en_1111322_0 Action will be taken from Tuesday, December 1,  against those travelling on the footboard of trains. en_1111322_1 Superintendent of Railway Transport, Vijaya Samarasinghe says that the decision was taken due to the accidents. en_1111322_2 The law will only be imposed on long distance trains and will not be applied to the office trains. en_1111322_3 Although travelling on the foot boards of train carriages is an offence under the railways ordinance, as a result of their being insufficient trains to meet the demand of commuters, this law has not been enforced in the past.