Indian Railways does not even have a place to store sesame seeds in the festive season. Online tickets are being booked as soon as they open. Waiting is difficult to get tickets even in waiting tatkal. But if you travel on a waiting ticket, you will have to pay a fine.
Due to Covid 19, the rules of travel in trains have changed. Now only as many tickets are being given by the railways as there are seats. Crowd control is also being done in trains to prevent the spread of infection. In such a situation, the passengers going to their homes in Diwali and Chhath or other festivals should be careful because if you have a waiting ticket for the journey, then the railway can charge you a fine. If you don’t pay the fine, you can even go to jail. It is also being considered for implementation in other railway zones including Chakradharpur zone.
New rule has started in Bhopal zone
Traveling on waiting tickets has been banned in Bhopal divisional area. Under which the Railways is running a special campaign at all its stations. Under this, six thousand passengers have been caught traveling on waiting tickets every day.
Bhopal Railway Division is continuing this campaign in all its stations, under which a fine of Rs 500 per ticket is being charged from the passenger traveling on a waiting ticket. It is expected that in view of the festive season, such an initiative can be started in all the railway zones of the country. If this happens, then the problems of the passengers whose tickets are still waiting in the festival may increase.
Blankets, sheets and pillows will be available again in the train
To prevent the infection of Kovid 19, the Railways had banned the blankets, pillows and sheets available during travel in air-conditioned class in all its zones. But now the railways is going to resume this facility for all the passengers. However, for this, passengers will have to pay the prescribed fee for blankets, sheets and pillows. After the end of the journey, passengers can also take them with them if they want. In such a situation, passengers will have to pay Rs 300 for a complete kit, Rs 180 for a blanket, Rs 70 for a pillow and Rs 40 for a sheet.
