News Full fare for tickets for Children aged 5-12

[Technoglitch]

From April next year, children of the age group of 5 to 12 years of age will be charged full fare instead of half as the Railways has revised the child fare rule.

Under the revised provision, full adult fare will be charged for children of age 5 years and under 12 years of age if for whom berth/seat (in reserved class) is sought at the time of reservation.

However, there shall be no change in the rule for child fare of unreserved tickets which means fare for children of 5-12 years for unreserved tickets shall continue to be half of the adult fare.
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[IndianMascot]

Ye lo. Here too loss for us. now even a 5 year old kid too have to buy a berth

 

[Technoglitch]

let us hope it brings an income for railway sector.

 

[scorpionking76]

TTE will earn from this for sure since 5 year old will not sleep alone in the berth

 

[Technoglitch]

ofcourse, he would ask the child to sit on the mother's lap and then allocate the space to the unreserved passengers. Just wanted to know one thing, i heard many travel in train without ticket or in reserved ones, Once i read a newspaper that some labors from Kolkata locked the doors of reserved compartments for their ease of travel in the train bangalore to kolkata.

 

[IndianMascot]

TTE will earn from this for sure since 5 year old will not sleep alone in the berth

I don't think TTE will be able to allocate the berth because seat will still be occupied and he cannot allocate to anyone else if the seat owner don't allows.