If you have made your reservation in the train at the counter and due to some circumstances or due to 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 house. Railways provides the facility to do this on counter tickets. This work can be easily done online on the official website of IRCTC. Its online process is very easy. Yes, one thing you have to understand here first is that you will be able to do this only if a valid mobile number is given at the time of ticket booking at the counter.
How to change tickets online without going home
- First IRCTC website link https://www.operations.irctc.co.in/ctcan/SystemTktCanLogin.jsf Go to.
- 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 rules and procedures.
- 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.
- Once the OTP is validated, PNR details will be displayed on the screen.
- After verifying the details on the screen, select the new boarding station from the boarding point list and then click on submit.
- PNR details along with the new boarding point will be displayed on the screen.
These things have to be kept in mind
One important thing to be understood here is that change in the boarding point of the counter ticket will be allowed only till the chart is prepared. 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 exceptional circumstances like cancellation of train, coach not being added, train being delayed by more than three hours, normal Refund rules will apply. According to IRCTC, if the boarding station has been changed at the time of booking, passengers 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 fare including penalty between the original boarding station and the changed boarding station. If no seat berth booking has been made, change in boarding point of counter ticket will not be allowed through this functionality. In such a situation, you will have to go to the nearest railway counter.
