Indian Railways Rules: Till what age children are not required to pay train tickets? You must know these rules

Indian Railways: Indian Railways is operating thousands of trains across the country. Crores of passengers travel in these trains every day.

To ensure that passengers can easily get trains to travel from their place to anywhere, Indian Railways has created a large network across the country. Indian railway network is counted among the world’s largest rail networks. This network connects the country’s border areas to big metros.

Indian Railways has made many rules to make the journey of passengers convenient. Those people who travel in Indian trains know that tickets are not required for small children while traveling in the train. However, only children up to a certain age limit can travel in the train for free. At the same time, do you know up to how many years children can travel in the train for free?

According to the rules of Indian Railways, children between 1 to 4 years of age can travel free in trains. There is no reservation charge for these children.

On the other hand, it is mandatory to buy a ticket for children whose age is between 5 to 12 years. However, if you do not book a seat for children between 5 and 12 years, then you will have to buy a half ticket for them.

On the other hand, if you book a confirmed seat for a child, then you will have to pay the full ticket fare for it. If you are travelling in Indian trains, then it is important for you to know about some things.

You cannot travel with flammable or explosive substances in Indian trains. Apart from this, you cannot talk loudly while traveling in the train at night.

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