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Confirmed railway tickets

can now be transferred!

Union Ministry of Railways has decided that confirmed railway tickets can now be transferred to
ones blood relations, writes M.Y. SiddiqUi

nion Ministry of Railways
has decided that confirmed
railway tickets can now be
Utransferred to ones blood
relations. Other categories of passen-
gers can also avail themselves of such
facilities. In the event of such transfer of
confirmed ticket, status of confirmation
will remain intact. Earlier, in the case
of a passenger in a confirmed ticket in
a group of six or less family members
not travelling either the full confirmed
ticket was cancelled or the party could
travel with one vacant berth or seat and
so.
If a person is holding a confirmed
ticket and is unable to travel, then the
ticket can be transferred to his/her
family member like father, mother,
brother, sister, son, daughter, husband
or wife. In such case, a written request
will have to be made to Passenger Res-
ervation System (PRS), that is ticket ered under the reserved ticket transfer makes a request in writing at least 24
counter at least 24 hours before sched- scheme are students, members of mar- hours before the departure of the train
uled departure of the train with iden- riage party, cadets like National Cadets that the reservation made in the name
tity proof. Government officials can Corps (NCC). Where the passengers are of any cadet be transferred to any other
transfer to other Government officials. students of a recognized educational cadet.
Similarly, students can transfer ticket to institution and the head of that insti- Such request can be made only once.
other students. tution makes a request in writing 48 However, in the case of students, mar-
So far, a berth or a seat reserved in hours before the scheduled departure riage party and cadets like NCC, such
the name of a person could be used of the train, that the reservation made request for change in excess of 10 per
only by the person and would not be in the name of any student be trans- cent of the total strength of groups can
transferable to any other person. Chief ferred to any other student of the same not be granted.
Reservation Supervisor at stations has institute. Necessary changes in the software
now been authorized by the Railways Where the passengers are members of computerized passenger reservation
authorities to permit the change of of a marriage party and any person system have been effected, accordingly.
name of a passenger with a reserved deemed to be Head of such party makes This most passenger friendly deci-
seat or berth in his/her name with a a request in writing 48 hours before the sion of the Railway Board is intended
rider that a passenger is a Government scheduled departure of the train that to benefit railway users hugely. With
servant proceeding on duty and ap- the reservation made in the name of its implementation in the days to come,
propriate authority makes a request in any member of the marriage party be transfer of confirmed railway ticket is
writing 24 hours before the scheduled transferred to any other person. expected to be further liberalized!
departure of train. Where the passengers are a group of
Other categories of passengers cov- cadets like NCC and head of such group letters@tehelka.com

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