IRCTC Share Price: IRCTC shares, which provided ticketing, catering and tourism services for the railway, jumped more than 1% in intra-day today. This boom in its shares has come on the shock of passengers from July 1, that is, this shock has proved to be the advantage of investors. Some investors took advantage of this fast but still it remains in the green zone. It is currently at ₹ 769.05 with a jump of 0.95% on BSE. It had jumped 1.42% to ₹ 772.65 in intra-day. For the first time since the Korona epidemic, there is such an increase in the fares of the railway.
How much will be the increase in fares?
The fares of railway passengers are going to increase for the first time since the Korona epidemic from July 1, 2025. For non-AC coaches, fares will increase by one paise per km, while AC class will increase by 2 paise per km. However, for the journey of up to 500 km, there will be a lot of fare in suburban trains and general second class for the journey of distance up to 500 km. In second class, there will be an increase of 0.5 paise per km for traveling above 500 km. Apart from this, there will be no change in the monthly season ticket (MST).
More changes are going to happen from July 1 such as Aadhaar verification will be mandatory for Tatkal tickets, that is, only the same passengers will be able to book Tatkal tickets through IRCTC site or app from July 1, who must have verified their account through Aadhaar. After this, OTP based Aadhaar Authority will become mandatory in the process of Tatkal ticket from 15 July 2025. Also, agents will be banned from booking Tatkal tickets from 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM and 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM.
How was the status of IRCTC shares in a year?
IRCTC shares were at ₹ 1059.45 on 12 July 2024 last year, which is a one -year record high. In less than 8 months from this high, it fell 38.11% to ₹ 655.70 on 3 March 2025, which is a one -year record low for its shares. This month, it has strengthened more than one and a half percent with ups and downs.
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