According to IRCTC, change in boarding point of counter ticket will be permitted only till chart preparation. If the boarding station is changed within 24 hours of departure of the train, no refund will be given under normal circumstances
Railway Rules: If you have made your reservation at the train reservation counter and due to any situation or for your convenience you want to change your boarding station, then you can do this sitting at home. For this you do not even need to go to the ticket counter. Railways provide the facility to do this on counter ticket. This work can be done easily 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 has been given at the time of booking the ticket at the counter.
How to change ticket online without going home
- First of all go to IRCTC website link https://www.operations.irctc.co.in/ctcan/SystemTktCanLogin.jsf.
- Select ‘Boarding Point Change’ in 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 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.
- After 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 with new boarding point will be displayed on the screen.
These things have to be kept in mind
One important thing to understand here is that change in boarding point of counter ticket will be allowed only till the chart is prepared. If the boarding station is changed within 24 hours of train departure, no refund will be available under normal circumstances, however, in exceptional circumstances like train cancellation, coach not being added, train running late 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, then 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 any proper authorization, the passenger will have to pay the fare including penalty between the original boarding station to the changed boarding station. If no seat berth booking has been done, then change in boarding point of counter ticket will not be allowed through this functionality. In such a case, you will have to go to the nearest railway counter.
