Indian Railway New Rules: Big news for railway passengers. Now, from May 1, there are so many rules going to change in the railway. On the first day of each month, the rules change. This time there is going to be a big change in the rules of the railway, due to which the passengers of the railway will be affected. Passengers with waiting list tickets will not be allowed to travel in sleeper or AC coaches. They will be allowed to travel only in general class. Indian Railways is implementing strict rules to improve the travel experience for those with confirmed tickets from May 1.
If the ticket booked online through IRCTC remains on the waiting list, it gets automatically cancelled. However, many passengers who buy waiting list tickets from the counter still travel in sleeper and AC coaches. From May 1, passengers with waiting list tickets will be banned from traveling in sleeper and AC coaches.
If a passenger with a waiting ticket is found sitting on a seat in these coaches, the TTE will have the right to impose a fine on him or shift him to the general compartment. Captain Shashi Kiran, Chief Public Relations Officer of North Western Railway, said that this rule has been implemented to ensure the convenience of passengers with confirmed tickets so that they do not face inconvenience during travel due to those with waiting tickets.
Often passengers with waiting tickets enter sleeper and AC coaches and try to forcibly occupy the seats of those with confirmed tickets, causing trouble for everyone. Moreover, when the number of passengers with waiting tickets increases in these coaches, the routes get blocked, making movement difficult and travel inconvenient for all the passengers. So, if you often travel with waiting tickets, then you will now need to be extra cautious and plan your journey more carefully.