Many people travel by train daily in our country. Indian Railways is counted among the largest rail networks in the world. Indian Railways has also made many rules to facilitate the travel of the passengers.
Sometimes a situation arises that another person has to travel on our train ticket. But do you know whether another person can travel on the train on your ticket or not?
What is the rule of Indian Railways?
Let us tell you that if for some reason another person has to travel on your train ticket. So there is also a circular of Indian Railways for this. Accordingly, you can transfer your confirmed railway ticket to another person to travel.
For this, the passenger travelling will have to give his application to the station master. After this, the station master will allow you to travel to the concerned person on the train. Along with this, you will also have to show some important documents to the station master.
Let us tell you that for this, it is necessary to give a request to the passenger 24 hours before the departure of the train. Only after this the name of the passenger on the ticket is removed and the name of the person in whose name the ticket has been transferred is inserted.
Convenience for railway passengers
According to the rules of Indian Railways, if the passenger is a government employee and is going for his duty, then he can give the request 24 hours before the departure of the train. On the other hand, if such a situation comes in front of the people going to someone's wedding, then the person organizing the wedding and party has to apply for it 48 hours before with the necessary documents. You can also apply for this online. Let us also tell you that if the passenger has once transferred his ticket to another person, then now he cannot change it.
Know what the complete process is
Let us tell you that first you have to take the printout of the ticket and then go to the reservation counter of the railway station and show the Aadhaar card or PAN card of the person in whose name the ticket is to be transferred and then you will be able to apply for the ticket transfer.
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