In IRCTC, NOSB stands for No Seat Berth; in other words, it means no seat for half fare. In general, if you happen to book a ticket for your children aged between 5-12 years, they can board the train, but cannot occupy the seat. You have to pay the full amount irrespective of the age to get the confirmed berth/seat.
Pre-ponement / Postponement of journey option is not available on irctc website or App. Therefore you can't change the date of journey of a ticket in irctc. A different train with departure timings are late than the original booked train, but on the same date.
TDR Filing Details:
- Login to your IRCTC Account.
- Click to Booked Ticket History.
- List of tickets where date of Journey has elapsed.
- Select PNR for which TDR is to be filed and click "File TDR" Button.
- Select the passenger name from the ticket details for claiming TDR refund.
When you put an age below 10 years or 10 years. It asks if you want to opt for a berth or not. If you opt for a berth, full fare will be applicable and a berth will also be allotted. When you do not opt for a berth, half fare is charged and no berth is alloted.
Indian Railways offers the facility to change passenger's name on e-ticket. This can be done by approaching a railway reservation office with a print out of the 'Electronic Reservation Slip' and the original photo identity proof of one of the passengers.
No option available for change your berth after confirmation. Request other passenger to change the berth. Prior to reservation, mention berth preference in reservation form. Only option is to request fellow passengers.
You can be transferred to any alternate train opted and departing between 30 minutes to 72 Hours from the scheduled departure of original train, in which you have booked. Option of VIKALP scheme is available at later stage before charting also through booked ticket history link. Please check PNR status after charting.
No, you can't add on any passenger in a confirm booked ticket, irrespective of age. However, you can visit nearest railway station's reservation counter and get a ticket for child easily.
GNWL: General Waiting List (GNWL) waitlisted tickets are issued when the passenger begins his/her journey at the originating station of a route or stations close to the originating station. This is most common type of waiting list and has got the highest chances of confirmation.
If a RAC/waitlisted is cancelled then Rs. 60/- (Per Passenger) shall be deducted If a confirmed ticket is cancelled more than 48 hrs before the scheduled departure of the train, flat cancellation charges shall be deducted @ Rs. 240/- for AC First Class/Executive Class, Rs. 200/- for AC 2 Tier/First Class, Rs.
RLWL tickets are confirmed only when someone from the remote location station vacates berth through cancellation. If the status of the RLWL tickets remains waitlisted once the chart preparation is done, the ticket is automatically cancelled, and the refund is credited as per rules.
Once the tickets from the Pooled Quota is filled, PQWL tickets are issued. Chances of PQWL tickets getting confirmed are usually very low, as in the priority list of waiting list tickets it comes after GNWL.
PQWL This is the waiting list ticket against the pooled quota. The chance for getting this ticket confirmed is very small.
AC Chair Car: An air-conditioned seater coach with a total of five seats in a row used for day travel between cities. This type coach mostly used in Shatabadi Trains, Garib Rath & Double Decker.
Will my PQWL 3 ticket get confirmed? Pqwl tickets gets directly confirmed…it does not move into Rac…
According to a circular issued by the railway board, the passengers in the reserved coaches can only sleep between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. to allow others to sit on the seats for the rest of the time. Until the circular was issued, the existing permissible time for sleeping was between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Passengers just need to fill in child details while booking for kids whose age is 0-5 years. But for kids whose age is above 5 years till the age of 11 years, there are two options for them: Either take full berth for the kid and opt to pay full fare of the ticket. Do not opt for berth and pay half the fare of ticket.
Children from 5 to 12 years of age group will be charged full fare for train rides instead of half from April 2016, as the Railways has revised the child fare rule. Children from 5 to 12 years of age group will be charged full fare instead of half from April 2016, as the Railways has revised the child fare rule.
There is no age restrictions to travel in Indian railway, you have to manage yourself. Between the age of 5 and below 12 years you are treated as a child passenger in Indian railway. A child passenger can also travel alone or with someone else. From the age of 12 and onwards you will be treated as a adult passenger.
Indian Railways ruled out the half ticket for children under 12 years 2-3 years back. The railways made a decision to charge full fare for children aged 5-12 if a separate seat or berth is sought. Now, the half ticket is still available, but without a seat or berth.
Children under 5 years of age are carried free of charge. 5. Children above the age of 5 years and under 12 years of age are charged corresponding to adult fare, when separate berth is required for child.
Children between the ages of 5 and 15 can travel with a child age ticket, which gives a 50 per cent discount off the full price. As soon as you're 16, you have to pay full price fares unless you have a savings card.
a.As per Indian Railways/IRCTC rules, modification of ticket such as changing the traveller name(s), gender, train, travel date is not allowed. In such cases, you are advice to cancel your original ticket and rebook a new ticket to meet your needs.
