Amidst the spike in the number of Covid-19 cases in the state, the Central Railway has decided to increase the price of platform tickets at some key stations under its Nagpur and Bhusawal divisions to avoid overcrowding.The platform tickets are priced at ₹50 at Nagpur station and ₹30 at Betul, Chandrapur, Balharshah and Wardha station in Nagpur division, the official said.Currently, the prices of platform tickets have already been raised in Nashik Road, Jalgaon, Bhusawal, Badnera, Madgaon, Shegaon, Akola, Amravati and Khandwa stations in Bhusawal divisions.
In these areas, platform tickets are priced at ₹50.The previous rate of a platform ticket at these stations was ₹10.Shivaji Sutar, chief public relations officer of the Central Railway.