Train Ticket Discount: Railways gives up to 75 percent discount on train ticket fares to certain passengers. See the complete list here.
New Delhi. More than crores of passengers travel everyday in Indian Railways, Indian Railways is the fourth largest rail network in the world. If you travel by train, then this news is very important for you. It is very important for you to know about some of its rules. Actually, Railways provides many facilities to its passengers. In this, some people get 75 percent discount on train ticket fare.
Railways give concession in train tickets to Divyangjan, mentally challenged and totally blind passengers, who cannot travel without another person. Such people are given a discount of up to 75 percent in General Class, Sleeper and Third AC. These passengers get up to 50 per cent concession in first AC and second AC and up to 25 per cent in third AC and AC chair car of trains like Rajdhani-Shatabdi. The escort accompanying such a person also gets the same discount on train tickets. Persons who are completely unable to speak and hear get 50 per cent discount on train tickets. The escort accompanying such a person also gets the same discount on train tickets.
These patients get discounts
Patients suffering from many diseases also get discounts on railway train tickets. It also includes cancer, thalassemia, heart patients, patients suffering from kidney problems, hemophilia patients, TB patients, AIDS patients, ostomy patients, anemia, aplastic anemia patients.
