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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
Circularticket-checking

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Circular numberNo. 2014/TG-V/12/1
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicticket-checking

Summary

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 INDIALBharat Sarkar) 
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYSIRail Mantralaya) 
(RAILWAY BOARDI 
New Delhi, dated 5 
04:2014 
No. 2014/TG-V/12/1 
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. 
earmarking of 
Sub: 
**** 
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. 
.Shorter Advance Reservation Period. 
Non-availability of any concession 
No refund. 
Booking of tickets only through internet. 
.Dynamic fare structure, etc. 
1.1 
In this context, formalinformal queries have been received from Zonal Railways 
seeking clarification on the following issues. 
) 
Manning of these trains 
Earmarking of accommodation for on-board ticket checking staff 
(i) 
Charging of unauthorized passengers. 
2 
The matter has been examined and it has been decided as under. 
0) 
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 
Upper 
class 
i.e. One conductor for five coaches 
2AC/3AC 
Manning norms 
Sleeper Class/ACC 
One TTE for three coaches 
-2-

2 
b. Trains having commercial halts en-route and departing before 2100 hours. 
Class 
Manning norms 
class 
i.e. One conductor/TTE for five Coaches 
Upper 
2AC/3AC 
Sleeper Class/ACC 
One TTE for three coaches 
Railway should, however, work Out leg-wise manning/link in c0ordination 
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. 
Upper Class i.e. AC Two Tier One conductor to supervise upto three upper 
and AC three tier coaches 
class coaches in the first leg of journey and 
five upper class coaches in subsequent 
portion. 
Lower class coaches i.e. AC 
In Non-vestibule train, one TTE for each 
Chair Car, Second Sleeper. 
coach. 
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. 
() 
Earmarking of accommodation 
() 
The following accommodation may be earmarked for onboard ticket checking staff 
in premium trains:-
a. AC Two Tier: 
Berth no. 5 in A-1 coach (2AC) should be earmarked for Conductor/TS for 
all 1st ACIAC Two Tier coaches. 
b. AC Three Tier Coach: 
Berth no. 7 in B-1 coach for ticket checking staff in trains, for 5AC Three 
Tier coaches. 
Berth no. 7 in B-3 coach, in addition to berth in B-1 coach, for more than 
five coaches. 
Not more than three berths of all classes shall be eamarked tor 
TTE/Conductor in a particular train. 
.3/-

(3) 
c. Sleeper Class: 
Berth no. 7 in altemate 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 S1 coach, berth no. 7 in S-3 coach 
will also be earmarked for TTE. 
Not more than three berths of all lasses taken together shall be 
earmarked for TTEs/Conductor in a particular train. 
(i) 
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 charged (maximum fare) in the 
particular train shall be taken into account. CRIS will make necessary modification in the 
software to indicate the last fare charged in the reservation chart of such trains. 
Necessary instructions may be iss

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