Transport Minister Dilum Amunugama has decided to reverse the uninformed action to surge the prices of train tickets, stating that no final decision has yet been made on such a move.
He noted that the statistics related to the proposed price hike have been released to the media prior to being received by the Ministry which has caused the panic.
A special discussion will be tonight (24) regarding the revision of train ticket prices and any revision may be put into effect from Monday, he added.
Early reports claimed that the ticket prices on intercity express trains and long-distance special trains have soared, leading to mass panic that even the Railway Station Masters’ Association denounced the decision stating that these prices have risen in astronomical figures when the people are in dire straits.
However, Amunugama described otherwise stating that the train ticket prices may soar up to an affordable level, especially in the backdrop where fuel prices have soared. The ticket prices, therefore, may be increased to a point where the Department of Railway can recover the losses incurred amid the fuel price hike, he added.
MIAP
