Train Ticket: Do you know about this special rule of general ticket

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Train is the most commonly used mode of transport in India and everyone’s favorite mode of transport. Due to the low fares and convenience of travel, people prefer to travel by train. One can travel in general bogies without ticket reservation. Generally people travel by general coach only for short distance travel. Almost every train has general coaches. But, you might not know about the important rule of general railway ticket. This rule is related to the validity of the general ticket. You will be surprised to know that general ticket also has validity. After purchasing a ticket, you can travel using it within the stipulated time.

Railways (Indian Railways) has set a deadline for commencement of journeys to prevent fraud of travel on unreserved tickets for the day. Earlier tickets were misused as there was no time limit. Due to this, the railways got a huge financial blow. To avoid this, in 2016, the Railways had also fixed the validity of the general ticket.

Ordinary ticket is valid for 3 hours

Indian Railways rules say that if you want to travel 199 km, you have to catch a train within 3 hours of getting an ordinary ticket. That is, for a distance of 200 km or more, general ticket can be bought 3 days in advance. If a passenger buys a ticket for a journey of less than 199 km, he has to start the journey at that station before the departure of the first train or within 3 hours of buying the ticket.

have to pay a fine

Now, if a passenger travels after three hours on a ticket purchased for a journey up to 199 km, the Railways has the right to charge a fine, treating it as an unbooked ticket. If the journey does not start for 3 hours, the passenger cannot cancel the ticket or travel in another train.