Q. What So Special in Special Fare Trains?
A. Special Fare Special trains are operated to serve passengers on holidays, festival time so that they can get confirmed seat by paying extra amount.

Special fare is equals to normal train's tatkal fare. But now railway is misusing this concept. Every special train introduced falling under “Trains on Demand" category which seek special...
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fare, even for shorter route which is demotivating short journey passengers.

Also Railway is not regularising few special trains which are running from past many years because after regularising they'll not get the “special fare"