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Rules regarding manning of premium trains, earmarking of accommodation for onboard ticket checking staff and charging of unauthorized passengers in these trains

No. 2014/TG-V/12/1
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Circular numberNo. 2014/TG-V/12/1
TypeNFR Policy
Topicticket-checking

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Rules regarding manning of premium trains, earmarking of accommodation for onboard ticket checking staff and charging of unauthorized passengers in these trains 7 in B-1 coach for ticket checking staff in trains, for 5AC Three

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA(Bharat Sarkar)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS(Rail Mantralaya)
(RAILWAY BOARD)

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No. 2014/TG-V/12/1 - New Delhi, dated 5 .04.2014

_ Chief Commercial Managers,

All Zonal Railways.

Sub: Rules regarding manning of premium trains, earmarking of
accommodation for onboard ticket checking staff and charging of
unauthorized passengers in these trains.

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Premium special trains are being operated by Indian Railways on identified

sections keeping in view the high demand for travel. These trains have certain unique
features, some of which are.

1.1

Shorter Advance Reservation Period.
Non-availability of any concession.

No refund.

Booking of tickets only through internet.
Dynamic fare structure, etc.

In this context, formal/informal queries have been received from Zonal Railways

seeking clarification on the following issues:-

(i) Manning of these trains
(ii) Earmarking of accommodation for on-board ticket checking staff
(iii) | Charging of unauthorized passengers.

The matter has been examined and it has been decided as under:-

Manning of these trains:

a. The trains should be manned on end-to-end basis like Duronto Express trains
as per the following yardsticks.

Class Manning norms
Upper class i.e. | One conductor for five coaches

2AC/3AC
One TTE for three coaches

Sleeper Class/ACC
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b. Trains having commercial halts en-route and departing before 2100 hours.

Manning norms
i.e. | One conductor/TTE for five coaches

Upper
2AC/3AC
। Sleeper Class/ACC | One TTE for three coaches

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class

Railway should, however, work out leg-wise.manning/link in coordination
with other Zonal Railways concerned so as to ensure optimum utilization of
available manpower.

c. The trains having commercial halt en-route and departing after 2100 hours.

निकल ene ces Class ie. AC Two Tier | One conductor to sar oe upto three upper

and AC three tier coaches class coaches in the first leg of journey and
| five upper class coaches in subsequent
SSeS व सब मम ज्यादा ___-_| portion =
Lower class coaches i.e. AC} e In Non-vestibule train, one TTE for each
Chair Car, Second Sleeper. ! coach.

| e In vestibule train, one TTE for two |
coaches during the first leg of journey and
three coaches in subsequent legs of
journey. In case the number of coaches is
odd, the number of TTEs may be rounded

_|__ off to the next higher integer. |

(ii) | Earmarking of accommodation

The following accommodation may be earmarked for onboard ticket checking staff
in premium trains:-

a. AC Two Tier:
e Berth no. 5 in A-1 coach (2AC) should be earmarked for Conductor/TS for
all 15 AC/AC Two Tier coaches.

b. AC Three Tier Coach:

e Berth no. 7 in B-1 coach for ticket checking staff in trains, for 5AC Three
Tier coaches.

e Berth no. 7 in B-3 coach, in addition to berth in B-1 coach, for more than
five coaches.

e Not more than three berths of all classes shall be earmarked for

TTE/Conductor in a particular train.

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c. Sleeper Class:

e Berth no. 7 in alternate coach for every three Sleeper Class coaches e.g.
in case of trains having three Sleeper class coaches, berth no. 7 in S-1
coach will be earmarked and in case the train has six Sleeper class"
coaches, in addition to berth no. 7 in 51 coach, berth no. 7 in S-3 coach
will also be earmarked for TTE.

e Not more than three berths of all classes taken together shall be
earmarked for TTEs/Conductor in a particular train.

(iti) Charging of unauthorized passengers:-

In all premium trains, the charging will be as per Section 137 of Railway Act, 1989
and on end-to-end basis i.e. from originating to destination plus excess charge as
stipulated in the Act. Since in premium trains the fare is dynamic which changes with the
passage of time, for the purpose of fare, the last fare

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