Know that if you travel in a train without a ticket, you will neither be jailed nor exempted. Regarding such a situation, some rules have been made by the Railways about which you should be aware.
If there is a need to go somewhere immediately, people leave by taking a railway Tatkal ticket. But, sometimes it becomes difficult to get Tatkal ticket due to huge crowd at the counter. What if there is an emergency and you are not able to even get a Tatkal ticket? Can you travel by train without buying a ticket in such a situation? What is the rule of Railways regarding this and what to do when you are caught by TTE. Today we are going to tell you about this in detail.
First of all, know that if you travel in a train without a ticket, you will neither go to jail nor get any exemption. Regarding such situation, some rules have been made by the Railways about which you should be aware. Railways says that traveling by train without buying a ticket is a legal offense. But, in case of emergency, you can travel by taking platform ticket or general ticket. Yes, first of all you should buy a platform ticket which will be available from the station itself for just Rs 10. After this board the train and meet the TTE.
If the seat is vacant then the journey will become easier
You tell the TTE about your emergency and give him information about where you have to travel. After listening to you TTE will prepare the ticket and you can complete your journey. If there is any vacant seat in the train then TTE can also provide you the seat. TTE has a hand held machine, through which he can issue tickets inside the train itself. According to railway rules, if there is no reservation ticket, a fine of Rs 250 has to be paid. Apart from this, you also have to pay the fare from where you board the train till your destination.
