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For extension of journey, passengers are requiredtoapproachthe ticket checking staff.Indian Railways passengers can change journey date
The date of journey on these tickets can be preponed or postponed in the same/higher class or for the same destination on payment of
prescribed charges, said Indian Railways
Additionally, railway also allows passengers to extend their journey, change boarding station of their journey and upgrade their tickets to
Preponing and postponing the date of a journey of a ticket booked at a station counter can be availed only once, irrespective of whether the
accommodation available is confirmed or RAC or Waitlisted, according to Indian Railways website.2
Customers willing to prepone or postpone the date of journey should surrender his/her ticket during working hours of reservation office at
least forty eight hours before the scheduled departure of the train in which originally booked
Passengers can change the boarding station of the journey by submitting a written request to the station manager of the original boarding
station or by contacting any computerised reservation centre, at least 24 hours before the departure of the train
However, no refund is permissible for the unused portion of the journey
This facility is available for both offline and online tickets.5
The reserved ticket for a lower class can also be upgraded to a higher class for the same train and date, subject to availability of
The upgrading of accommodation can be done only once on collection of fresh reservation charges and the fare difference
This can also be done during the journey by approaching the Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE), according to Indian Railways.Get the latest
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