Indian Railways clarifies, no rule mandating printed copy of unreserved tickets

Indian Railways on Friday clarified that it has not issued any instruction making it mandatory for passengers to carry a printed copy of unreserved train tickets, countering certain media reports that suggested a change in the existing rules.

- TDG NETWORK

In an official clarification, the Railways stated that passengers who have booked unreserved tickets and taken a physical print-whether booked online or offline, are required to carry that ticket during the journey, as per existing norms.

However, in cases where unreserved tickets are booked digitally, and no physical printout is taken, passengers are permitted to show the digital ticket on the same mobile device from which it was booked for verification purposes.