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Indian Railways Boarding Station: Train is not only a means of travel but it also works to unite people and connect cultures. Crores of passengers travel by train every day. Some travel with unreserved tickets and some with reserved tickets. Many times, due to some reason, after getting a reservation ticket, you have to change the boarding railway station. Earlier, 24 hours time was required for this. Now Indian Railways has given a big gift to the passengers and has reduced the time for changing the boarding station.

Now how many minutes in advance will we be able to change boarding stations?

• Indian Railways has made many major changes from April 1, 2026.
• These changes also include the rule of changing the boarding railway station.
• Earlier, to change the boarding station one had to wait for 24 hours or till the reservation chart was prepared.
• Now passengers can change boarding station up to 30 minutes before the journey time.
• This will make the journey of passengers easier and safer.

Who will be able to avail this facility?

• Passengers whose tickets are waiting will not be able to change the boarding station.
• Passengers will be able to change their station only once.
• Passengers who have confirmed and RAC tickets will be able to change the boarding station.

How to change boarding railway station?

• First of all the passenger will have to visit the IRCTC website.
• Then you have to click on the option of ‘Booking History’.
• After this, click on ‘Change Boarding Point’ inside the Modify section.
• Select and confirm the new boarding railway station.