Railways has made a new rule for passengers traveling with general tickets, now they will get a second seat, there will be no fine

General Ticket Rules: If you are travelling by train with a general ticket, there are some things you need to keep in mind, like you can book general tickets online, you cannot travel in any other train with a general ticket.

General Ticket Rules: Most people travel by train, train travel is very easy, comfortable and cheap as compared to other routes. With its help, you can travel long distances without getting tired. Many people travel by train every day due to their job, in such a situation, if you also like to travel by train and you often travel by train, then you must also know that there are many types of bogies in a train. Tickets are also fixed according to them. In such a situation, everyone buys it according to their convenience. But today in this article we will tell you what things you should keep in mind after buying a ticket.

You can avoid fines

There are three categories of tickets available in the train, sleeper, AC and general. General ticket has the lowest price among these. You can buy it from the counter and start your journey immediately. Apart from this, no seat is booked for you in advance in the general coach. Like it is in sleeper and AC coach. In the general bogie, you can sit on any seat first.

However, one has to face a lot of problems during travel with a general ticket. Apart from this, there are many conditions with general ticket. Which not every passenger will know about. If you also travel in the train with a general ticket, then know the things mentioned below. With these, you will also be able to avoid fines.

Options for online ticket booking

Earlier you had to go to the ticket counter to get a general ticket, but now general tickets are also available online, meaning you can book tickets online as well. For this you will have to download the UTS app and register. Then you will have to click on the book ticket option. Now you can fill in your travel details and click on payment to get your ticket. With the help of this app you will not need to stand in line.

You can take a seat in the reserved coach

If someone has made a sudden plan to travel and has taken a general ticket, but there is no seat in this coach, then you can show the general ticket to the TTE and ask for a seat in some other coach if there is a seat. For this you will have to pay a little more fare, but the journey will be comfortable.

There will be a change in the ticket

Earlier, according to the rules of the railways, you could travel in any train by taking a general ticket, but now this rule has been changed. Now the name of the train is also written on the general ticket, so you will have to travel in the same train. You may be fined for traveling in any other train.

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