IRCTC Upgrade Ticketing System: The best thing is that passengers do not have to pay any extra money for this. In such a situation, who would not want to get a chance to travel in AC in the fare of sleeper.
Indian Railway: If you also often travel by trains, then this news is for you. With this trick of the railways, you can travel in the third AC coach in the fare of sleeper. That too without any hassle or hassle. Even the TTE will not have to pay any kind of fine.
Yes, you read it right. For this, you just have to click on automatic upgrade while booking the ticket. Through the auto upgrade facility of IRCTC, if you have booked a sleeper class ticket and it is in waiting or RAC. But there are vacant seats in the AC coach, then at the time of charting the system will automatically upgrade you to third AC.
No extra charge will have to be paid
The biggest thing is that you do not have to pay any kind of charge for this. Apart from this, passengers of 3AC or 2AC can also be upgraded to 1AC. However, the upgrade will happen only when the seats are vacant.
When you are booking tickets through IRCTC website or app, then select the option “Consider for Auto Upgradation”. If the ticket is upgraded, the PNR number will remain the same, but the coach and seat will change. However, it is worth noting that this facility is not applicable on railway quota tickets.
Why such a facility in railways?
The aim of Indian Railways is to make better use of vacant seats through this facility. The best thing is that passengers do not have to pay any extra money for this upgrade. In such a situation, people will always want to get a chance to travel from sleeper to AC. Also, this helps passengers on the waiting list to get confirmed tickets.
If you are also traveling by train next time and your booking is in waiting or RAC in sleeper or third AC, then while booking the ticket, definitely tick the box for auto upgrade.
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