Permission to board Double Decker AC Express trains from originating and intermediate stations.

Permission to board Double Decker AC Express trains from originating and intermediate stations.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (Bharat Sarkar)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (Rail Mantralaya)
(RAILWAY BOARD)
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No.2005/TG-V/26/01

New Delhi, dated.21.05.2014

The Chief Commercial Manager,
All Zona Railways.

Sub: Permission to board Double Decker AC Express trains from originating and intermediate stations.

Some zonal Railways have raised queries regarding the granting of permission to passengers, not holding confirmed reserved ticket, to board Double Decker AC Express trains.

2. It has been decided that henceforth for boarding the Double Decker AC Express trains, both at originating and intermediate stations, the minimum class of ticket as indicated below will have to be purchased before permission is granted by On-board ticket checking staff.

Class of travel	Minimum class of ticket required for permission to board the train from originating and intermediate station.
Executive Class	Ist Class Ordinary
AC Chair Car	AC Chair Car ticket through UTS

3. The passenger, who do not have any reserved ticket and who could not get the reservation at current counter, shall be required to purchase minimum class of ticket as stated above and must approach ticket checking staff manning the coaches before boarding the train. Under no circumstances, passenger should board the reserved coaches without the permission of on-board ticket checking staff.

4. Necessary instructions may be issued to all concerned.

5. Information on this account should be disseminated through all available means for information of general public. This disposes off North Western Railway’s letter No.C-436/Double Decker dated 24.04.2014.

(Dr. Monica Agnihotri)
Director Passenger Marketing
Railway Board

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