Indian Railways Ticket Booking, IRCTC Ticket Booking: With the festive season set to begin next month, passengers are advised to carefully fill in their boarding and destination locations while booking train tickets online, as well as enter other details correctly. Booking a ticket is the first step of the journey. However, many times passengers need to change their boarding point if they accidentally book a ticket from a different station. For example, if a passenger is planning to travel in Netaji Express from Delhi to Howrah, he may accidentally book a ticket from Sabzi Mandi or Ghaziabad. In such cases, it becomes necessary to change the boarding point as soon as possible, otherwise the passenger may not be allowed to board the train from Delhi.

What are the rules for changing boarding stations in Indian Railways?

According to the Indian Railways, passengers should be aware of the rules for changing boarding stations so that they can take the right decision before making any changes.

If the boarding station is changed within 24 hours of the departure of the train, no refund will be given under normal circumstances. However, in special circumstances such as train cancellation, non-addition of coach, train delay of more than three hours, normal refund rules will apply.

If the passenger has changed the boarding station, he/she will not be entitled to board the train from the original boarding station. If found travelling without proper travel authority, the passenger will have to pay the fare from the original boarding station to the changed boarding station and a penalty.

If the ticket is confiscated, a change of boarding station is not permitted.

Change of boarding station is not permitted if the VIKALP option is present in the PNR.

Change of boarding station online is not permitted for an I-Ticket.

Change of boarding station is not permitted for the current booking ticket.

If the boarding station has been changed at the time of booking, the passenger can change the boarding station one more time from the “Booked Ticket History” section.

Change the boarding station in IRCTC.
How to change the boarding point after ticket booking, know step-by-step:

– Log in by entering your username and password.

– Go to MY ACCOUNT >> My Transactions >> Booked Ticket History.

– Select the ticket for which you want to change the boarding station and click on the Change Boarding Point button.

– A pop-up window will open with a list of stations between the selected train route; select your desired boarding point.

– On selecting the station, the system will ask you for confirmation. Click “OK” to change the boarding point.

– If the boarding station is changed successfully, then a success message will appear.

– A message regarding the boarding point update will be sent to the mobile number given during booking.

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