<span style="color: #222222;">The Indian Railways network is operating an average of 10 thousand 378 trains including 2032 mail and express services on a daily basis.<br />''<br />''In a written reply in Lok Sabha Minister of Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw said as of the 23rd of March of the previous year the total average number of passenger train services per day was 2687. The Union Minister said on passenger tickets the government provides a hefty subsidy and during the period of 2019-20 the burden of subsidy was fifty-nine thousand 837 crore rupees. He said this amounts to a concession of 53 per cent on average to every person travelling on Railways.<br />''<br />''The Minister also added that the concession to senior citizens in passenger fare has been withdrawn from 20th March 2020 but it is continuing for many categories like Divyangjans, Students and patients.</span><br />