Bihar has got two premium trains - Patna-Mumbai AC (biweekly) and Patna-Bangalore AC (weekly) -- in the interim rail budget presented in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. However, three other AC premium trains - Kamakhya-New Delhi AC via Chhapra, Sealdah-Jodhpur AC via Mughalsarai and Katra-Howrah AC via Mughalsarai - announced in the budget would pass through Bihar. The Patna-Saharsa Intercity Express has been extended up to Murliganj.
According to a Railway Board official, railways has developed the concept of premium trains for elite passengers. The fare for premium trains would be charged on the pattern of airline services. While ticket booking in advance for these trains would cost normal fare as in Rajdhani Express, the same day ticket would cost with variables, he said, adding railways would thus earn impressive revenue.
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