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Commercial Circular No==t-tof2009.

No.TCII/2910109/DurontoTrain New Delhi,dt.2j.12.2009

The General Managers (Commercial)All Indian Railways

The Chief Commercial ManagersAll Indian Railways

The Chief Commercial Managers (PM),All Indian Railways

Sub: Fare Structure of Howrah -Yesvantpur Duronto Express Train.

As per Hon'ble MR's Budget announcement for 2009-10, a new train servicecalled Duronto Express has been introduced which is a non-stop point-to-point servicebetween selected cities throughout the country. These trains have AC as well as non-ACsleeper coaches.

2. Vide Board's letter of even number dated 14.9.09 (Commercial Circular No. 46 of2009), 25.9.09 (Commercial Circular No. 52 of 2009) and dated 30.9.2009 (CommercialCircularNo.53 of 2009) fares of some Duronto trains were notified.

.3. A new Howrah - Yesvantpur Duronto train is beinl! introduced shortly. Thebasic fares of this train are enclosedherewith as Annexure to this letter.

4. Development charges, Reservation Fee and Supplementary charges for superfasttrains will be levied additionally as per explanatory notes given in Annexure. Cateringcharges are to be added in fares of all classes including SL class. However, bedrollwould be provided in SL class on demand, and bedroll charges will be collected fromsuch passengers at the time of seeking reservation.

5. For the time being, no concession except that of Senior Citizen shall be applicablein Duronto Express trains. Concession shall be calculated in a manner similar to that oftrains having point to point fare structure, i.e. instead of granting concession on basefares, concession will be granted 'On all inclusive fare excluding Development chargewhich will be added subsequently by the System logic for arriving at the final fare. Othercharges shall be levied in full. .

6. The facility of Rail travel being provided to MPs/~x-MPs and MLAslEx-MLAswill also be extended to DurontoExpress trains.

7. Children of 5 years and above but below 12 years will continue to be charged half fare.

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"8. There will be no 'Tatkal' facility applicable in Duronto Express Trains for the time being.

9. These instructions will remain valid for a period of six months only from the dateof operation of this train. Suitable instructions for period beyond six months will follow.

10. The exact date of introduction of this train shall be notified by CoachingDirectorate. Commercial Department of Zonal Railways should maintain liaison withCPTMs for taking necessary action in this regard.

11. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry ofRailways.

DA:As above. ~(Chandralekha Mukherjee)

Ex.Director Passenger MarketingRailway Board

No.TCII/2910/09/Duronto Train

Copy to:-1. DAI (Railways), New Delhi with 36 spares.

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2. FA & CAOs, All Indian Railways. ~3. Principal Director of Audit, all Indian Railways. '. VDA/36 spares with for Finan' I Commissioner,Item 1 only Railways.

New Delhi,dt.2312.2009

No. TCW291 0/09/Duronto Train New Delhi, dt.;t3l2.2009

Copy forwarded for information & necessary action to:1. CCMs, All Indian Railways.2. CCM (PM)s, All Indian Railways.3. CRB, MT, FC, Secretary, DGIRHS, Railway Board.4. AM(B), Adv (Finance), AM(IT), AM(C), Adv (Vig), ED(A), EDF(C), ED/Chg

ED(C&IS), EDTC(R), EDV(T), ED/Safety, DPR, DIP and DFC, TC(CR), V(SS),PR, TG-I, TG-II, TG-III, TG-IV, TG-V & F(C) Branches, Railway Board.MD, Centre for Railway Information System (CRIS), Chanakyapuri, near National RailMuseum, New Delhi for necessary Software changes.MD, IRCTC, 9th Floor, Bank ofBaroda Building, 16, Sansad Marg, N.Delhi.Director General, Railway StaffCoUege, Vadodara.Managing Director, Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd., Belapur Bhavan, Plot No.6, Sector 11, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai - 400014.General Manager, Metro Railway, 33/1, J.L. Nehru Road, Kolkata.Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety, Lucknow.General Secretary, IRCA, Chelmsford Road, New Delhi for issue of necessarycorrection slips to Coaching Tariff.

&DA: Above. . .

(Chan rale . a ~ukherjee)Ex.Director Passenger Marketing

Railway Board

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ANNEXURETo Commercial Circular N°~lof2009.

Explanatory Note:

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The fares for Duronto at 120 and 110 Kmph do not include other chargesnamely Reservation Fee, Supplementry Charge for Superfast Trains and theDevelopmentCharge,whichwillbe leviedadditionallyas applicable. .

Bedroll charge @ Rs.25.00 per passenger will be levied on Sleeper Classpassengers, on demand, at the time of booking.

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