News India Live, Digital Desk: We all know that as much fun as train journey in India is, it becomes a punishment if you don’t get a ticket. Be it the time of festivals or holiday season, getting a confirmed ticket feels like having darshan of God. Often we have ‘waitlist’ or ‘RAC’ tickets and we remain confused whether we will get the entire berth to sleep during the journey or will have to spend the night sitting?
But do you know that even after the train starts running, you can change your waiting ticket into a confirmed berth? Yes, there is a rule of Railways about which most of the passengers are not aware and they are afraid of going to TTE.
Let us understand in simple language what this rule is and how you can take advantage of it.
How to get a seat in a moving train?
It often happens that even after the chart is prepared, many passengers are unable to board the train or cancel their journey at the last moment. In such a situation their seats remain vacant. According to railway rules, this right TTE The airline has the right to allot these vacant seats to waiting or RAC passengers.
But the catch is how will we know that the seat is vacant?
- Contact TTE: As soon as the TTE comes for checking after the train starts, you can politely ask him if any berth is vacant? If no passenger has come, TTE can allot that seat to you.
- Check Chart Online: Nowadays, after the departure of the train, a chart starts appearing on the IRCTC app, which contains information about vacant seats. You can directly tell the TTE by looking at the seat number from there.
Does it cost money? (The Truth)
There is a little confusion here. People think that they will get a seat for “free”. The rule is this:
- If you have a waiting list/RAC ticket of the same class: For example, if you have a sleeper waiting ticket and the seat is vacant, then TTE will give you that seat. For this you No separate payment will be required (Because you have already paid the rent). You just have the ‘right’ to get that seat.
- If you want to change from General to Sleeper: Suppose you have a general ticket and you are asking for a vacant sleeper seat, then TTE will ask you to “Difference of Fare” Will take it and will prepare a receipt and give you the seat. This is completely legal, do not consider it a bribe.
no need to bribe
Many times we see people offering extra money to TTE for a seat. If you know the rules, you don’t need to be afraid or pay unnecessary money. You have the first right on the vacant seat. If you have RAC, it is the responsibility of TTE to give you the entire seat as soon as the berth becomes vacant.
