chair Car (CC), respectively.
The Ministry official requesting anonymity said: "The passengers travelling in the CC from New Delhi to Varanasi, covering a distance of 776 km, will have to shell out Rs 1,850, while for the same distance in the EC, they will have to pay Rs 3,520, including the...