If you are going to travel by train then this news is very important for you. Let us tell you that now it is very important for you to have a confirmed ticket. Yes, you heard it right, let us tell you that Bhopal Railway has changed the rules related to waiting tickets.
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Under the new rules, if a person is caught traveling with a waiting ticket, he will have to pay a fine. The festive season is on in the country. In such a situation, many people travel in trains and huge crowds are seen. This decision has been taken for the convenience of the passengers. Let us tell you that many new trains have also been started by the Railways.
For your information, let us tell you that under the new rules, there is a complete ban on traveling mainly on waiting tickets. A special campaign is being run by the Railways for ticket checking. In which four to six thousand passengers are being caught traveling with waiting tickets every day.
Checking is also being done at various railway stations of Bhopal Railway Division. For your information, let us tell you that now if any passenger is caught traveling with a waiting ticket, then he will have to pay a challan of Rs 500.
Blanket, sheet and pillow facilities will be available again in the train
There is a good news for the passengers. Once again, they are going to get many other facilities including blankets, sheets and pillows in trains again. But this time this service will not be provided to the passengers for free. For these they will have to pay.
This time the railways will provide the complete kit to the passengers. The price of which has been kept at Rs.300. It will not be mandatory to buy the complete kit. Anyone who wants can take advantage of this service. Passengers can also buy things according to their need and another special feature of this service is that you will be able to take your kit home.
Last year, in view of the corona epidemic, trains had stopped the facility of giving blankets, sheets, pillows. Passengers were demanding this facility from the railways for a long time. Now the railways will provide the facility to provide the complete kit to the people. You will have to pay Rs 180 for a blanket, Rs 70 for a pillow and Rs 40 for a sheet.
