Railways has decided to made it mandatory for the passengers to carry identity proof while undertaking their journeys in ACs and executive classes on the tickets booked through internet or computerized Passenger Reservation System .

The new instruction will be effective from 15th of this month. The move will help prevent misuse of Reserved Train Tickets and reduce cases of travelling on transferred tickets.

According to the Ministry of Railways, the passengers of these AC classes would be required to produce one of the prsecribed Identity Card in original as and when required failing which all the passengers booked on that ticket will be treated as without ticket and charged accordingly.

However, the Identity Card will not be required at the time of purchase of reserved AC tickets through internet. These instructions are valid for all categories of trains, with the above mentioned classes of travel.

In case of passengers who are automatically upgraded by the system from sleeper Class to Air-conditioned class and in case of passengers who are upgraded by on-board ticket checking staff on realization of difference of fare, the condition of carrying proof of identity during the journey will not be applicable.

These fresh instructions are in addition to the existing instructions under which the passengers with Tatkal tickets and e-tickets are already required to carry original proof of identity during the course of Railway journey.