There is often a rush to get tickets in railways. Passengers with reservations sit comfortably in their seats, but the real rush is seen in the general coaches. When there is a lot of crowd, passengers of general coaches often go and camp in the nearby coach for the disabled. But is it legally correct to do so? This question arises in the minds of many people that if one has a general ticket, is it legal to travel in the disabled coach. Let us tell you and clear all the doubts about this.
Occupation of disabled bogies
The government makes special arrangements in the railways to provide facilities to handicapped people. But many times, those who should get the benefit of these arrangements do not get it and handicapped people are deprived of this right. The railways have reserved bogies for the handicapped in the train which are placed on both sides of the train. Due to the small platforms at small stations, the handicapped are not able to reach there. Even if they reach there sometimes, due to the bus already being full of passengers of other classes, they get disappointed and are forced to board other bogies.
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Know what the rule says
It is not acceptable in any way for general passengers to enter the coaches meant for handicapped when they are empty. As per the rules of the railways, only handicapped and their companions can sit in these coaches, apart from this no one else is allowed to enter this coach. If anyone else is found sitting in this coach, then the railways can issue a challan to him.
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This is how action is taken
Regarding the intrusion of general passengers in the handicapped coaches, the senior officials of the Railway Division say that general passengers sitting in the handicapped coaches comes under the category of crime. The responsibility of the handicapped coaches lies with the train guard, as soon as the guard gives a memo to the RPF, the RPF immediately starts taking action against the general passengers sitting in the handicapped coaches.
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