The Railways Act, 1989 · VIII — CARRIAGE OF PASSENGERS

Section 55. Prohibition against travelling without pass or ticket

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

55. Prohibition 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.

Source: India Code