Change of boarding station & change in name of E-Ticket passenger

Swapnil

Recently while going through IRCTC website I came to know about this:
customer can now approach the nearest Railway Reservation Office with ‘Electronic Reservation Slip’ print out and photo identity proof of one of the passanger traveling in the ticket at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure of train as per extant Railway rules.

• Reservation offices can change ‘Boarding Station’ & ‘Passenger Name’ against a request from
the passanger as per extant railway rules applicable to other face to face counter booked tickets .

• Facility in the name change of passenger holding confirmed e-reservation has been permitted as per extant Railway
rules noted as under:-

1. Where the passenger makes a request in writing 24 hours
before the scheduled departure of train to the nearest
Railway Reservation office. It can be transferred to
an-other member of his family, meaning, Father, Mother,
Brother,Sister, Son, Daughter, Husband and Wife. He should
bring the ‘Electronic Reservation Slip’ print out along
with photo identity card proof & a proof for blood
relation desired to be changed .
2. Where the passenger is a Government Servant proceeding on
duty and appropriate authority, makes a request in
writing 24 hours before the scheduled departure of train.


• Such request will be granted once only.

http://irctc.co.in/Eticket_new_cancel.html

Is this true ? I just want to re-confirm this...has anyone ever tried using this facility ? & which documents can be used as a proof for blood relation here ?

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waspiesbeast26

yes its true

Swapnil

Thanks...any idea about which documents can be used as a proof for blood relation (i.e can documents other than photo id proof be used here?)

vsp27759

In the past, they used to change the names (**among the blood relations) upon a written request without insisting any documentary proof. But, it is understood, they are insisting for documentary evidence, preferably Ration cards.

Swapnil

Thanks VSP ,do you mean that document should contain name of both persons ?(which are in blood relation) or just carrying photo id proof of person which will be traveling later will be sufficient ? but even this system is not foolproof as while traveling TTE will rarely (probably never) check if actual blood relation person is traveling or not.

vsp27759

Dear Swapnil,

Thanks VSP ,do you mean that document should contain name of both persons ?(which are in blood relation)

##Yes,Sir. That's what, I have been told,atleast!!!