Can I board the train before the specified boarding point if I have a reservation?
In Indian railway reservation, while reserving tickets, we can select a particular station as boarding point (we can chose a from, a to and an optional boarding point). The boarding point indicates that we are going to board the train from that station only even if we have a reservation from a previous station. This prevents the Train Ticket Examiner from giving the seat to some other person until the station after the specified boarding point.
My question is, can I board the train before the specified boarding point if I book from there?
Not a dupe of Boarding point change for an Indian rail reservation. I am aware of the feature to change boarding point. But while chart prepared, it is impossible to change it.
Best Answer
Most probably, you won't be able to. Let's see it this way. Suppose the train is going these stations A, B and C. You booked a ticket from A to C while your boarding is B. So if you want to board at the station A from where you have booked the ticket, There are 90% chances that that seat has been reserved for somebody else who is travelling from A to B.
So basically it all depends on the route and availability of the seat. If the train route is short you should be able to board at station A.
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Can I board train before my boarding point?
Can I board the train before the boarding point as a general passenger? Yes, but you need to carry a ticket from that station to your boarding station. Else you will be considered as passenger travelling without ticket and may get penalized.Can I board the train other than boarding station?
As per the rules of IRCTC, change in the boarding station can be done only once. If you board a train from the station other than the boarding station without changing the ticket, you will have to pay the penalty as well as the difference in fare between the boarding point and the revised boarding point.Is it possible to travel in earlier train than reserved train with same ticket?
Originally Answered: is it possible to travel in earlier train than reserved train with same ticket? No, it is not allowed over Indian Railways. A reserved ticket is valid for that particular train on that particular day only and it is not valid for either earlier or later train.IRCTC Boarding Point Change New Rule 2020 | How to change Boarding station
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Answer 2
No we can not board before boarding point.
My experience I booked a ticket from Maniyachi station to Egmore Chennai and opt to board at Kovilpatti in Pearl city express.
But due to unavoidable circumstance I boarded at Maniyachi itself.
While TTR checking he informed it is liable to impose penalty and warned me. I am not eligible to travel between Maniyachi and Kovilpatti he added.
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