NEW DELHI: There are reports that ticket prices of Vande Bharat trains will be reduced soon. The railway officials said the action is to attract more tourists. Also, the number of passengers in Vande Bharat trains is also decreasing.

The fares of Vande Bharat trains on Indore-Bhopal, Bhopal-Jabalpur and Nagpur-Bilaspur routes will be reduced. There was a huge drop of passengers in Vande Bharat trains on these routes. As per the June report, only 29 percent of passengers travelled on these routes.

Present rate of Vande Bharat
The Vande Bharat Express fare varies depending on the train route and class.

• One way ticket on Indore-Bhopal Vande Bharat Express is Rs 950. However, a passenger traveling in executive has to pay Rs 1,525.

• Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat executive fare is Rs 2045. Normal fare is Rs 1075.

• Bhopal-Jabalpur fare is Rs 1055. The executive fare is Rs 1880
There is a slight difference in the return fare. For example, Indore-Bhopal Vande Bharat Express fare is Rs 955. Executive fare is Rs 1770.

Vande Bharat trains carrying more passengers
1. Kasaragod to Thiruvananthapuram (183 %)
2. Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod (176 percent)
3. Gandhinagar-Mumbai (134 %)
4. Mumbai Central-Gandhinagar (129 %)
5. Varanasi-New Delhi (128 %)
6. New Delhi - Varanasi (124 %)
7. Dehradun-Amritsar (105 %)
8. Mumbai-Sholapur (111 %)
9. Sholapur-Mumbai (104 %)