Most people choose train for long distance travel. When we have to go a long distance, we make reservations in the train. Many times tickets are booked in a hurry on the wrong date. If this happens to you then you do not need to take any precautions. If the ticket is booked on the wrong date, you will not need to cancel the ticket. You can easily change the date of train ticket.
Let us tell you that Indian Railways provides many types of facilities to its passengers. Railways also provides the facility to the passengers to change the date of confirmed tickets. Apart from this, Indian Railways also gives the facility to passengers to transfer their ticket to another person under certain conditions. Some rules have also been made by the Railways for all these facilities.
Changes can be made in such tickets
Railways allows changing the name or date of journey in the ticket only to those passengers who have booked the ticket in offline mode. Meaning, if you have booked the ticket for reservation from the window counter, then you will be able to easily change the date. If you have booked the ticket through IRCTC app or IRCTC website, then you will not be able to make any changes in it.
Let us tell you that you can also transfer your railway ticket to another person. However, the rule for this is that the ticket can be transferred only to a close family member. For example, tickets can be transferred only to parents, siblings, son-daughter or husband-wife. Apart from this, Railways also provides the facility to transfer group tickets. If you have booked a ticket for an educational group tour, then in such a condition you get the facility to transfer the ticket among the group members.
Follow these steps
- Let us tell you that if you want to change the name or date in the ticket, then it is important for you to be aware of the time limit.
- For this you will first have to go to the nearest railway station. If you want to change your name, you have to do so 24 hours in advance. If you change the date, you will have to go 48 hours in advance.
- You will have to submit your original ticket at the counter and also submit the application.
- You may have to pay a fixed fee for change in name and date.
- The new date in your ticket will be updated when seats become available.
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