How to change boarding station on IRCTC website

Did you know that you can change the boarding station after purchasing a ticket for train travel? This facility is available on the website of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). This service is for those railway passengers who want to change the boarding station due to any emergency or personal needs. The service was already started by IRCTC.

Please note that this service is for those users who have booked tickets online. This facility is not available for I tickets. Apart from this, the boarding station cannot be changed even in tickets purchased through Vikalp service.

How to change boarding station on IRCTC website…

1. Login to IRCTC website. Use login ID and password.
2. Go to My Account on the new website of IRCTC. Here mouse over go to My Transaction option. After this select the option ‘Booked Ticket History’.

3. After this, select the ticket in which the boarding point is to be changed. You will see different options at the bottom, such as PNR Status, Cancel Ticket and others. There is also an option to change boarding point here. Click on it.
4. After this a pop window will open. Which will contain the name of the station from which you can choose your new boarding point. This is where you change your boarding point.

Important things related to change of boarding station on IRCTC website…

1. Change in boarding station is possible only 24 hours before the scheduled departure of the train.
2. According to IRCTC websiteOnce the passenger changes the boarding station, he will not have any right to travel on that ticket from the earlier boarding point.
3. If the passenger is found traveling from the same old boarding station, then he will have to pay the fare for the journey between that station and the new boarding point along with the fine.
4. According to IRCTC rules, change in boarding station is possible only once. This change is not possible in currently booked tickets.