Rail transport is one of the most popular ways to move goods and transport passengers. When purchasing a ticket for a long-distance train, the passenger must present an identity document.
Based on what documents are required from you when buying train tickets
Of course, cashiers and conductors do not ask passengers to present their identity documents on their own initiative. The main normative act in accordance with which railway workers carry out the transportation of passengers, cargo, baggage and cargo luggage for personal needs and other non-commercial purposes are the Rules for the provision of services approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 111 of March 02, 2005. In accordance with them, each passenger with when issuing a ticket for a long-distance train, he must indicate to the cashier information about the document proving his identity, or present the original or a copy of this document. Boarding the train is possible only if you have the original document on which you purchased your ticket.
What kind of identity document when buying a train ticket
The main document that confirms the identity of the bearer and contains all the necessary information for his unique identification is the general civil passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation. Other documents issued on behalf of the Russian government that serve as proof of identity and citizenship can also be used as an identity card.
A complete list of documents that can serve as a certificate and be used when issuing tickets for long-distance trains is absent in the legislation. But in accordance with regulatory enactments and other documents regulating this procedure, these include, in addition to a general civil passport, a birth certificate, a foreign passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation, a sailor's passport, a military ID. You can also show a temporary ID, which is issued for the period during which your regular passport is changed or restored.
For citizens who are in places of detention, as well as those who have the status of accused or suspected, an identity document is a certificate of the established form. If a ticket is purchased for a child under the age of 14, a birth certificate or, for example, his passport can be considered as an identity document. Foreign nationals and citizens of the CIS are required to present foreign documents confirming their identity and citizenship.
