Platform Ticket Travelling Rule: If someone boards a train with a platform ticket, will he be allowed to travel or not? Let us tell you what are the rules of the railways regarding this.
Platform Ticket Travelling Rule: Crores of passengers travel daily through Indian Railways. According to the rules of the railways, no one can travel without a ticket. If someone is found doing so, then according to the rules of the railways, a fine is imposed on him. Not only this, if a person goes to the platform of the railway station, he has to buy a platform ticket.
You must have seen that people who are not traveling have all platform tickets. But often this question comes to the mind of people that if someone boards the train with a platform ticket, then will he be allowed to travel in this situation or not? Will the TTE catch him in the middle of the journey and make him get off? Let us tell you what are the rules of the railways regarding this.
What are the rules for travelling on a platform ticket?
Indian Railways has made many rules regarding travel. Which have to be followed by the passengers traveling by railway. One of these rules is also about travelling on a platform ticket. If a passenger is in a hurry. And he has not bought a train ticket. But he has a platform ticket. Even then he can travel in the train. Indian Railways has made a rule for this that if someone travels in a train with a platform ticket.
Then he has to meet the TTE immediately after boarding the train. After going there, you have to get a ticket from the TTE. If there are vacant seats in the train. Then the TTE gives you a ticket by imposing a fine of Rs 250 and taking the fare from you. But if there are no vacant seats in the train. Even then you can travel in the train, the TTE cannot remove you.
Do not travel with a waiting ticket
Many times it is seen that many people get train tickets. But the ticket is not confirmed. But those who have booked tickets online, their tickets get cancelled. But those who have bought tickets from the platform, such people start travelling in the train with waiting tickets. Indian Railways’ rules regarding waiting tickets are clear that no passenger can travel on a waiting ticket. If the TTE catches you doing this, he can make you deboard the train.
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