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Entry# 707288 Tags

Well, this is a question about a peculiar IR ticket situation that I am facing. I have booked a ticket from A->B->C. B is the boarding point. I want to travel from A->C actually. I booked with boarding from B because the RLWL2 at B was more likely to get booked than GNWL66 at A. And it has happened that way only - the ticket is confirmed with boarding at B. Now, would I face penalty if I board the train at A. The duration of travel from A->B is about 2:30 hrs. Kindly inform how can we manage this situation.

1 Public Posts - Thu Mar 28, 2013

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Mar 28 2013 (17:39)

Re# 707288-2

@707288-1 @guest

Thank you for your answer. sorry i didnt inform earlier. this train is a garib rath - i suppose it doesnt have a gen coach. I have paid the full amount from A->C while booking. Wouldnt that count as a valid ticket from A->B too.

4 Public Posts - Thu Mar 28, 2013

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Mar 28 2013 (18:23)

Re# 707288-7

@707288-4 @tiwarigp74

thank you both for your replies, the A->B shows berths as available (12). Cant I go to a PRS and get my boarding changed to A?

4 Public Posts - Thu Mar 28, 2013

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Mar 28 2013 (18:47)

Re# 707288-12

@707288-8 @DipyamanBasu~

ok - thnks for replies. train is 12736

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Mar 28 2013 (18:51)

Re# 707288-15

@707288-8 @DipyamanBasu~

ok - thnks for replies. train is 12736

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Mar 28 2013 (19:07)

Re# 707288-18

@707288-17 @Sudarshan~

thanks for all replies. how much would be the fine? train as told earlier is 12736. travelling from YPR->DMM->SC

1 Public Posts - Thu Mar 28, 2013

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Mar 28 2013 (19:50)

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@707288-19 @Sudarshan~

whoa! even after paying full ticket fare i would be a criminal. isnt that too much!!! this brings to an interesting question? Why was i allowed (by the irctc site) to book the ticket from ypr-dmm-sc IN THE FIRST PLACE? they should have allowed only DMM-SC? I suppose I have a valid point here?

1 Public Posts - Thu Mar 28, 2013

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Mar 28 2013 (20:55)

Re# 707288-22

@707288-21 @Sudarshan~

thanks for the info. this particular situation that you are quoting i have experienced several times (sbc rajdhani nzm-jhs-sbc). but i feel the current situation is very different. in the nzm-jhs case we do not indicate AT THE TIME OF BOOKING about the change of boarding (we book a normal nzm-sbc, or nzm-dmm in your case, ticket and later change the boarding to jhs). however, in this current case, we have indicated the boarding station AT THE VERY TIME OF BOOKING. so my question is - when the indian railway knows that i would not be allowed to board the train before dmm, why is it making a ticket from ypr-dmm-sc AT ALL???? Please can anybody answer this question?

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Mar 28 2013 (22:26)

Re# 707288-41

@707288-24 @DipyamanBasu~

thanks for all the replies.
kindly note:
1. the amount charged is the complete 3A GR charges from A->C along with reservation/SF charges
2. The boarding point was NOT CHANGED - but indicated at the time of booking in the first place (and even then i am charged with the complete fare along with reservation/sf charges)
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2 Public Posts - Thu Mar 28, 2013

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Mar 28 2013 (22:36)

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@707288-42 @DipyamanBasu~

this brings to the same questions again:
1. why was i (rather why should i be) charged for A-B when i have absolutely no way to travel in this particular train (as it doesnt have gen coach)
2. if there is no legal way to travel between a-b with the a-b-c ticket why should railways sell a ticket like this??? they should sell only dmm-sc and not ypr-dmm-sc
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Mar 28 2013 (23:04)

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@707288-46 @DipyamanBasu~

thanks, these docs are informative although they dont directly cater to my issue

7 Public Posts - Thu Mar 28, 2013

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Mar 28 2013 (23:30)

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@707288-54 @Sudarshan~

thank you all for all the info and your time. just to be clear i said "these docs are informative although they dont directly cater to my issue".
i suppose there is still a confusion on
1. whether i can use the same ticket (a-b-c) between a-b
2. or i need to buy fresh UR tickets (II mail/exp)
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1 Public Posts - Thu Mar 28, 2013

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Nov 28 2012 (15:45) 12792/Danapur - Secunderabad SF Express (PT)

sureshsingh

Entry# 595702 Tags

Can we request rail authorities to extend this train to SBC/YPR - would be a good alternative to Sanghamitra express - the latter train going via MAS is a tremendous waste of time- or changing the route of Sanghamitra could be also considered.

1 Public Posts - Wed Nov 28, 2012

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Nov 28 2012 (15:52)

Re# 595702-2

@595702-1 @guest

Not clear if my suggestion is not useful or the action of suggesting would be so...

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Nov 28 2012 (17:20)

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@595702-6 @12658ChennaiMail^~

Admin difficulties apart, my suggestion was based purely considering the convenience of the passengers. Why not "de-extend" the sanghmitra express to MAS and then extend this train to SBC/YPR.

7 Public Posts - Wed Nov 28, 2012

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Nov 29 2012 (13:11)

Re# 595702-15

@595702-8 @guest

agreed, lets go for a new train from sbc/ypr-sc-pnbe with/without de-extending sanghmitra to mas... (about the trains running packed, which long distance train doesnt?)

2 Public Posts - Thu Nov 29, 2012

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Nov 28 2012 (23:11) 22534/Yesvantpur - Gorakhpur SF Express (PT)

sureshsingh

Entry# 596129 Tags

Why does this train stop for such a long time 20 mins at Guntakal, a relatively small station?

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Nov 28 2012 (15:36) 12792/Danapur - Secunderabad SF Express (PT)

sureshsingh

Entry# 595692 Tags

The Mon 26/11 train reached SC on 27/11 at 23:00 hrs