LawgistThe Railways Act
55Prohibition against travelling without pass or ticket
(1) No person shall enter or remain in any carriage on a railway for the purpose of travelling therein as a passenger unless he has with him a proper pass or ticket or obtained permission of a railway servant authorised in this behalf for such travel.
(2) A person obtaining permission under sub-section (1) shall ordinarily get a certificate from the railway servant referred to in that sub-section that he has been permitted to travel in such carriage on condition that he subsequently pays the fare payable for the distance to be travelled.
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CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS
- 49 Exhibition of certain timings and tables of fares at stations
- 50 Supply of tickets on payment of fare
- 51 Provision for case in which ticket is issued for class or train not having accommodation for additional passengers
- 52 Cancellation of ticket and refund
- 53 Prohibition against transfer of certain tickets
- 54 Exhibition and surrender of passes and tickets
- 55 Prohibition against travelling without pass or ticket
- 56 Power to refuse to carry persons suffering from infectious or contagious diseases
- 57 Maximum number of passengers for each compartment
- 58 Earmarking of compartment, etc., for ladies
- 59 Communications between passengers and railway servant in charge of train
- 60 Power to make rules in respect of matters in this Chapter
