KOCHI: If you are boarding an AC compartment of a train today, don't forget to carry a photo ID proof. The Indian Railways has made it mandatory for passengers travelling in I,II or III AC to carry an ID proof, even if you have a confirmed ticket.
A passenger who fails to present an ID card will be fined on par with the 'invalid ticket clause', applicable to e-tickets and tatkal tickets. A senior official of the Southern Railway (SR), Ernakulam region, said the new rule is expected to curb the misuse of ticket bookings.
"At present, there are a lot of issues with the system. A tout can book a ticket under any name across India, and another person can easily travel with it. We have noticed that incorporating the invalid ticket clause, which considers tickets without a photo ID proof as a ticketless journey, curbed the problems," the official said.
Rail passengers can carry a voter ID, driving licence, passport, PAN card, nationalized bank passbook with photo, student ID card or the aadhaar card.
The new rule was printed on tickets sold in SR for the last few weeks. Across India more than 50,000 incidents related to ticket booking misuse are identified every year. Meanwhile SR announced that in connection with 'Maha Sivarathri Festival' at Alwaye, Train No. 56605 Coimbatore - Thrissur Passenger of February 20 (Monday) will be extended to Alwaye and on February 21(Tuesday) Train No. 56603 Thrissur - Kannur Passenger will start from Alwaye station instead of Thrissur.
Train No. 56605 passenger will start from Thrissur station on February 20 at 8.50 pm hours and will reach Alwaye at 10.45 pm. Train No. 56603 Thrissur - Kannur passenger will start from Alwaye station at 4.10 am on February 21 will reach Thrissur at 5.50 am The above trains will stops at all the stations between Alwaye and Thrissur. Railway also announced regulation of trains for engineering and Over Head Electrical work at Aluva station stand cancelled from today.
A passenger who fails to present an ID card will be fined on par with the 'invalid ticket clause', applicable to e-tickets and tatkal tickets. A senior official of the Southern Railway (SR), Ernakulam region, said the new rule is expected to curb the misuse of ticket bookings.
"At present, there are a lot of issues with the system. A tout can book a ticket under any name across India, and another person can easily travel with it. We have noticed that incorporating the invalid ticket clause, which considers tickets without a photo ID proof as a ticketless journey, curbed the problems," the official said.
Rail passengers can carry a voter ID, driving licence, passport, PAN card, nationalized bank passbook with photo, student ID card or the aadhaar card.
The new rule was printed on tickets sold in SR for the last few weeks. Across India more than 50,000 incidents related to ticket booking misuse are identified every year. Meanwhile SR announced that in connection with 'Maha Sivarathri Festival' at Alwaye, Train No. 56605 Coimbatore - Thrissur Passenger of February 20 (Monday) will be extended to Alwaye and on February 21(Tuesday) Train No. 56603 Thrissur - Kannur Passenger will start from Alwaye station instead of Thrissur.
Train No. 56605 passenger will start from Thrissur station on February 20 at 8.50 pm hours and will reach Alwaye at 10.45 pm. Train No. 56603 Thrissur - Kannur passenger will start from Alwaye station at 4.10 am on February 21 will reach Thrissur at 5.50 am The above trains will stops at all the stations between Alwaye and Thrissur. Railway also announced regulation of trains for engineering and Over Head Electrical work at Aluva station stand cancelled from today.
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