Due to this, passengers with waiting tickets will not be able to travel in sleeper and AC coaches. If a passenger has a waiting ticket, he can travel only in general class. Indian Railways is going to increase strictness from May 1 to follow this rule. Let us tell you that if the online ticket booked from IRCTC is not confirmed, then it gets cancelled automatically. In such a situation, many people travel in sleeper and AC coaches by taking waiting tickets from the counter.

Rules for the convenience of passengers with confirmed tickets

After the rules become strict from May 1, traveling in sleeper and AC coaches with waiting tickets will be banned. If a passenger is found in sleeper and AC coach with a waiting ticket, the TTE can fine him or send him to the general coach. Captain Shashi Kiran, Chief Public Relations Officer of North Western Railway, said that this rule has been made for the convenience of passengers traveling with confirmed tickets. So that passengers with confirmed tickets do not face inconvenience in traveling due to passengers with waiting tickets.

Travelling becomes difficult due to inconvenience

Actually, passengers with waiting tickets enter sleeper and AC coaches and try to forcibly sit on the seats of passengers with confirmed tickets, which causes inconvenience to everyone. Apart from this, when the number of passengers with waiting tickets increases in sleeper and AC coaches, the movement path also gets blocked, which not only causes inconvenience to the passengers but also makes their journey very difficult. If you also often travel in trains with waiting tickets, then now you will have to travel very wisely.

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carry stuff home

He takes the bed sheets and towels given by the Railways to his home, but from now on if any passenger does so, he will be punished by the Railways. Railway has issued a guideline regarding this. In AC coaches, the railways provide the facility of sheets and towels to the customers, but the railways is very upset due to these antics of the passengers.

Railways suffer loss of lakhs,

let us tell you that due to these habits of the passengers, Railways has lost lakhs of rupees this year. Railways have told that apart from bedsheets, blankets, passengers steal spoons, kettles, taps, toilet bowls, due to which the railways have to suffer huge losses.

Which route has more items stolen?

In the trains of Bilaspur zone of Chhattisgarh, people are fiercely stealing railway goods. Blankets, bed sheets, pillow covers, face towels are continuously being stolen in long distance express trains running from Bilaspur and Durg.

55 lakhs have been stolen in 4 months

Railway has informed that in the last few months, goods worth about 55 lakh rupees have been stolen in the trains running from Bilaspur zone. According to media reports, goods worth Rs 55 lakh 97 thousand 406 have been stolen in the last four months.

Tell me how much theft happened, in the last four months 12886 face towels have been stolen, the cost of which is Rs 559381. At the same time, 18208 bedsheets have been stolen in 4 months by passengers traveling in AC. Its price is around Rs.2816231. Apart from this, 19767 pillow covers have been stolen, which cost Rs 1014837, 2796 blankets cost Rs 1171999, 312 pillows cost Rs 34956.

You will get 5 years of jail and also a fine,

while giving information, the Railways has said that stealing goods in this way is legally wrong. Railways will take action against such passengers under the Railway Property Act 1966. In this, the passengers will be fined as well as punished. In this, you have a provision of maximum 5 years of jail and fine is also imposed by the Railways.

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Now the passengers will not have to bear dirty sheets and blankets in the train. Indian Railways has changed the rules for this. Along with this, clean curtains will also be installed in AC coaches.

Let us inform, now negligence will not be tolerated in the washing of dirty sheets and blankets and catering in the AC coach of the train. For this, the Railway Board is going to make changes in the tender. Let’s tell what plan has been made by the Railways and from when it will be implemented.

Railway said this

Railway has changed the rule saying that bed sheets and blankets should not be given for washing for more than 6 months. For this, Railway Board has issued instructions for IRCTC and Railway Zonal. Along with this, under the new policy, instead of the tender division, the tender for washing the sheets will be from the Railway Board itself. Due to which its monitoring will become even easier and it will be monitored at the division level.

Tender goes for 3 to 5 years

At present, the contract for cleaning of trains, pantry car services, washing of bed sheets and blankets goes for 3 to 5 years. After this time is over, it is extended again and tender is given. But, according to the new rule, this will not happen now. Railway Board has sent letter to all the zones on behalf of IRCTC.

According to the letter, now the tender will be given only for 6 months. At the same time, centralization of tender for cleaning and linen washing is also being considered. Let us tell you, thinking is going on in the Railway Board regarding the tender.

‘Passenger Service Contract Policy’ is also being brought for the convenience of lakhs of passengers traveling in trains daily. It will start from Delhi. For this, 245 trains have been selected. Under this policy, the problem of filth, bad food and dirty sheets will also be removed.

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Along with this, bed sheets and pillows will also be available in all AC coaches. Railways has reduced the AC 3-tier economy class fare from today, implementing the old system. Passengers will now have to pay Rs 60 to 70 less for AC 3-tier economy class as compared to AC-3 tier.

Significantly, in September 2021, Indian Railways introduced AC-3 economy coach in trains. Its purpose was to make passengers travel in AC coaches at low cost. However, a year later in November 2022, AC 3-Tier Economy and AC 3-Tier were merged and then the class fare of both became the same. However, now it is being done back separately.

Sheet-blankets will continue to be available on reduction of fare

This decision of the government also means a lot, because despite the reduction in fare, passengers will continue to get facilities like sheet-blanket-pillow. In fact, when the AC-3 economy coach was introduced, the Railways did not provide sheets and blankets to its passengers.

Later, when both the classes were merged and the fare became equal, sheets and blankets were also available in the economy coaches. Railways will maintain this facility even further and it will not be closed even after reducing the fare.

Tickets booked in advance will be refunded

Railways has clearly said that the passengers who have already booked tickets will also be given the benefit of reduced fare. This will include passengers taking tickets through both online or offline mode. For those booking online, the refund money will be sent directly to their account. However, passengers who buy tickets from the counter will have to go to the counter again with the ticket to collect their remaining money.

How many AC-3 economy coaches now

Indian Railways runs only 463 AC-3 economy coaches, while the number of normal AC-3 coaches is 11,277. The facility of AC-3 economy coach is better than normal AC-3 coach. However, the width of the seat is slightly less in this. While there are 72 berths in the normal AC-3 coach, there are 80 berths in the AC-3 economy coach.

How much Railways earned

After the introduction of AC-3 economy class, Railways earned Rs 231 crore in the first year itself. During this, 15 lakh people traveled in this class. The decision to reduce the AC-3 economy class fare has been taken following the recommendations of the Standing Committee of Parliament. The committee has also recommended giving 40 per cent concession in fare to senior citizens.

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Decision taken for the poor and elderly

Indian Railways has decided that now passengers taking general tickets can also travel in sleeper class in view of the harsh winter across the country. Railways has taken this decision keeping in view the elderly and the poor. This will make it easier for these people to travel.

Railway Board asked for details of sleeper coaches

Railway Board has told the administration of all divisions that the details of all those trains whose sleeper coaches are running with less than 80 per cent passengers have been sought. Railways is considering to convert all those sleeper coaches into general ones so that the passengers do not face any problem in traveling.

Passengers are traveling in AC coach due to cold Let us tell you that in winter season many passengers are preferring to travel by AC coach instead of sleeper coach, due to which less number of passengers are traveling in sleeper coach. Along with this, Railways has also decided to increase the number of AC coaches.

Due to the increasing number of people traveling from general, due to the winter season, up to 80 percent of the seats in the sleeper coach are remaining vacant. In view of this, the Railways has taken this decision. At the same time, apart from this, the number of people traveling by general ticket is increasing significantly. In view of this, Railways has decided to give the status of general coach to the sleeper coach.

Middle berths will not be able to be opened 
Railways have said that unreserved will be written outside these coaches, but Railways have said that middle berths will not be allowed to be opened in these coaches. 

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