| EXISTING RULES | REVISED RULES |
| POSTPONEMENT OF JOURNEY | |
213.9
Postponement or preponement on a reserved, RAC or
waitlist ticket : | 213.9
Postponement or preponement a reserved, RAC or waitlist
ticket : |
(1)
Postponement of journey on reserved, RAC or waitlisted
ticket shall be allowed in the same class in any other
train on the same day or any subsequent day if | (1)
Postponement of journey: |
a) the
ticket is presented during working hours of the
reservation office and at least 24 hours before the
schedule departure of the train in which reservation has
been made and; | (a)
Confirmed Ticket:- Postponment of journey on confirmed
tickets shall be allowed in the same or any higher
class' by any subsequent train on the same or any
subsequent day, for same or any longer destination,
provided that:- |
(b)
accommodation is available in the train in which
reservation is required. | (i)
confirmed or RAC or waiting list accommodation is
available in the train in which fresh reservation is
required.:- |
| (ii)
fresh reservation fee for the class for which
reservation is required is paid, in case oft tickets
surrendered during working hours and at least 24 hours
before the scheduled departure of the train in which
originally booked; |
(iii) 25%
fare of already booked ticket is paid as cancellation
charges, in case of tickets surrendered during working
hours and within 24 hrs and 4 hours before schedule
departure of the train in which originally booked; |
(iv) 50%
fare of already booked ticket is paid as cancellation
charges, in case of tickets surrendered during working
hours and with in 4 hours before schedule departure and
up the maximum time limits mentioned in rule 213.6(i)(c)
(i.e 3/6/12 hours, depending on distance.) after actual
departure of the train in which originally booked; |
(b) RAC
& WAITLISTED TICKETS: Postponment of journey on RAC
and waitlisted tickets shall be allowed in same or
higher class, by any subsequent train on the same or any
subsequent day, for same or any longer destination,
provided that- |
(i)
confirmed or RAC or waiting list accommodation is
available in the train in which fresh reservation is
required; |
(ii)
ticket is surrendered during working hours and up to the
maximum time limits mentioned in rule 213.6 (i) (c)
,(i.e. 3/6/12 hours depending on distance) after actual
departure of the train in which originally:- |
(iii)
clerkage charge is paid; |
| PREPONEMENT OF JOURNEY | |
(2)
Preponement of journey on reserved, RAC or waitlisted
ticket shall be allowed in the same class by any earlier
train on the same day or any earlier day, if; | (2)
Preponement of journey : Preponement of journey on
confirmed, RAC & waitlisted tickets 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 |
(a) the
ticket is surrendered during the working hours of
reservation office and at least 6 hrs before the
scheduled departure of the train in which reservation is
required and, | (a)
confirmed or RAC or waiting list accommodation is
available in the train in which fresh reservation is
required; |
(b)
accommodation is available in the train in which
reservation is required. | (b)
ticket is 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; |
| (c) fresh
reservation fee for the class for which reservation is
required is paid, in case of |
| preponement on confirmed tickets and |
(d)
clerkage charge is paid, in case of preponement on RAC
& wait listed ticket; |
CONDITIONS FOR MODIFICATION OF
JOURNEY | |
Explanation: In case there is a difference
of fares between the class of a train on which the
ticket was originally reserved and the same class of the
other train on which the postponement or preponement is
provided, the change of reservation shall be made
subject to refund or recovery of the difference, as the
case may be | (3) If
there is difference in fares for originally booked
journey and revised journey the difference of fare shall
be refunded or recovered, as the case may subject to the
provisions of rule 213.9(1)& (2) above. |
(3)
Postponement or Preponement of journey under sub-rule
(1) or sub-rule(2) shall be allowed only once, without
levying any cancellation charges but on payment of:- | (4)
Postponement or Preponement of journey under the above
sub-rules shall be allowed only once. |
(a) fresh
reservation fee, in the case of reserved ticket, and | (5) The
postponement/preponement of normal train ticket journeys
will not be applicable against Tatkal Quota eve on
payment of Tatkal charges. |
(b)
clerkage, in the case of RAC and waitlisted ticket. | |
REFUND ON CANCELLATIONS OF
MODIFIED TICKET |
(4) If
the ticket on which journey has been altered under
sub-rule (1) or sub-rule (2), is cancelled, cancellation
charges shall be payable as follows;- | (6) If
the ticket, on which journey has been alerted under the
above sub-rules ,is cancelled, cancellation charges
shall be payable as follows:- |
(a)
cancellation charge as may be due if the original
reservation had been cancelled at the time when the
postponement or preponement of reservation was allowed
and. | (a)
cancellation charge as would have been due if the ticket
for original reservation had been cancelled at the time
of postponement /preponement of journey, |
(b)
cancellation charges due in respect of the altered
reservation as if this altered reservation is a fresh
reservation. | (b)
cancellation charges due in respect of ticket for
alerted reservation as if this alerted reservation is
fresh reservation. |
| | (c) in
cases where 25% or 50% cancellation charges were
realized at the time of modification of journey, the
cancellation charges mentioned in (a) shall not be
levied again and the cancellation charges mentioned in
(b) only shall be
levied" |
