Only passengers with reserved tickets allowed in express trains

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The Indian Railways clarified that only passengers with reserved tickets will be allowed in trains and no unreserved tickets will be issued to avoid overcrowding till further notice.

"Few stories have been published in certain sections of media about the issuance of unreserved tickets. It is to inform that there has been no change in the policy to run all express trains, including festival specials and clone specials," a spokesperson said.

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Accordingly, till further advice, the existing mail express special trains, including festival/holiday specials and clone specials which are running on a fully reserved basis, shall continue by issuing reserved tickets for second class coaches and passenger portion of SLRs also.

Permission granted to zonal railways to issue unreserved tickets is only for the suburban and limited number of local passenger trains operating on few zones.

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The railways said that further changes, as and when they happen, would be informed accordingly.

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