MDTC/DWR Coaching Theory
1. Various classes of accommodation on Railway. Minimum chargeable distance &
Minimum fare, Superfast surcharge, Reservation Fee, Tatkal Charges, Clerkage
Charges & cancellation charges for different Class of Tickets
Min. Min. Reservation Sup Tatkal charges
Class Dist. Fare fee charge Min max Clerkage Cancellation
AC I Class (Peak) 300 1047 60 75 -- -- 120 240
AC I Class (Lean) 300 986 60 75 -- -- 120 240
AC Executive -- -- 60 75 400 500 120 240
AC 2 Tier (Peak) 300 613 50 45 400 500 100 200
AC 2 Tier (Lean) 300 593 50 45 400 500 100 200
First Class 100 230 50 45 -- -- 100 200
AC Economy 300 458 40 45 -- -- 90 180
AC 3 Tier 300 428 40 45 300 400 90 180
ACCC 150 205 40 45 125 225 -- ---
Sleeper Class 200 120 20 30 100 200 60 120
II Sitting 50 29 15 15 10 15 -- 60
II Unreserved 50 29 -- 15 -- -- 30 --
Ordinary Services
Second Class 10 4 15
(Suburban)
Second Class (Non 10 3 15
Suburban)
Sleeper Class 200 76 20
First Class 10 45 50
II Class MST 10 150 ----
FC MST 10 600 ----
II QST 10 405 ---
FC QST 10 1620 ---
(Up Dated 01.08.2019)
S.Hari Manohar 5 Nov 2019
MDTC/DWR Coaching Theory
2. Charging of fare
1. The fares will be same in case of all distances within that distance slab.
2. Minimum distance for charge of 200 Km. in Sleeper Class will not be applicable in case of
Sleeper coaches declared as unreserved coaches by Zonal Railways.
3. All fares notified in this Coaching Tariff are Basic Fares. All other miscellaneous charges
will be levied additionally.
3.1 Basic fares for high speed trains like Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Jan Shatabdi, Duronto trains,
Garib Rath and Yuva etc., as given are also exclusive of miscellaneous charges.
4. Suburban fares shall be levied for journeys performed in the suburban sections only.
Non-suburban fares shall apply in case of all other journeys.
5. Rounding-off of fares:
5.1 Fares of all classes except II Class Ordinary (Suburban). Chargeable Fares, as obtained
after adding Miscellaneous Charges to the Basic Fare, will be rounded off to the next higher
multiple of Rs. 5.
5.2 Chargeable Fares for II Class Suburban passengers, as the Basic Fare, is rounded off to
the next higher multiple of five rupees, except that in cases where either '1' or '6' comes up as
the last digit it was be rounded off to the immediately lower multiple of rupees 5. And, Fare
ending in 2, 3 or 4 would be getting rounded off to rupees 5 and 7, 8 or 9 to rupees 10.
Combined fare ticket
When a passenger’s journey consists of travel by two or more trains, and the same type of
train or same class of accommodation is not available in the onward journey; combined fare
tickets are issued.
Combined fare is calculated by taking the sum of basic fares for different classes (or) Basic
fare on the entire distance for highest class and whichever is less is taken as the chargeable
Basic Fare.
Reservation fee and Superfast supplementary charge of the highest class is collected.
S.Hari Manohar 6 Nov 2019
