If you are going to travel by train and you have a waiting ticket, then this news may be important for you. A new rule has been implemented by the Indian Railways for those traveling in the train with a waiting ticket.
According to this new rule, a fine will have to be paid for traveling on a waiting ticket. Let us know what will be the effect of this rule and what things the passengers have to take care of. Railways have a system of tickets for reservation, in which some seats are reserved in advance and waiting list is put on the remaining seats. If your ticket is in waiting, it means that the seat has not been confirmed for you yet and it is uncertain whether you can get a seat during the journey or not. But many times people travel in the reserved coach of the train by taking a waiting ticket, which will now be considered a serious violation.
Punishment for travelling with waiting ticket
Now if you board a reserved coach of a train with a waiting ticket, you will have to pay a fine. Waiting ticket does not mean that you have the right to sit in a reserved coach. Indian Railways has decided to strictly enforce this rule and if you travel with a waiting ticket, you will be fined.
Penalty for travelling with waiting ticket in sleeper coach
If you board a sleeper coach with a waiting ticket, you will have to pay a fine of Rs 250. Apart from this, you will also have to pay the full fare from the place where you started your journey to the place where you were caught by the TTE checking the ticket. If you want to continue your journey, you will also have to pay additional fare according to the further distance.
Penalty for travelling with waiting ticket in AC coach
If you try to travel in an AC coach with a waiting ticket, you will have to pay a fine of Rs 440. Along with this, you will also have to pay the fare of the journey you have decided. The amount of fare may change according to the distance of the journey, that is, the longer the journey, the higher the fare will be.
Refund and cancellation of waiting tickets
If your ticket goes into waiting list while booking tickets online, it gets cancelled automatically and you get a refund. However, this is not the case with waiting tickets booked from the counter. Waiting tickets booked from the counter are not cancelled and passengers may have to face a penalty for this.
Why is this rule necessary?
The main purpose behind this rule is to prevent chaos in the reserved coaches of the railways. When a passenger travels in a reserved coach with a waiting ticket, it causes inconvenience to other passengers with confirmed reservations and also creates problems in proper arrangement of seats in the train. Apart from this, the railways also suffer losses as there are no seats for unreserved passengers.
Railway officials say that this rule has been implemented keeping in mind the safety and convenience of passengers. Railways also get additional income from the fines levied on traveling with waiting tickets, which they can spend on improving passenger facilities and the railway network.
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