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Tatkal Ticket: Indian Railways is the lifeline of the country. Like nerves in the body, Indian railway tracks connect the villages, towns, cities and metro cities of the country. Railways are known for transporting people from one place to another at a low cost. But now the railways are becoming modern. This is also affecting the prices of railway tickets. Railway ticket prices are now beating airlines. Something similar has happened with the Howrah Express running between Bangalore and Kolkata. Its ticket price has crossed the magical figure of Rs 10,000. People are very angry seeing this.
Railways' premium Tatkal system is being criticized
Indian Railways implemented the dynamic pricing system a few years ago. In this, the ticket prices keep increasing according to the demand. But probably no one would have thought that it would increase up to 4 times. Usually the ticket of SMVB Howrah Express costs Rs 2,900. But, under the premium Tatkal system, this ticket was available for Rs 10,100. A Reddit user has also shared a screenshot of this. After this, people on social media started condemning the dynamic pricing system.
How is a ticket worth Rs 2900 available for Rs 10,100?
According to the Reddit post, the price of a 2 AC ticket in Howrah Express is Rs 2,900. But, according to the demand, it increases to Rs 10,100. The person who posted has raised the question that why would anyone want to pay Rs 10,000 for a ticket worth Rs 2,900. The Premium Tatkal system was implemented by IRCTC. It is kept separate from the Tatkal ticket system. The ticket price in the Tatkal system remains fixed, but in Premium Tatkal it keeps increasing. Questions have been raised on this system many times before.
The price of flight tickets ranges from Rs 4,500 to Rs 10,000.
On this post, a user wrote that instead of travelling in premium Tatkal, if we travel without ticket and pay the fine, we can travel in less money. Indian Railways charges a fine ranging from Rs 250 to Rs 1000. People have also paid attention to flight tickets. Flight tickets from Bengaluru to Kolkata in August are between Rs 4500 and Rs 10 thousand. It takes you 29 hours by train and the flight will take you to the destination in just 2.40 hours.