Premium are for those who have no option left and are ready to pay the premium fares. In flights also at last minute the price atleast triple the original price (but yes travel time is less). People used to pay to touts 1500/2000 per ticket and now they are paying the same to IR (this sentence was posted by IRIan some days ago too) and also IR is not forcing anyone. If you plan your journey 60 days prior, then well and good and if not look for tatkal. Even not available in tatkal and passenger needs to go he will not regret paying double the fare. So it is for those last minute passengers. Aur agar IR kuch kama leta hai to harz hi kya hai? Wo paisa IR ka loss hi kuch kam kar dega. IR knows that our politicians are such that they will not increase...
more... railway fare for their vote bank whoever minister be it.