Hyderabad: Heavy rush of passengers and problem of seats is a common thing in Indian Railways, especially during festivals. This problem becomes even more serious on routes like UP-Bihar, where it becomes difficult to get tickets. But now Indian Railways is going to make a big change, which can give relief to the passengers. Railways is now preparing to provide only confirmed tickets to the passengers.
Recently, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav gave this important information while answering questions related to railways in Parliament. He said that keeping in mind the convenience of passengers in trains, tickets will be issued according to the seat. This means that as many tickets as there are seats will be sold. The purpose of this step is to save passengers traveling with confirmed seats in the train from the inconvenience caused by passengers with waiting tickets.
This rule will definitely give passengers a comfortable travel experience, but it also means that getting tickets may now become even more difficult. The availability of tickets may decrease due to the increasing gap between demand and supply.
Traveling without a ticket will increase trouble.
If you are caught traveling without a ticket in Indian Railways, you will have to pay a fine. If you do not have money or you refuse to pay the fine, then in such a situation the passenger will be handed over to RPF (Railway Protection Force). Along with this, a case is registered under section 137 of the Railway Act. RPF presents these passengers in front of the registrar. In such a case, a fine of Rs 1000 is imposed on them and if the fine is not paid, there can be a jail term of 6 months.
Focus on Railway's Safety
Ashwini Vaishnav told the Lok Sabha that the main focus of the railways is on safety. He said that for this many technical changes have been made, which include longer rails, electronic interlocking, fog safety devices and many big steps.
India is becoming a big exporter of railways
. He said that India has become a big exporter of railways. Apart from metro coaches to Australia, our country exports rail coaches to the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and France. Apart from this, it is exporting operational equipment to Mexico, Spain, Germany and Italy.
Ashwini Vaishnav also said that soon the locomotives made in Bihar and the wheels made in Tamil Nadu will run around the world.
