Confirmed Ticket:
Now, passengers can postpone their journey on a confirmed ticket in a same or higher class. This is allowed on the same or any subsequent train on the same or subsequent day for same or any longer destination. All these are subjected to the fact that the confirmed or RAC or waiting list accommodation is available in the train in which the further reservation is sought. However this will require a fresh reservation fee to be paid for the specific class in which the newer reservation is sought, if tickets surrendered during working hours and at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure of the train in which the booking was done earlier.

 

As a cancellation charge 25% fare of already booked ticket is to be paid subjected to the fact that the tickets surrendered during working hours and within 24 hrs and 4 hours before schedule departure of the train in which originally booked. If the ticket is surrendered during working hours and within 4 hours of the scheduled departure of the train 50 % of the fare of the booked ticket has to be paid as a cancellation charge. This is also applicable to the cancellation after the departure of the train up to the maximum time duration after the departure as mentioned in the rule.

 

RAC & WAITLISTED TICKETS:
If your ticket is in wait list or in RAC then postponement of journey is allowed in same or higher class. This is allowed in any subsequent train on the same or any subsequent day, for same or any longer destination, if the confirmed or RAC or waiting list accommodation is available in new train in which fresh reservation is desired. Some clerical charge is paid.

 

Preponement of journey:
If you want to schedule your journey at a prior time to your date or time of journey on confirmed, RAC & waitlisted tickets, then the same shall be allowed in the same or any higher class, by any earlier train on the same day or any earlier day, for same or any longer destination, provided that the confirmed or RAC or waiting list accommodation is available in the train in which fresh reservation is required. New Reservation Rules in Indian Railways, Updated Train Rules.

 

-Train Ticket has to be surrendered during working hours of reservation office and at least 6 hrs before scheduled departure of the train in which reservation is required or before preparation of reservation chart, which ever is later.

 

- Fresh reservation fee for the class for which reservation is required is paid, in case of preponement on confirmed tickets.

 

- Clerk charge is paid, in case of preponement on RAC and waits listed ticket.

1. Postponement or Preponement of journey under the above sub-rules shall be allowed only once.
2. The postponement/preponement of normal train ticket journeys will not be applicable against Tatkal Quota eve on payment of Tatkal charges.

Refund on cancellations of modified ticket:
If the ticket, on which journey has been alerted under the above sub-rules, is cancelled, cancellation charges shall be payable as follows:-

- Cancellation charge as would have been due if the ticket for original reservation had been cancelled at the time of postponement /preponement of journey.

- Cancellation charges due in respect of ticket for alerted reservation as if this alerted reservation is fresh reservation.

 

Exclusive accommodation for ladies:
The new rule makes a provision of reservation of one compartment of the lowest class of accommodation to be bookmarked for ladies only in every passenger carrying train. Some berths/Seats in sleeper class / second seats are also earmarked for ladies at the train originating station.

 

If a male passenger is found to be occupying or attempting to occupy such a carriage or compartment will be liable to be prosecution and along with that would be removed from the compartment. Boys under 12 years of age may travel in a ladies compartment with relatives or friends.