Railways Rules: Keeping in mind the convenience of women passengers, this rule was brought by the Railways in 1989. It was said that there is a possibility of untoward incident if a woman traveling alone is dropped at any station.
It is said about Railways that its strength lies in the passengers. Every day lakhs of people travel by trains and Railways plays a big role in taking them to their respective destinations. Many steps have been taken by the Railways to make the journey of passengers pleasant. Railways gives special concessions especially to women passengers. For example, even if a woman is traveling in a train without a ticket, the TTE cannot make her go down. Yes, this is what the railway rules say. If you do not know about this then let us tell you. After all, how can a single woman travel in a train even without a ticket?
Indian Railways rules say that if a woman is traveling alone in a train and does not have a ticket, the TTE cannot deboard her. In such a situation, if the woman wishes, she can continue her journey by paying the fine. Here the question arises that what will happen if the female passenger does not have money? In such a situation, the rule is that TTE cannot throw him out of the train. Keeping in mind the convenience of women passengers, this rule was brought by the Railways in the year 1989. It was said that there is a possibility of untoward incident if a woman traveling alone is dropped at any station.
What happens if you hold a ticket without a woman?
A TTE of Railways said about this, ‘Nowadays, when such a case comes to us, we inform the zonal control room. We tell the control room under what circumstances the woman is travelling. If the matter seems suspicious then its information is given to the GRP. After this, the GRP lady constable has to look into the matter.
If the woman’s name is in the waiting list then…
There is also a question that what will happen if a single woman is traveling in AC class on a sleeper class ticket? In such a situation, TTE may ask him to go to sleeper class. However, there should be no misbehavior with him regarding this. One rule that you should also know is that even if your name is in the waiting list for a seat, a woman alone cannot be deboarded from the train.
