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Now, Sleeper Class Travellers must Carry ID Proof

  •   Mon, Aug 20 2012 07:41:09 AM

New Delhi, Aug 20 (DHNS): In a move to curtail blackmarketing of non-AC sleeper class tickets by transferring them, the Railways will make it mandatory for passengers to carry identity proof.

A decision in this regard may be taken soon, a senior Railway Ministry official said.  “This is being done to prevent travelling on transferred tickets,” the officials say.

Railways has already made it mandatory for AC class passengers to carry identity proof.

Passengers travelling on a Tatkal or an e-ticket also have to carry identity cards.  After this decision, passengers without original identity proof in sleeper class will be treated as “without ticket” and will be liable to pay penalty.

Passengers can carry any of these nine ID proofs while undertaking train journey - voter ID card, passport, PAN card, driving licence, photo identity card having serial number issued by Central/state government, student identity card with photograph issued by recognised school/college, Aadhar card, nationalised bank passbook with photograph and credit cards issued by banks with laminated photograph.

The Railways will soon launch an awareness campaign among passengers of sleeper class on the issue.
  

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  • lalujith, mangalore

    Tue, Aug 21 2012

    very good move.....

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  • Raphic, dharwad

    Tue, Aug 21 2012

    This idea may not work. Instead , govt must think of increasing number of trains/ coaches so that all persons who wanted to travel can travel. Now the move is to avoid travelling by creating unnecessary curbs.

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  • BHARATH, MANGALORE

    Mon, Aug 20 2012

    Good move by the Government.

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  • mahesh, mumbai

    Mon, Aug 20 2012

    Identity is a must.but during the long journey if orginal identity miss then . in case of passport

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  • Joel, Sydney /Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 20 2012

    I reckon there should have gates at the enterance of the platform itself and every passenger should be checked for their ticket against their Identity.. if it get too conjusted jus to get in and out of one gate they can have multiple gates like elderly people and disabled people go through one sleeper class go through one 1st class go through one if not may be they do sereis wise alpha A to D through one gate and vice versa

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  • Fredrick Correa, Pernal/Mumbai

    Mon, Aug 20 2012

    It is a good idea but we need to have spot checks inside the compartments as the corrupt Ticket Examiners in the trains are capable of taking bribes and allowing bogus passengers to travel. In fact people who travel without ID or travelling on other persons' ticket should not only pay fine but should be detained as they could be a threat to other bonafide passengers. This new move will not reduce the revenue of the Railway but immensely benefit the honest travellers.

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  • Valerian Dsouza, Udupi/Mumbai

    Mon, Aug 20 2012

    Good move by the Government. Some form of Identity should be mandatory for everyone who is moving/traveling out of village/town/city. Possession of I. Card helps the person as well as administrators in many ways.

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  • Amin Bhoja, Patte / Riyadh

    Mon, Aug 20 2012

    ID Proof should be made mandatory while your travel,a benefit to the society and to the traveller itself. A delayed idea but good to have one in near future. A ID proof always helps to the system in the govt a citizen or a visitor?.

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  • Dinesh Poojary, Kundapura/Bengaluru

    Mon, Aug 20 2012

    Dear Muniyappa, Krishna, Kharge and Moily,

    When will you give train to Karwar from Bangalore? Can we assume it is not possible from you people?

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  • Joel, Sydney /Mangalore

    Mon, Aug 20 2012

    Excellent move by the government hope its been followed cos last time i had been to India and wante dto travel From Mangalore to Goa for a holiday i couldn find a train ticket and on top of that there were people who were willing to sell tickets at 3 times the price jus cos they had bought it in advance and but were not actually travelling

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