Boarding Must Be Done From the Station Where the Ticket Was Purchased: Railways to Implement Major Rule Change

The Indian Railways is set to change its boarding rules. Under the new system, if a passenger does not board the train at their designated boarding station, the TTE (Ticket Examiner) will no longer wait for them at the next station.

The Indian Railways is implementing a major change to its train travel boarding rules, which will directly affect millions of passengers. Under the new system, if a passenger does not board the train at their designated boarding station, the TTE will no longer wait for them at the next station. As soon as the train departs from the boarding station and the passenger is not found in their seat, the seat will be immediately considered vacant. Under the new rules, during checking, the TTE will immediately enter a "not turned up" entry on their handheld device. This will indicate that the passenger did not board the train at the designated station. Once this entry is made, the seat will be considered vacant in the system, and the TTE will have no option to hold the seat.

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