New Delhi: If you travel without reserved train ticket by ordering it on WhatsApp from someone else's mobile, then be shielding now. Indian Railways has made it well-spoken that the ticket, its screenshot, photo or PDF sent on WhatsApp during railway checking will not be considered valid. Passengers will have to produce the same digital ticket which is misogynist in the RailOne app on the same mobile phone from which the ticket was booked. Railways says that this system has been implemented to prevent misuse of digital tickets.
Why did the railways have to issue this clarification?
Recently, during ticket checking, a passenger showed a screenshot received on WhatsApp instead of the original ticket misogynist in the RailOne app. Investigation revealed that the ticket was not misogynist on the original device and was booked without the train had missed. Without this, the railways considered that ticket invalid and imposed a fine. Without this incident, Railways has clarified the rules for passengers wideness the country.
Now which ticket will be valid during the journey?
According to the railways, an unreserved matriculation digital ticket will be considered valid only if it is misogynist in the RailOne app on the same mobile phone from which the ticket was purchased. If the passenger shows only screenshot, photo, PDF or reprinting received on WhatsApp, it will not be considered a valid travel document. If necessary, photo identity vellum will moreover have to be shown at the time of ticket checking.
To which passengers will the new rule apply?
Railways has clarified that this rule will wield only to unreserved digital tickets booked through the RailOne app. The wattle for reserved tickets will remain the same as surpassing considering identity verification in them is washed-up under a separate process. Therefore, passengers making reservations do not need to worry well-nigh this change.
What things do passengers need to alimony in mind?
Railways has well-considered that during the journey, siphon the same mobile phone with which the ticket has been booked. The phone's shower should be sufficient and the ticket should unshut hands in the RailOne app. If the ticket is not misogynist on the original device or is found to have been issued without missing the train, the passenger may be treated as travelling without a valid ticket and whoopee may be taken under railway rules.
