Indian Railway General Ticket Rules: Every day crores of people travel by train in India. Train is a means of travel that people of every class can afford. While some people travel in reserved coaches according to their budget, some people travel in unreserved coaches.
To travel in reserved coaches, booking has to be done in advance and these include options like First AC, Second AC, Third AC, AC Chair Car, Sleeper and Second Sitting. On the other hand, unreserved coaches include General Coach.
Railways will make these changes in the rules of general ticket
To travel in general coach, you do not need to buy the ticket much in advance. You can travel in the train by directly going to the railway station and buying a general ticket. Every day a large number of passengers travel in general coaches. But now the railway is thinking of changing the rules of general ticket, which will affect crores of passengers. Let us know what changes the railway is going to make in the general ticket and what effect it will have on the passengers.
Recently, there was a stampede like situation at New Delhi Railway Station due to the huge crowd of passengers. Many people lost their lives in this accident caused by the chaos at the station. After this tragic accident, the railway administration is planning to bring new rules to make the general ticket system more streamlined.
Names of trains can also be entered in general tickets
Let us tell you that at present, passengers with general tickets can easily change trains. However, under the upcoming changes, names of trains can also be entered in general tickets. This means that once the name of the train is entered on the ticket, passengers will not be able to change the train.
Validity of general ticket
Do you know that the general ticket issued by the railways comes with a validity period. According to the rules of the railways, the validity of a general ticket is only three hours. That is, if you do not start your journey within three hours after buying a general ticket, then that ticket becomes invalid i.e. non-valid. Which means that after three hours have passed, travel cannot be done on that ticket.
The aim of the Railways behind introducing these changes in the rules of general tickets is to ensure the safety of passengers and make the journey more comfortable. However, the official announcement of the new rules can be made soon by the Railway Ministry.
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