e-ticket through IRCTC website - Be careful!

February 27, 2008

Courtesy : rsri - Divyadesam member Hi, If you reserve e-ticket through IRCTC website, hereafter take the ID proof in original. Railway Ticket checkers have started asking the original ID proof. This problem happened to one of my friends on 15.02.2008 Friday and 18.02.2008. He reserved e-ticket through IRCTC. While going to his native place, he traveled through train belonging to Southern Railways of Madurai division. At the station some flying squad asked him to produce the ticket and the original ID proof. He showed the e-ticket and the photo copy of the driving license (colour

and laminated). But they didn’t accept and said the ticket is invalid without original ID proof. Moreover, in the print out of the e-ticket below the name itself, it is mentioned that the person has to carry the original ID proof. According to the rule he had to pay the ticket amount and a fine of Rs.150. It is just because he didn’t have original ID, although his ticket was valid. During his return journey also TTR collected the amount for not having original ID proof (ticket amount + Rs.150). Fortunately, he reserved ticket only for him. If he reserved for group of people he would have lost the amount in thousands. Same thing happened to somebody else traveling without original ID proof in that train. Many people bring the photocopy of the ID proof. This is a way for TTRs to get

money from people. So hereafter carry the original ID proof. You can forward to your friends & others if you feel it will be helpful for them.

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