Indian Railways took a big decision when they have announced a slew of changes for its Humsafar categories of trains.

Humsafar Express trains which was first launched in 16 December 2016 between Gorakhpur and Anand Vihar stations. The train was made up of entirely of AC III coaches and had a host of premium features for the passengers travelling in it .

Five Things to know about Humsafar Express

The Railway Ministry has announced certain changes regarding the Humsafar trains which are given below:

• The Railways have decided to add Sleeper class coaches in the Humsafar trains in addition to existing only 3AC class coaches as per the requirement and as per the decision of the Zonal Railways. Four Sleeper class coaches have already been attached in Anand Vihar-Allahabad Humsafar Express .
• The Railways have decided to keep the base fare of the Humsafar trains at 1.15 times of the base fare of Mail/Express Trains and not ‘Superfast’ Mail/Express Trains. As a result of which the base fare of Humsafar trains will come down
• From now on all the Humsafar trains will have only ‘fixed fare’ system instead of the variable fare system.
• There is also a change in the methodology of how ‘Tatkal’ charges are calculated in Humsafar Express trains. It has been reduced to 1.3 times of Humsafar base fare from the existing 1.5 of Humsafar base fare. These Tatkal charges will be subject to maximum and minimum limit like normal Tatkal rule. This means that Tatkal fare in Humsafar trains has been brought equivalent to the Normal Tatkal Rule of other Mail/Express trains (Humsafar base fare + Normal Class wise Tatkal charges).
• Other charges like reservation fee, superfast surcharge, GST etc., as applicable shall be levied separately. Catering shall be optional.