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Carry original ID proof for e-ticket in Train

rb11 Thu, February 21, 2008 2:49 pm To:

Senthilkumar_Rengaraj mano suresh_m_iitm suresh1982 Ramesh.Manohar gpnk_2002 ini_se kvtamil suganthi.k divs_ya --------

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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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.

[Guest guest]

Namaskarams,

 

I think it is our obligation as passengers to carry sufficient documentary

evidence as photo identifications instead of shifting the blame on the

employees. I admit that the staff can be more polite but since we know of the

low profile nature of Railway and Government staff, it is better that we try

avoiding such embarassing situations by suitably having the evidences in place.

 

With these days of forging and fake document rackets going on aplenty, those

authorities also need to play safe to demand and challenge authentic proofs. I

did a quick lookup to eTicketing document on IRCTC

 

http://www.irctc.co.in/e-Ticketing.htm

 

The catch is that they have just mentioned 'Photo Identifications'. There is no

mention of whether it is 'Photocopy of Photo Identifications' or 'Original

Document of Photo Identifications'.

 

Currently, I understand it is going by presuming things by different people.

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