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- 13 years ago
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Grease the TTE to confirm a waitlisted ticket
- Railways
- Ticket Confirmation
- Paid INR 150
We were traveling on the Kacheguda-Bangalore Express, we had booked two tickets on the wait list for 1st class AC. On the evening of the journey, after the chart was prepared, one ticket was confirmed and the other was still shown as wait-listed. An inspection of the 1AC carriage showed that 3 of the 10 seats were unoccupied 5 minutes prior to departure of the train. The TTE was not as helpful in deciding to board the train or not - he said "it is your decision, you will be illegally boarding the train if you proceed on a wait-listed ticket". We decided to take a chance since we were traveling with a small child, and would be difficult for the mother to travel alone. A little while later during the inspection, the TTE allocated one of the empty 1AC berth and charged us about 350Rs for the increased fares after the railway budget (compared to the time of reservation). I gave him Rs500 and did not expect the change, and he did not return the change. In this episode, I am actually not complaining about the TTE; who actually facilitated the allotment of the seat for a nominal amount. We had paid the full amount and no one else was vying for this seat - a couple of seats went empty even after my seat was confirmed. The problem is that the ********** has allowed a very ambiguous situation to continue with the system of allocating unoccupied seats and the uncertainty for wait-listed passengers. This happens with thousands of passengers all over India.