Confirmed ticket will only be available if a seat is available on the next date. Photo - AI generated

Now you will be able to change the travel date on your confirmed rail ticket and for this, you will not have to pay any cancellation fee or extra charge.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw gave this information to NDTV on October 7. He stated that from January 2026, passengers will be able to change confirmed tickets to a future date.

However, in this process, changing the date will not guarantee a confirmed ticket. It will only be available based on seat availability.

Understand the new system for changing ticket dates with this example...

If you have a confirmed ticket to travel from Delhi to Patna on November 20 and due to some reason your plan changes and extends by 5 days, then yo

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