Right now Indian Railways is the fourth largest rail network in the world. Millions of people travel in trains every day. For the convenience and safety of passengers, the Railways appoint many types of employees. These employees are posted at railway stations and trains. It is mandatory to take a ticket for traveling on the train. Travelling without a ticket is a crime. Railways have TTEs and TTs to catch ticketless passengers and collect fines. Generally, people confuse TTE and TC with the same thing. While this is not the case at all. The work of both is different.
Both TTEs and TCs come from the commercial department of the railways. The basic job of both TTE and TC is to check tickets, but there is a big difference in the modalities. While the responsibility of one is to check the tickets in the train as well as take care of the comfort of the passengers, the other has to protect the railway from financial loss by catching ticketless passengers at the railway station on the shoulders of the other. Let us understand the work and responsibilities of TTE and TC in detail.
TTE
The main task of the TTE (Travelling Ticket Examiner) is to check the tickets of passengers inside the train. They make sure that all passengers are seated in the right seats and have a valid ticket. The main functions of the TTE are to check the ticket inside the train, verify the identity card of the passenger, solve the problems of the passengers and allot the vacant seats to the RAC or waitlisted passengers.
TC
The work of TC i.e. Ticket Collector is done on the platform. They check the tickets of the passengers there and ensure that no passenger is without ticket. It is the responsibility of the TC to check the ticket on the platform, collect fines from those traveling without tickets and also check the ticket at the station gate.
