Indian Railways: All about break journey rules
What's the story
The Indian Railways offers the facility of break journey to its passengers during long-distance journeys.
The option is available on single journey tickets that are for a distance of at least 500 kilometers.
For distances upto 1,000 kilometers, only one break-journey is permitted, and for longer distances, two break-journeys are allowed.
Here's all you need to know about break-journey rules.
Rules (1)
Rules about period of break journey and exceptions
The period of break journey that can be availed at a station is upto a maximum of two days, excluding the days of departure and arrival of the train.
Break of journey is not allowed on certain trains such as Rajdhani Express, Shatabadi Express etc., since these trains have separate all-inclusive fare structure on point-to-point basis.
Rules (2)
Rules about ticket endorsement, intention of break-journey
Passengers are needed to have their tickets endorsed at the station of journey-break. The endorsement must consist of station code, station master's initials and the date of journey break.
In case a passenger doesn't obtain such endorsement, they shall be treated as traveling without a proper ticket.
The intention for break-journey must be advised at the time of ticket booking, not after getting reservation.