Indian Railways Rules: Indian Railways is called the lifeline of India. Crores of people travel by train in India every day. Often when someone has to travel a distance, most people prefer to travel by train in India. Indian Railways has set some rules for traveling by train. One of these rules is also regarding tickets.
No one can travel in the train without a ticket. The festival of Diwali is coming closer. And in such a situation people are not getting confirmed tickets. This question is also coming in the mind of many people that if someone boards the train just by talking to TT without buying the ticket. So what penalty has to be paid in such a situation? What are the railway rules for this?
Fine for traveling without ticket after talking to TTE?
Many times people are in a hurry. And they have to go by train. So many times people board the train without buying a ticket. So in such a situation, fine is imposed on these passengers as per the railway rules. Even if you talk to TTE, you travel in the train without buying a ticket. Then you will have to pay fine. According to Section 138 of the Railway Act, if you travel without a ticket.
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So even if you have talked to TTE. But you will have to pay a fine. For this you will have to pay full fare for the journey. In which you may have to pay the full fare from where you started your journey till where the train is going and an extra Rs 250 as fine.
TTE can give seat
If TTE has imposed fine on you without taking ticket. Then you can continue your further journey. And along with this, if there is a vacant seat somewhere in the train. Then TTE can allot you that seat. If TTE is not giving you a seat. So you can also ask him about this.