Indian Railways, which is owned by the Government of India, offers exceptional services to the people in the country. Whenever you travel in trains, it is necessary that you buy tickets. Traveling without a railway ticket is a crime punishable by law. You will be imprisoned or charged a fine if you are caught traveling without a ticket. There is a TTE in every coach who checks the validity of your ticket. When you book tickets, make sure of seat availability indian railway, so that you have a comfortable journey.

Booking of tickets starts about 120 days prior to the date of departure of the train, till the final charts are prepared, which is about 4 hours before the train journey. . If all the seats are already booked, you still get a chance to book your ticket under RAC or Waiting List. If you are in RAC you will get a seat to travel. But in Waiting List, you will not get a seat either.

Children below the age of 5 years do not need a ticket. However, Indian Railways seat availability is also not applicable in this case. They have to share seats with their elders. If the child is between 5 to 12 years of age, they need only a half ticket, and they are allotted berths too. They also get free luggage allowance, which is half that is offered for adults with full tickets. The luggage allowance is 40 kg per adult in the Sleeper Class, 140 kg in the AC Class and 70 kg in the First Class.