Pass Rules

General conditions

  • Passes and PTOs are not transferable and should be used only by the person in whose favour they have been issued.
  • Passes may also be returned within one month of the expiry of the pass or its utilization whichever is earlier.
  • Fine of Rs. 10/- for second class and Rs.25/- for First Class passes may be imposed on the Railway employees for not filling the date of commencement of the journey on both privilege and duty passes.
  • For the issuance of pass a year means a Calendar year. 

Validity of passes/PTOs 

   Single Journey Pass   4 months from date of issue
   Return  Journey Pass   4 months from date of issue
   Single Journey PTO   4 months from date of issue
   Return Journey PTO   4 months from date of issue
   Settlement Pass   1 year from date of Retirement
   Kit Wagon Pass   1 month from issue

Ref : RBE 82/2008 dated 10.07.2008

Route

Pass shall normally be issued via shortest route, provided that a longer route may be permitted on the Privilege Pass in the following circumstances :-

  • Two alternative routes are available for a destination, for example - Bombay to Calcutta via Nagpur or via Allahabad and Bombay to Delhi by the Central Railway or by the Western Railway - such passes may be permitted by either route irrespective of the distance involved; 
  • If longer route preferred by the Railway employee does not exceed by fifteen percent of the distance via the direct route such passes may be issued even if a double journey over a small portion is involved (for example - ex-Chittaranjan to Kancharapara via Howrah or ex-Lucknow to a station on the Southern/South Central Railway via Bombay V.T.), provided the distance does not exceed the distance via the shortest route by more than 15% to take advantage of terminal facilities as in Bombay V.T. - Kalyan or Madras-Arkonam sections; 
  • If the longer route is quicker than the direct route irrespective of distance involved.

Against the column Route/via it can be written as 'available over IR & KRC

Break Journey

  • Pass holder can include any number of stations for break journey in the pass.
  • In addition an unscheduled break journey can be made and endorsed by SM/TC on the pass.

Year ending passes

  • Passes, PTOs , Post Retirement Complimentary passes, Widow passes as due on for the year can be issued upto 31st March of next year half set pass and 30 April in case of full set.
  • Validity of these passes/PTOs will be upto 31 MArch/30 April only.  

Pass in next year’s account

  • One set of Pass/PTO/Complimentary Pass/Widow pass not more than 100 days in advance of beginning of the next year, for journeys commencing in the next year duly debiting such issue of pass/PTO in the next year’s pass account.
  • The validity of the pass shall be four months from the date of issue. *

Apprentices

  • Passes as for Railway employees shall be applicable to various categories of trainees and apprentices, but not to their families.

References

1  Railway Board’s letter No. E(W)2010/PS5-17/l dated 3-6-2011(RBE No: 80/2011)

2.  RBE No:  41/2011 dt 26.03.2012

Comments

sudip kumar sharma

Fri, 18/01/2013 - 12:02

Sir, I want to know that the last year privilege pass is valid for four month instead of five month if I will take in current year, please provide about this matter with Railway Board 'order.

respected  sir,

Please tell me what are the new rules of eligibility for JE post through promotional quota, is it true that only senior technicians are eligible?, if so as a technician Gr-I with(GP-2800) having  qualification Diploma (DME) are eligible or not

dear sir,

AFTER THE REDUCTION OF ADVANCE BOOKING TIME TO 60 DAYS, WHAT IS THE VALIDITY TIME OF PREVILEGE PASS - FIVE MONTHS OR FOUR MONTHS. iF IT IS FOUR MONTHS AGAIN HAS RLY BOARD ISSUED ANY CIRCULAR FOR THE SAME? PLEASE CLARIFY

Ravikanth

Thu, 27/06/2013 - 16:08

hi sir  i am working as tech 3 and i am getting one set of sleeper pass i want to know that in that one set of pass can i get 3AC pass if yes then please give me the RB letter no or circular .

kaygee747

Tue, 20/11/2018 - 09:13

Dear Sir, 

I am a disabled person with 50% disability, also I have a Physically Handicapped Certificate issued by State Government, Now I would like to know how I can get Railways Concessional Certificate for Disabled Person with which I can reserve tickets online and get concession in fares, please help me to know the procedure. 

MOHD SHOEB KHAN

Tue, 22/01/2019 - 11:55

Dear SIR,

     I am Group "D" employe in N.C.R .I have no information about duty passes which class intitel.. plz give me some information about GROUP "D" employe which claass pases issue..

Member for

8 years 4 months

Noorul Haq Khan

Thu, 12/03/2020 - 17:42

I have privilege pass from HWH to ASR ingle set  and brake journey  mention PNBE , LKO,UMB  . I complete the journey LKO to UMB ON 20.01.2020 . After that i want to journey HWH to LKO now. It is posible  or not  what is ruling .