New Delhi: No entry to railway stations without tickets. But many come to drop off their relatives at the station. They do not have tickets to travel by train.

That is why the platform ticket was introduced by the railways. Passengers can stay at the station with this ticket. But the question is, can you stay at the station for hours with a platform ticket?

The controversy started recently when TTE fined the passenger Rs 500 despite having a platform ticket. As per the rules of Indian Railways, it is not that TTE has taken a wrong decision. Actually many people do not know about this rule of Indian Railways.

what happened According to information received from railway sources, a person came to pick up his relative in the train. The person had a platform ticket. But the train was five hours late.

That is why the person also waited. When TTE wants to see the ticket, he is fined Rs.500. Many people were shocked by this incident.

The question has arisen in the minds of many people, why was the person fined despite having a ticket? What does the rule say? According to TTE, the platform ticket is intended to allow only one passenger to board the platform.

Allowed to remain on the platform to pick someone up or pick them up after getting off the train. This ticket does not entitle you to stay at the station for long. As per railway rules, a platform ticket is generally valid for two hours.

If a person remains on the station or platform for more than this time limit, it is considered as violation of railway law. For this reason, a fine of Rs. 500 has been imposed on the person.

Safety and crowd control are of utmost importance at railway stations due to heavy passenger traffic. If people wait for hours at stations based on platform tickets alone, unnecessary crowding may increase. This causes inconvenience to the passengers and also disrupts the security system.

So the railway authorities have made specific rules for platform tickets.