A boy shared an incident from Kalyan railway station in Maharashtra that has sparked debate online.
He had gone to the station to help his family board a train scheduled to leave at 12 PM. Later, the train was delayed and he was informed it would arrive at 2 PM.
After buying a platform ticket, he waited at the station with his family. However, the train kept getting delayed for several more hours. Finally, around 5 PM, he helped his family get on the train and was about to leave.
That's when a TTI stopped him and asked for his platform ticket. After checking it, the TTI said the ticket was valid for only 2 hours and imposed a fine of ₹500.
The boy questioned why he was being penalized when the delay was caused by the railway itself. He argued that he had purchased a valid platform ticket to see off his family and stayed only because the train was repeatedly delayed.
The incident has raised an important question:
If passengers are forced to wait because of a train delay, should they be fined for exceeding the time limit of a platform ticket?