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, the 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, while giving information, Railways has told that in the last 4 months, about 55 lakh rupees worth of goods 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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Trains have all class (General, Sleeper and AC) options for passengers to travel and their charges are also different, but do you know that there is a train running in the country in which the journey is absolutely free. (Indian Railway Free Train) and people do not have to pay for the ticket.

On which route does this train run?

This train is run on the border of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, in which no fare is charged from the passengers, named Bhakra-Nangal Train. Actually, this train is managed by Bhakra Byas Management Board. This train runs between Bhakra and Nangal and covers a distance of 13 kms.

There is no TTE in this train either.

The Bhakra-Nangal train passes through the Sutlej river and the Shivalik hills. No fare is charged from the passengers traveling in it and people enjoy their journey for free. Not only this, there is no TTE to check tickets in this train.

Why is this train run for free?

Actually, the world-famous Bhakra-Nangal Dam is famous as the highest straight gravity dam and a large number of people come daily to see it. This special Bhakra-Nangal train is run for these tourists only. All the people coming to see Bhakra-Nangal Dam can enjoy free travel in this train.

was started in the year 1948

The Bhakra-Nangal train was started in the year 1948 and initially this train was run by steam engine, but now it is run by diesel engine. Earlier there were 10 coaches in this train, but now it has been reduced and only 3 bogies are used in this train. The specialty of this train is that its coaches are made of wood and runs on a track made by cutting mountains. Three tunnels have also been built on the track through which the Bhakra-Nangal train passes.

The train is run as a heritage

In the year 2011, the Bhakra Byas Management Board had decided to discontinue the free service in view of the economic loss, but later it was decided to run it as a legacy, not considering it as an income source.

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Every day crores of passengers travel by train. In such a situation, it is considered the lifeline of the common people of India. Due to the large number of passengers, Railways has made some rules. These rules have been made for the convenience and safety of the passengers.

While traveling in the train, people often get Railway Reservation done so that they do not face any kind of problem while traveling. You too must be traveling comfortably at night by lying on your reserved seat, but do you know that there is a fixed time for sleeping on the seat in the train. Every day crores of passengers travel in railways but they are not aware of this rule. Let us tell you that at what time the passengers are allowed to sleep while traveling in the train.

Know about the rule of sleeping in lower berth

According to Railway Rules, passengers are allowed to sleep on their seats only from 10 pm to 6 am in the night. In such a situation, if you have been allotted a lower berth, then you can sleep on your seat only from 10 pm to 6 am. After this, if your fellow passengers demand to sit on the seat, then you cannot refuse them to sit. At the same time, during the night, you cannot go to your seat before 10 o’clock in the night.

Know about the rule of sleeping in the middle berth

Keeping in mind the convenience of the passengers, the Railways has also fixed the rule of sleeping in the middle berth. According to the rules of Indian Railways, if you have been allotted a middle seat, then you can sleep on it only from 10 pm to 6 am. After this you have to open your seat, so that the co-passenger can travel comfortably sitting on the seat. Along with this, if any passenger prevents you from opening the berth between 10 pm and 6 am, then you can complain to the railway or TTE.

TTE cannot check passenger ticket at night

According to the rules of Indian Railways, if a passenger boards the train at night, TTE cannot demand to show him the ticket at night. TTE does not get permission to check tickets from 10 pm to 6 am in the night. Railways have made this rule so that the sleep of the passengers is not disturbed while sleeping at night. Along with this, talking on the phone, listening to songs is also prohibited in the train at night.

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