{"id":506,"date":"2025-12-26T12:00:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T12:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/?p=506"},"modified":"2025-12-26T12:00:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T12:00:52","slug":"railway-fare-hike-drives-surge-in-stocks-of-irctc-rvnl-and-ircon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/?p=506","title":{"rendered":"Railway Fare Hike Drives Surge in Stocks of IRCTC, RVNL, and Ircon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Shares of <strong>railway-related companies<\/strong>, including <strong>IRCTC<\/strong>, <strong>RVNL<\/strong>, and <strong>Ircon International<\/strong>, saw significant gains on <strong>December 26, 2025<\/strong>, as the Indian government\u2019s new <strong>railway fare hikes<\/strong> came into effect. The <strong>fare revision<\/strong>, which marks the <strong>second increase<\/strong> this year, has sparked positive momentum in <strong>rail stocks<\/strong>, with <strong>RVNL<\/strong> stocks climbing by as much as <strong>11.77%<\/strong>, and <strong>IRCTC<\/strong> up <strong>2.75%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Details of the Fare Hike<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest hike, effective from <strong>December 26, 2025<\/strong>, affects <strong>non-AC classes<\/strong> for ordinary and mail\/express trains. Here are the key details of the revised fares:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>For ordinary non-AC services<\/strong>:<br>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No increase for <strong>journeys up to 215 km<\/strong>.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u20b95 increase<\/strong> for distances between <strong>216 km and 750 km<\/strong>.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u20b910 increase<\/strong> for journeys between <strong>751 km and 1250 km<\/strong>.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u20b915 increase<\/strong> for distances between <strong>1251 km and 1750 km<\/strong>.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u20b920 increase<\/strong> for journeys between <strong>1751 km and 2250 km<\/strong>.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>For mail\/express trains<\/strong>, fares have been raised by <strong>2 paise per km<\/strong> across both <strong>non-AC<\/strong> and <strong>AC classes<\/strong>, which includes <strong>sleeper class, first class, AC chair car, AC 3-tier, AC 2-tier<\/strong>, and <strong>AC first class<\/strong>. For example, a <strong>500 km journey<\/strong> in a <strong>non-AC mail\/express coach<\/strong> will see an additional charge of about <strong>\u20b910<\/strong>.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Applicability of the New Fares<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The new fare structure applies to <strong>all tickets booked on or after December 26, 2025<\/strong>. Tickets booked prior to this date will not incur the increased charges, even if the journey takes place after the effective date. The updated <strong>fare list<\/strong> will also be displayed at stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Major train services affected include <strong>Tejas Rajdhani<\/strong>, <strong>Rajdhani<\/strong>, <strong>Shatabdi<\/strong>, <strong>Duronto<\/strong>, <strong>Vande Bharat<\/strong>, <strong>Humsafar<\/strong>, <strong>Amrit Bharat<\/strong>, <strong>Tejas<\/strong>, <strong>Mahamana<\/strong>, <strong>Gatimaan<\/strong>, <strong>Antyodaya<\/strong>, <strong>Garib Rath<\/strong>, <strong>Jan Shatabdi<\/strong>, <strong>Yuva Express<\/strong>, <strong>Namo Bharat Rapid Rail<\/strong>, and <strong>ordinary non-suburban services<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Impact of the Fare Hike<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This fare hike is designed to <strong>balance affordability<\/strong> for passengers while ensuring the <strong>sustainability<\/strong> of railway operations. The Railway Ministry has confirmed that the previous fare revision, implemented in <strong>July 2025<\/strong>, helped generate <strong>\u20b9700 crore<\/strong> in additional revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Railway Stocks Surge<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the wake of the fare hike announcement, <strong>rail stocks<\/strong> have been performing well. Shares of <strong>RVNL<\/strong>, <strong>IRCTC<\/strong>, <strong>Ircon International<\/strong>, <strong>Titagarh Rail Systems<\/strong>, and <strong>BEML<\/strong> all saw significant <strong>upward movement<\/strong>. The sector has also been buzzing with anticipation regarding <strong>budget allocations<\/strong> for rail safety in the upcoming <strong>Union Budget for FY27<\/strong>, with reports suggesting a <strong>record \u20b91.3 trillion<\/strong> may be allocated to <strong>rail safety<\/strong> measures, addressing concerns over accidents and slow implementation of protection systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/rail_stocks_2-1024x590.png\" alt=\"Railway stocks surge today fare hike\" class=\"wp-image-508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/rail_stocks_2-1024x590.png 1024w, https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/rail_stocks_2-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/rail_stocks_2-768x442.png 768w, https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/rail_stocks_2-729x420.png 729w, https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/rail_stocks_2-150x86.png 150w, https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/rail_stocks_2-696x401.png 696w, https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/rail_stocks_2-1068x615.png 1068w, https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/rail_stocks_2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As <strong>railway fares<\/strong> are revised, the immediate market response has been positive, with <strong>rail stocks<\/strong> seeing <strong>significant growth<\/strong>. The <strong>Indian Railways<\/strong> continues to play a pivotal role in the nation\u2019s transport infrastructure, and these fare adjustments aim to ensure the sustainability of operations while providing essential services to millions of passengers every day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shares of railway-related companies, including IRCTC, RVNL, and Ircon International, saw significant gains on December 26, 2025, as the Indian government\u2019s new railway fare hikes came into effect. The fare revision, which marks the second increase this year, has sparked positive momentum in rail stocks, with RVNL stocks climbing by as much as 11.77%, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":507,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-506","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-biusinessfinance"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=506"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":509,"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506\/revisions\/509"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/todaynewshours.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}