Railway waiting ticket traveling rules: More than 2.5 crore passengers travel through trains every day in the country. Several thousand passenger trains are also run daily for all these passengers. Most of the passengers traveling in the train travel in the reservation coach. People get their reservation done before going on the journey. But many times, the ticket does not get confirmed on getting reservation and goes into waiting.
But even when this happens, many passengers travel in a reservation coach with waiting tickets. If you are also among those passengers. Those who travel in sleeper or AC coach with waiting tickets. So now you will not be able to do this. Because Indian Railways has given changes about this. Let us tell you. What is the new rule regarding traveling on the waiting ticket of the railway.
No traveling on waiting tickets in sleeper and AC coaches
The rules have been changed recently by Indian Railways. Let us tell you that this rule is about traveling on waiting ticket. Earlier in Indian Railways, passengers used to travel in sleeper and AC coaches with waiting tickets. However, this will not happen now.
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Explain that according to the new rule set under Indian Railways, passengers will be able to travel only in general coaches on waiting tickets. Passengers on waiting tickets will not be able to travel in any reserved coach including sleeper and AC coach. On doing this, a fine will be imposed by TTE. Which will be different on the basis of different coaches.
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Penalty will have to be paid so much
Seeing the increasing crowd of passengers in the reserve coach of the train, the Railways has implemented new rules from May 1. According to these rules, no passenger will be able to travel in sleeper and AC coaches on waiting tickets. On doing this, a fine will be imposed by TTE. If someone is found traveling in a sleeper coach on a passenger waiting ticket.
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So he will also have to pay the ticket rent by paying a fine of Rs 250. Apart from this, if someone is caught in AC coach. So he will have to pay a fine of Rs 440. Along with this, the ticket rent will also have to be paid. Apart from this, TTE can also take passengers traveling in sleeper and AC coaches by taking waiting tickets.
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