No worry, Railways allow passenger swap

In a move that will bring some relief to family or group whose travelling plan got changed, the Indian Railways has allowed passengers to transfer their confirmed ticket to another person or family member. The Railways has released guidelines for transferring a confirmed ticket.

As per the guidelines, Chief Reservation Supervisor of important stations are authorised by Railway Administration to permit the change of name of a passenger having a seat or berth reserved in his name. However, the person would need to make a written request 24 hours prior the scheduled departure for transferring the confirmed ticket to another family member.

Likewise, if the passenger is part of a marriage party then the confirmed ticket can be transferred to another person with a written request by an individual deemed to be the head of the group 24 hours before departure.

If the passenger is a Government servant, proceeding on duty, he/she can make written request 24 hours before the scheduled departure of trains. The name on the ticket will be changed to another person's name for whom the ticket transfer is sought.

In case a student of a recognised educational institute wants to transfer his or her ticket, then they will need to get the approval of the head of the institution. A written request by that authoritative figure will allow the transfer of the ticket to another student from the same institution.

This facility has also been extended to the National Cadet Corps. A cadet or a group of cadets can get reservation ticket or tickets transferred to other cadets with a written request by any officer who is the head of such a group, 24 hours before departure.

However, this transfer request will be granted only once. In case of marriage party, NCC cadets and students, these requests in excess of 10 per cent of the group's strength would not be granted.