It is years ago,the latest price is
Hard seat: 219 yuan
Hard sleeper : 513 yuan
Soft Sleeper : 796 yuan
Some comparison on my home route, Mumbai to Varanasi/Mugalsarai.
Mumbai CST-RajendraNagar Patna Express/12141
Travel Time: 25h 5m 8 halts Distance: 1493 km Avg Speed: 59 km/hr
General Sleeper AC 3-tier AC 2-tier
Rs. 231 Rs. 434 Rs. 1164 Rs. 1820
Mumbai LTT - Bhagalpur SF Express/12336
Travel Time: 24h 50m 15 halts Distance: 1475 km Avg Speed: 59 km/hr
Unreserved General Fare: Rs. 229
Regular/Adult (12 and above)
Net Fare Sleeper-434 AC3tier-1164 AC2tier-1820
For child Net Fare 247 640 980
My favorite
Dadar Varanasi Superfast Express/12167
Travel Time: 27h 15m 11 halts Distance: 1495 km Avg Speed: 54 km/hr
My father says this train can complete whole journey within 20 hours if unannounced stoppage at various small stations & outer signals and speed restrictions(compared to Mahanagri Express) are not applied. If whole track is electrified,with 4-5 stoppage allowed it can complete journey in 17-18 hours.
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