Traveling by train? Here is how you can travel without a confirmed ticket (2024)

FAQs

Can I travel if my train ticket is not confirmed? ›

Yes, you can travel with a waiting ticket if it's purchased from a physical ticket counter. This flexibility provides passengers with an option even when seats or berths are not immediately available at the time of booking.

You may be given a penalty fare if you don't have a valid ticket (or permit to travel) for your journey. If you travel on a train without a valid ticket, you will be have to pay the full single fare or full return fare or, if appropriate, a penalty fare for your journey.

Penalty in Indian Railways for Without Ticket Travelling

Fine, unauthorized travelers required to pay the full price of the journey. Repetition of the mistakes result in severe penalties. You may be required to settle a minimum penalty of ₹ 250, and fare corresponding to the distance covered.

Fare evasion or fare dodging is the act of travel without payment on public transit.

If a RAC/waitlisted is cancelled then Rs. 60/- (Per Passenger) shall be deducted If a confirmed ticket is cancelled more than 48 hrs before the scheduled departure of the train, flat cancellation charges shall be deducted @ Rs.240/- for AC First Class/Executive Class, Rs.200/- for AC 2 Tier/First Class, Rs. 180 for AC ...

Checking PNR Status Via SMS

You can either send a text on '139', a 3-digit number given by IRCTC, or you can send a SMS to 5676747 to get PNR train status delivered right into your inbox. However, the charge for sending a text on the given numbers is INR 3 per message.

In case you miss the train, speak with the ticket collector to continue your journey. He'll have the next ticket ready and hand it over to you. You can board your train after two stations if you miss it.

Advance train tickets aren't flexible, so you must catch the train specified on your ticket. If you catch an earlier train, you may have to pay additional fees, so please check with ticket staff at the station.

If you miss the first train on which you are booked for any reason, a new ticket must be purchased. 5.2 If delays occur while travelling, you will be allowed to take the next available train(s) to complete your journey. 5.3 Railcard holders travelling on a discounted ticket must carry their Railcard when they travel.

Passengers will be allowed to book tickets from outside only. Earlier, the restriction of this outer border geo-fencing distance was 50 km, the report said. This means that a passenger was able to book an unreserved/platform ticket from a station which is located within a radius of 50 km from the mobile location.

What if I sit in sleeper with a general ticket? ›

If you travel in a sleeper coach with a general ticket, you will be asked to vacate the coach when the ticket checking staff come to check tickets. You will have to pay the difference between the general ticket fare and the sleeper ticket fare, or you may be asked to travel in general coach for the rest of the journey.

Yes ,you can definitely take waiting ticket for a train on the same day of boarding. Only if the reservation on that particular train is not in Regret/WL meaning no further booking is allowed on the train. A chart is prepared before 4 hours of train departing from the origin station.

If they find a passenger who does not have a valid ticket, the passenger will be issued a summons with a fine, and the passenger can also be removed from the train at the next stop. If the passenger does not pay the fine, the train operator can ban the passenger from further trips on the train until the fine is paid.

In most circ*mstances, you must purchase a ticket before you board a train. Most trains require reservations and you should not board reserved trains without a reservation. Passengers who do so are not guaranteed a seat and may be instructed to get off the train at the next station stop.

Random Ticket/ID Checks

Following federal Transportation Security Administration (TSA) guidelines, we regularly conduct random ticket verification checks onboard trains to ensure that passengers are properly ticketed. Please be prepared to show valid photo identification to a member of the onboard crew upon request.

If all the passengers on an e-ticket have waitlisted status after final chart preparation, then the ticket gets automatically cancelled and the amount is refunded back to the user's account. In this case, the passengers should NOT board the train.

If a train is cancelled (and that's what's happened here) you're entitled to take the next train that matches any restrictions on your ticket. So if your ticket is routed via a certain place, you must go that way, or if it's only valid on a certain train company, you must use that companies services.

Yes you can travel and not only you all the person who have name on partial confirmed ticket are allowed to board the coach.

Since a TQWL ticket is not a fully confirmed ticket, you may not be allowed to board the train but you can get a fare refund in accordance with railway laws.