To curb crowds, CR, WR increase prices of platform ticket

Amid the coronavirus scare, theCentral Railway and Western Railway on Tuesday announced asteep rise in the prices of platform ticket from Rs 10 to asmuch as Rs 50

The price will vary depending on the size of thestation, but it will be Rs 50 at big stations such as theChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai, aCentral Railway spokesperson said

The intention was to avoid unnecessary crowding atstations in view of the threat of coronavirus contagion, headded.