Attention Traveling without ticket in train will now cost double, a fine of Rs 500 will be imposed along with the fare.

Ticketless Travel Fine Doubled: A very important news has come out for railway passengers. Railways keeps making necessary changes in the rules from time to time. In this context, recently Indian Railways has implemented a strict rule for passengers traveling without tickets. After the new change, passengers traveling by train without ticket will now have to pay double the fine than before.

According to the new notification of the Railway Ministry, if a passenger is caught without a ticket while travelling, he will have to pay Rs 500 as a fine. Earlier only Rs 250 had to be paid for this, but now Railways has increased this amount. Apart from this, passengers will also have to pay the fare for their entire journey.

Why did Railways implement the new rule?

On June 18, the Railway Ministry had informed all the railway departments of the country about these new rules. After this, these rules were immediately implemented by issuing a government order last Friday. The ministry says that the purpose of these new rules is to stop those traveling without tickets, to stop black marketing or misuse of tickets and to curb irregularities at railway stations. Railways believes that with this step the journey of common passengers will become safer and more comfortable than before.

A fine of Rs 500 will have to be paid along with the full fare.

According to the new rules, if a passenger is caught traveling without a ticket or with a wrong ticket, he will have to pay the full fare for his journey and will also have to pay a separate fine of at least Rs 500. Railway officials clearly say that now traveling without a ticket will be much more difficult and expensive than before. Therefore, he has advised the passengers to always travel by train only after purchasing correct and confirmed tickets.

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The amount of fine increased after 13 years

Let us tell you that in the year 2013, Railways had increased the fine for traveling without ticket from Rs 50 to Rs 250. Now after almost 13 years, this fine has been reduced to Rs 500. Railways has appealed to all the passengers to buy their correct tickets before boarding the train. By doing this, passengers will not only avoid heavy fines, but will also help in making the railway system better and stronger.