New Delhi: The government has informed that freight loading increased from 1,233 million tonnes (MT) in 2020-21 to 1,617 MT in 2024-25, making Indian Railways second-largest freight-carrying Railways in the world.

To keep the freight rate competitive, the freight rates have not been revised since 2018 despite increase in input costs over the years, according to Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

“Passenger fares have been rationalised from July 1, 2025, after a gap of more than 5 years. The increase in fares is very low, ranging from half paise per km to two paise per km for premium classes,” said Vaishnaw in replies to questions in Lok Sabha.

Among key measures for affordable passenger fares are no increase in general class up to 500 km and, thereafter, half paisa increase in fare per p

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