Indian Railway Rules For Night Ticket Checking: TTE does not check tickets after this time during night travel. Railways have made rules for the convenience of passengers. Know your rights during travel.
Indian Railway Rules: Every day, crores of people travel by train across the country. For which thousands of trains are run by the railways. Many rules have been made for traveling in the train. Which all the passengers have to follow. But there are some rules among these which are made for the convenience of the passengers. During the night journey, everyone wants that they should not be disturbed while sleeping.
But when you are sleeping and the TTE comes and asks you for your ticket. In such a situation, not only sleep is disturbed but the mood is also spoiled. That is why a rule has been made in the railways for ticket checking at night. TTE cannot check tickets after this time in the night. Know your rights as a passenger.
After what time can the TTE not check tickets?
According to railway rules, TTE cannot check tickets after 10 pm. This rule has been made keeping in mind the sleep and convenience of the passengers traveling in sleeper and AC coaches. However, if a passenger boards the train in the middle of the journey. So the TTE is allowed to do checking.
But harassing passengers after 10 pm without any solid reason is considered against the rules. If any TTE does this, then the passengers can complain about it on railway helpline 139. Overall, the railways have set these clear limits to provide a comfortable journey at night.
These rules are also applicable at night
Not only ticket checking by TTE, some other rules are applicable in railways after 10 pm. Unless there is an important reason, talking in a loud voice, playing music on mobile or watching videos without headphones is prohibited. The main lights of the coach are switched off and only the night lights are on as per need. In many trains, charging points are also switched off from 11 pm to 5 am. So that incidents like short circuit or fire can be prevented. Movement of cleaning staff is also almost stopped at night.
