Ticket checking stations, Types of Irregular travel.

Ticket Checking Station :- Ticket Checking stations have been nominated on each division by Railway administration to charge Without ticket passengers. According to direction of train and

 class, excess fare and excess charge will be collected from previous Ticket Checking Station, 

and if there is no ticket checking station, then from the train starting station.

Following Ticket Checking Stations have been nominated on Central Railway:-

Following Ticket Checking Stations have been nominated on West Central Railway:-

Types of Irregular Travel:

1. Without Ticket Travel:-

Excess fare along with Excess charge will be recovered from previous

Ticket Checking Station, and if there is no ticket checking station, then from

the train starting station to the point of detection. Minimum Excess Charge

will be Rs 250/-.

If the passenger desires to continue journey, then for onward journey

only excess fare will be collected along with reservation fee as per class and

development charge, treating the journey as new.

2. Child travelling without ticket with Guardian:-

In such circumstances, Excess fare along with Excess charge will be

recovered for the child from originating station of guardian’s ticket up to the

point of detection. For onward journey only Excess fare will be recovered up

to the destination station of guardian’s ticket.

3. Ordinary train ticket holder found travelling by Mail express:-

In this condition difference of paid and payable fare, along with

Excess charge will be collected up to point of detection. If the passenger

wants to continue onward journey by the same train, only the difference of

paid & payable fare will be collected.

4. Lower Class Ticket holder found travelling in higher class:-

In this condition difference of paid and payable fare, along with

Excess charge will be collected up to point of detection. If the passenger

wants to continue onward journey in the upper class, only the difference of

paid & payable fare will be collected along with reservation fee of upper

class.

5. Adult passenger found travelling on child ticket:-

Firstly difference of adult and child fare for entire journey will be collected as

excess fare, and difference of adult and child fare upto the point of detection

will be collected as excess charge, subject to minimum Rs.250.

If detected at destination station, difference of Adult and Child passenger

fare + Excess charge should be collected.

6. Detected travelling beyond authorised distance of ticket:

a. Intentionally: Passenger will be charged as without ticket beyond original

destination i.e. difference of fare payable and paid + Excess charge.

b. Unintentionally: No fare shall be collected for the journey performed by

passenger without ticket. EFR will be issued for his original destination by

collecting proper fare, till that time he will not be permitted to leave

railway premises. He should commence journey by first available train.

7. Journey by route other than the booked route of ticket (unreserved ticket):

a. Full fare paying ticket holders: - If a passenger having ticket by shorter

route is found travelling by longer route, difference of paid and payable

fare will be collected. If a passenger having ticket of longer route is

found travelling by shorter route, ticket will be forfeited and free EFR will

be issued for shorter route.

b. Concessional Ticket Holders: - In this condition passenger will be

charged as without ticket on the section for which concessional ticket is

not valid. Advantage of concession will not be given.

8. Travelling on un-exchanged P.T.O or other concession orders:

Passenger will be charged as without ticket from the starting station

mentioned in concession order or P.T.O. Advantage of concession will not be

given.

The concession orders on which forwarding and destination stations are

not mentioned; passenger will be treated as without ticket from previous

ticket checking station.

9. Detected travelling by superfast Train without supplementary charge ticket:

In this condition supplementary charges will be recovered as per class along

with excess charge. If a passenger holding through ticket is found travelling

without supplementary charge ticket, only supplementary charges will be

recovered as per class.

10. Detected travelling by Restricted Train with Ticket of less distance:-

In this condition difference of paid and payable fare shall be collected along

with excess charge.

11. Detected travelling without ticket by Restricted Train:

Excess Fare along with Excess Charge will be recovered from train starting

station or previous ticket checking station up to the station for which ticket

can be issued by that train.

12. Detected travelling in Brake van/ RMS coach: Passenger will be charged as

travelling without ticket in first class up to the point of detection and he will

be removed from that van. Report of concerned employee will be given to

his department.

13. Journey on Ticket without date:-

If the passenger is having an undated ticket which is otherwise valid for

journey, then ticket will be confiscated and free EFR will be issued.

Confiscated ticket along with report will be submitted to concerned Sr. DCM

office for further action.

14. Journey on a ticket / pass after expiry of validity date:

Passenger will be charged as without ticket from the station at which the

validity of ticket expired.

15. Journey On Torn and Mutilated Ticket:-

When the details written / printed on the ticket are not legible, the passenger

will be charged as travelling without ticket. Charges will be collected from last

checking station.

16. Charging of Senior Citizen:

If a Senior Citizen is travelling on concessional ticket but could not produce

age certificate during journey, only difference of payable and paid fare will be

recovered. No excess charge will be collected.

17. If a passenger who is not a senior citizen is detected travelling on a senior

citizen concessional ticket, he will be charged as travelling without ticket.

Charges will be collected from journey starting station on ticket.

18. Travelling in higher class/ Train on combined ticket :-

i. If on a combined ticket first portion is of lower class/ train and next portion

is of higher class/ train, and passenger is detected travelling in higher

class / train in the first portion, then difference of paid and payable fare,

along with Excess charge will be collected up to point of detection. If the

passenger wants to continue onward journey in higher class/ train, only the

difference of paid & payable fare will be collected.

ii. If on a combined ticket first portion is of higher class/ train and next

portion is of lower class/ train, and passenger is detected travelling in

higher class/ train in the second portion, then only difference of paid and

payable fare will be collected. Excess charge will not be collected

19. Passenger with lower class concessional ticket detected travelling in

Upper class - Difference of full fare of upper class and concessional

fare of lower class along with excess charge will be collected up to the

point of detection. Onward journey will have to be performed in booked

class.