Railway General Manager Dhammika Jayasundara says that the railway fare revision will be implemented from today (23).
Accordingly, according to the new railway fare revision, the minimum railway fare which was 10 rupees will be increased to 20 rupees, the minimum fare for the second class is 50 rupees and the minimum fare for the first class has been revised to 100 rupees.
The stage ticket fee has also been increased to 20 rupees.
These revised fares are also to be displayed at every railway station from today.
Although the train fares have also increased, these fares are still low compared to the bus fares.