Indian railway scheme, lets you transfer your train ticket to someone else

The guidelines, which were formulated in 1990 and amended in 1997 and 2002, allow a person to transfer the confirmed ticket to another family member be it the father, mother, sibling, children or spouse.

For transfer of ticket, an application must be submitted at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled departure of the train. As per rules, tickets can also be transferred to another government servant travelling on duty.

Train tickets can also be transferred to other members of the marriage party, if the head of such a party makes a request at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled departure of the train.


  • Save as otherwise, a berth or a seat reserved in the name of a person shall be used only by the person and shall not be transferable to any other person.
  • Chief Reservation Supervisor of important stations are authorized by Railway Administration to permit the change of name of a passenger having a seat or berth reserved in his name in the following circumstances namely :

    1. 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 trains
    2. Where the passenger makes a request in writing 24 hours before the scheduled departure of the train that the reservation made in his name may be transferred to another member of his family, meaning, Father, Mother, Brother, Sister, Son, Daughter, Husband and Wife.
    3. Where the passengers are students of a recognized educational institution and the Head of the institution makes a request in writing 48 hours before the scheduled departure of the train, that the reservation made in the name of any student be transferred to any other student of the same institute.
    4. Where the passengers are members of a marriage party and any person deemed to be Head of such party makes a request in writing 48 hours before the scheduled departure of the train that the reservation made in the name of any member of the marriage party be transferred to any other person.
    5. Where the passengers are a group of cadets of National Cadet Corps and any officer who is the head of the group, makes a request in writing at least 24 hours before the departure of the train that the reservation made in the name of any cadet be transferred to any other cadet.
Such request will be granted only once. Regarding item no. (3), (4) and (5), such request for change in excess of 10% of the total strength of group shall not be granted.

The request can only be made if you have a confirmed rail ticket.

A written application must be submitted to the Station Manager or the Chief Reservation Supervisor, along with photo copies of the proof of his/her relationship with whom the ticket would be transferred.

The application must be submitted well in advance, at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure of the train.

In case of students, a written application is required from the head of a recognised institution, 48 hours before the scheduled departure of the train (to be transferred to any other student of the same institute).

For larger group transfers, a request must be raised 48 hours before the scheduled departure of the train (not exceeding 10 percent of the total number of group members).

Please note: Chief Reservation Supervisors of only important stations are authorized by the Railway Administration to permit the change of name of a passenger having a seat or berth reserved in his name. Travellers are advised to check with the concerned officer at the station, well in advance.

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