CR hikes platform ticket price from Rs 10 to Rs 50 till Oct 31

The Central Railway (CR) has increased platform tickets from Rs 10 to Rs 50 on a temporary basis at major stations in Mumbai from Saturday to curb overcrowding.

The new rates will apply to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Dadar, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Thane, Kalyan and Panvel, all busy junctions catering to long-distance trains, and will remain in force till October 31, CR chief public relations officer Shivaji Sutar.

Such temporary hikes in platform tickets have been implemented by the zonal railways in Mumbai several times in the last two years.