Indian Railway Ticket Rules: If you want that you can travel on the basis of ticket of someone else, then you will have to follow many rules of railways and get the ticket transferred.
Whenever you have to travel in a train, you think that you just get the ticket cut and then travel. But, apart from this ticket, there are many such rules, which you should be aware of while traveling in the train. Failure to do so may result in not only a fine, but you may also have to go to jail. Therefore, before boarding the train, definitely keep in mind the rules related to the train, because it is necessary for every passenger to know. Like often people try to travel on another person’s ticket, which is wrong.
Many times it happens that in place of the person in whose name the ticket has been booked, someone else tries to travel, which is wrong. Recently, the Ministry of Railways has informed through the official Twitter handle that traveling by train on a ticket in the name of another person is a punishable offense. Also, the ministry has said that always travel only with proper tickets. In such a situation, you should also be careful that never try to travel with another person’s ticket.
किसी अन्य व्यक्ति के नाम की टिकट पर रेल यात्रा करना दंडनीय अपराध है।
हमेशा उचित टिकट लेकर ही यात्रा करें। pic.twitter.com/3wP5SIAm6r
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) August 26, 2021
There are different rules for family members?
You understood that you cannot travel on someone else’s person’s ticket. But, there is a different rule regarding the family and a family member can travel on a ticket. But, it is a point to keep in mind that you should have a blood relation with the person on whose ticket you are traveling. Is. For example, if there is a ticket in the name of parents, siblings, spouse or children, then you can travel on their ticket.
But, it is not that you can travel with another family member with a direct ticket. For this you have to follow a process, only after which you can travel. According to the Railways, travel can be done on both types of tickets. There is no compulsion like counter or e-ticket for this. For this, the passenger will have to change the name on the first ticket. That is, the name of the person who has to travel by rail will have to be registered. Only a member of the family can do this work.
Whether you have a counter ticket or an e-ticket, you will have to meet the Chief Reservation Officer at your nearest reservation counter. Necessary documents will also have to be carried for this. These officers will issue a ticket in your name. With the help of this ticket, you will be able to travel comfortably in the train. You have to take care of men and women. If there is a ticket in the name of a woman, then only a woman from the family will be able to travel by changing her name. The same is the case with men as well.
These people also have a discount
Apart from family members, Indian Railways also provides ticket transfer facility to students of any educational institute. In such a situation, the head of the institute has to apply in writing on letterhead along with the necessary documents 48 hours before the departure of the train.
