New Delhi:
Train Ticket Rules for Kids: Crores of people travel daily from Indian Railways. For the convenience of passengers, Indian Railways have made some rules, such as children, women, elderly and disabled people are given special discounts during ticket booking in trains. According to age, some children do not seem to have a train tickets for child and some have a half -ticket.
Let us tell you that according to the rules of the railway, children of which age can travel in the train for free and for which age children you will have to take half ticket.
Train tickets will not be taken for children of this age
According to the rules of Indian Railways, if the age of your child is from 1 to 4 years, then you will not have to take any ticket for that. That is, your child can travel with you in the train for free. This rule of railway benefits a lot to those who have small children.
Children 5 to 12 year olds have half ticket
According to the Indian Railway Ticket for Child, if your child is 5 years to 12 years old and he is traveling in a train with you, then you will have to take his half ticket. But remember that children will not be given a birth in half ticket, you have to adjust with you. If you want the child to get a separate seat, then you have to take out his full ticket.
If you want a seat for a child, you will have to pay rent
Even if your child is so old that he can travel with you for free. But if you want him to get the whole seat, then you have to withdraw a full ticket for him and if you want to save the money, then you have to adjust your seat with him.
Full tickets for children of 13 years and above
If the age of your child is 13 years or above, then for that you will have to remove full tickets. Half the ticket i.e. half -ticket rule is present only for children from 5 to 12 years.
Document verification and ticket booking
If you want to take advantage of this rule of Railways, then while booking tickets for children, you will have to provide their birth certificate and other identity documents. These documents are sought so that the real age of the child can be known, and people do not take advantage of this rule by hiding the age of the child.
Penalty for traveling without tickets
If your child is more than 5 years old and without taking out his ticket, you travel with you in a train, then you will have to pay a fine if caught. On the other hand, if the age of your child is less than 4 years, but to provide it, keep the child’s birth certificate with you.
