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New rules of Railways: Indian Railways has recently implemented new rules for passengers traveling on waiting tickets. Till now, passengers who had confirmed or RAC tickets used to travel by taking waiting tickets in sleeper or AC. Due to this, passengers with confirmed seats have to face problems. Due to overcrowding in the berths, many types of videos keep going viral on social media these days. Keeping this in mind, the Railways has taken such a decision.
How much will be the fine for travelling on a waiting ticket
Indian Railways has made a new rule to impose heavy fine on those who travel without a confirmed ticket. If a passenger with a waiting ticket travels in a reserved coach, he will be fined Rs 440 and the Train Ticketing Officer (TT) can make him disembark mid-way. Apart from this, the TT will have the right to send the passenger to the general compartment. On the other hand, if a passenger with a waiting ticket travels in a sleeper coach, he will be fined Rs 250 and will be made to disembark at the next station.
Can you travel if the ticket is waitlisted?
According to railway rules, traveling on a waiting list ticket is illegal. However, if you have taken a ticket from the window counter, you can travel in the general compartment on a waiting list ticket. But, passengers are not allowed to board the train on waiting list tickets booked online i.e. e-tickets. If your waiting list ticket is online, then after the chart is prepared, IRCTC automatically cancels it and you get a refund. The refund amount comes to your account from which you made the payment at the time of reservation. It may take 3-4 days for the refund amount to come.
If your Tatkal ticket is also in the waiting list and is not confirmed till the day of travel, then also you cannot travel on that ticket. If the Tatkal ticket is waitlisted, then the ticket is automatically cancelled by the railways. On the other hand, if your ticket is RAC (Reservation Against Cancellation), then it means that you will get a seat in the train, but you will have to share the seat with another passenger. In such a situation, you can travel.
What are the new rules for waiting tickets
According to the new rules of Indian Railways, if you have bought a ticket from the counter and that ticket is in the waiting list, then you can get your money back by cancelling it. But many passengers board the train to travel instead of cancelling the ticket. Under the refund policy, the full amount of your ticket will be refunded after cancellation.
Even after the tickets are confirmed, the maximum complaints are about crowding in the coaches
Railways have received more than 45 percent complaints from passengers in a few months, out of which most complaints are related to overcrowding in coaches even after the ticket is confirmed. This is causing a lot of inconvenience to the passengers and damaging the image of the railways. Keeping these things in mind, traveling on a waiting list ticket has been considered illegal.