Editing Rail transport operations (section)

===Passenger operations===
[[File:Secunderabad Junction railway station in 2007.jpg|thumb|The [[Secunderabad Railway Station]] is one of the busiest stations of [[Indian Railways]]]]

Most [[public transport]] passenger operations happen in the [[train station]] and in the [[Passenger car (rail)|passenger car]]. The passenger buys a [[Ticket (admission)|ticket]], either in the station, or on the train (sometimes at a higher [[fare]]).

There are generally speaking two ways of validating a ticket:

* the passengers validate the tickets themselves (by perforating it, for instance) which is randomly checked by a [[Revenue Protection Inspector|ticket controller]]. This method is sometimes referred to as [[Proof-of-payment]] and is used extensively on [[One-man operation|one-man operated]] rail and bus lines, and may be controlled through the use of ticket barriers at entrances, especially in larger stations, or
* a [[conductor (transportation)|conductor]] checks all persons on the train for valid tickets and devaluate them, so they cannot be used again.

Some passenger cars, especially in long-distance high-speed trains, have a restaurant or bar. These need to be catered. In recent times, train catering has been diminished somewhat by [[vending machine]]s in the train station or on the train.

When not in use, passenger cars are stored, maintained and repaired in [[Rail yard#Coach yards|coach yards]].