Indian Railways: What does RAC written on train ticket mean? If you don't know, then know it today

Indian Railways has a huge network spread across the country which connects the border areas of the country to big metros. For this reason, Indian Railways is also called the lifeline of the nation. Indian Railways is a very convenient and economical means of travel compared to any other means. For this reason, crores of passengers travel in Indian trains every day.

Indian Railways has made many rules to ensure that passengers do not face any kind of problems while traveling. However, it is necessary to book a ticket to travel in Indian trains. If you are caught traveling without a train ticket, you can be fined. It is often seen that after booking a train ticket, RAC is written on it.

Many passengers do not know about RAC. In such a situation, after booking the ticket, they are quite confused due to RAC written on it. If you also do not know about this, then today we are going to tell you about this.

RAC means Reservation Against Cancellation. In RAC, you do not get the full lower berth on the side in the train but half. Two people in RAC share this seat among themselves.

Under the rules of Indian Railways, you can also travel by taking a platform ticket in the train. However, after boarding the train with a platform ticket, you will have to immediately go to the TTE and get a ticket to your destination.

The platform ticket confirms from which station you boarded the train. According to media reports, about 22,593 trains are operated every day in India.

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