NCDRC had ordered the Northern Western Railway to pay Rs 15,000 for taxi expenses, Rs 10,000 towards booking expenses along with Rs 5,000 each.
Shares of IRCTC has entered the club of top 100 most valuable listed companies on BSE as its market capitalsation has surpassed Rs 50,000 crore mark.
IRCTC stock: Since October 14, 2019, the stock has skyrocketed 10x to Rs 3,305.
IRCTC is the only entity authorised by Indian Railways to provide catering services to railways
The cost of the tickets will be around Rs 900 for a one-way trip between New Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar Junction.
Currently, Indian Railways is operating two Vande Bharat trains in its network. One runs on the Delhi-Varanasi route, the other on Delhi-Katra route
Private players can compete with the trains run by Indian Railways in terms of speed and efficiency, but they will find it hard to match their prices
In July 2020 the railway ministry had invited private players to operate 109 pairs of trains.
The stock has risen 734% from its IPO price of Rs 320 in October 2019 to trade at around Rs 2668
IRCTC board has recommended a stock split, from the face value of Rs 10 to now Rs 2.