Freight Rate Hike

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  Railway Fares May Be Hiked Later, Says Opposition In Parliament

  Accusing the government of making "bogus claims" in the Railway Budget, the Opposition today said though there was no proposal to hike fares and freight rates, there was every possibility for it to do so like in the previous year.

• Kerala Chief Minister Calls For Roll Back of Rail Fare Hike

  Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today asked the Centre to roll back railway passenger fare and freight rate hikes as it would lead to rise in prices of essential commodities.

• Rail Fare Hike Difficult But Correct Decision, Says Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

  Defending the steep hike in rail fare and freight rates as a 'difficult but correct decision', Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the Railways can survive only if users pay for availing of facilities.

• Railway freight rates hike unfair: Jayalalithaa

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today urged the Centre to withdraw the 15 percent busy season hike in railway freight rates that will be effective from October 1, saying such a decision would be unfair.

• Railway Budget 2013: Government ducks passenger fare hike

  An eye on general elections next year, Pawan Kumar Bansal's Rail Budget today did not raise passenger fares, but he introduced a nearly six per cent hike in freight traffic rates and additional charges on ticketing services and some passenger tickets, mostly for wealthier passengers.

• Rail Budget 2013: Freight hike on diesel may lead to rise in retail prices

  Rail Budget 2013: Railways today hiked freight rates for moving diesel and cooking fuels by almost 8 per cent, a move that may result in marginal hike in retail fuel prices.

• Dinesh Trivedi to present his first Railway budget today; passenger fare hike unlikely

  With passenger fares unlikely to be hiked, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi will today present his maiden railway budget for 2012-13 amid concerns over the financial health of the world's second largest network.

• Upper class train fares may go up

  After the recent hike in freight rates by six per cent, upper class train journey may also become costly with the Railways finalising plan to rationalise passenger fares to tide over its financial problems.

• No hike in fares, freight charges

  The Railway Budget for 2010-11 on Wednesday proposed no increase in passenger fares and freight rates.