INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Break of journey is not permissible on the tickets of trains like Rajdhani Express, Shatabdi Express.Indian Railways allows passengers with
single journey tickets for distance of more than 500 Kilometers to break their journey once for two days at any station en-route, according
to Indian Railways portal- indianrail.gov.in
However, this facility can be availed only after traveling 500 Kilometers from the starting station
If ticket is for more than 1000 Kilometers, passengers are allowed to break the journey twice
The day of departure and arrival must be excluded while calculating the number of eligible days for first break of journey and ticket should
be endorsed by the station manager/ticket collector at the station where the break journey is intended, said Indian Railways.Here are Indian
If a passenger seeking reservation on tickets asks for break journey en- route, it should be clearly indicated on the requisition form
station en-route for catching a connecting train, it should not be treated as break journey provided such halt is for less than 24 hours
For example, the holder of a direct ticket from Pune to Jammu Tawi via Dadar travels from Pune to Bombay by any day train, a day earlier in
The endorsement shall consist of the station code, station master's initials and the date
Passengers breaking journey and not obtaining the endorsement as prescribed will be treated as persons traveling without a proper ticket and
dealt with accordingly, said Indian Railways.
