Railway Rules: If you have made your reservation at the train reservation counter and due to some circumstances or for your convenience, you want to change your boarding station, then you can do so sitting at home. For this you do not even need to go to the ticket counter. Railways provide the facility to do this at counter tickets. This work can be easily done online on the official website of IRCTC. Its online process is very easy. Yes, here one thing you have to understand first of all that you will be able to do this only if a valid mobile number is given while booking the ticket at the counter.
How to change ticket online without going home
- First IRCTC website link Visit https://www.operations.irctc.co.in/ctcan/SystemTktCanLogin.jsf.
- Select ‘Boarding Point Change’ in the Transaction Type option on the left.
- Enter PNR number and train number along with captcha.
- Tick the check box to confirm that you have read the terms and procedure.
- After clicking on submit an OTP will be sent to the mobile number given at the time of booking, enter the received OTP and click on submit.
- PNR details will be displayed on the screen once the OTP is verified.
- After verifying the details on the screen, select the new boarding station from the boarding point list and then click on Submit.
- PNR details with new boarding point will be displayed on the screen.
These things have to be kept in mind
An important thing to understand here is that change in boarding point of counter ticket will be allowed only till the chart is prepared. If boarding station is changed within 24 hours of train departure, no refund will be given under normal circumstances, however, in exceptional circumstances like train cancellation, coach not being added, train being delayed by more than three hours, normal refund rules will be applicable. Will apply. According to IRCTC, if the boarding station has been changed at the time of booking, the passenger can change the boarding station once more.
Another thing to note is that if a passenger has changed the boarding station, he will lose all rights to board the train from the original boarding station. If found traveling without proper authorisation, the passenger will have to pay the fare between the original boarding station and the changed boarding station along with penalty. If no seat berth booking has been made, change in boarding point of counter ticket will not be allowed through this facility. In such a situation, you will have to go to the nearest railway counter.