Mumbaikars queue up at railway stations for season tickets
June 24, 2014  19:31
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A day before the government's hiked rail fares comes into effect, Mumbaikars lined up at railway ticket counters to renew and get new season tickets issued at the old rates.  

 The hike '" 14.2% in all classes of passenger fares and 6.5% in freight charges '" is effective June 25 and will also apply to tickets purchased in advance for journeys commencing on or after that date. 

The difference in fare for such advance tickets will be collected by ticket examiners during the journey. Coming ahead of the full railway budget next month, the announcement was greeted with loud protests by leaders across the political spectrum, with some warning it would fuel inflation.

Here are some photos from Kandivali station. Photographs by Hemant Shivsharan
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