New Delhi: The Indian Railways will soon let passengers modify the travel date of confirmed online tickets without paying any additional fee, to make online ticketing more flexible and passenger-friendly.

However, the change will come into effect only from January 2026, not during the current festive season, as per reports.

Here's what the new facility for online bookings will be like:

A senior railway ministry official told News18 that the minister’s office has issued directions to enable free date modification for online tickets, and the final details are being worked out. “The new system is likely to be implemented from January 2026 and will be for tickets booked online,” the official said.

Passengers will be able to modify their travel date for the same origin and destination, b

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