Many people travel by train. There are some people who travel daily. But do you know that if you book a ticket in sleeper class, it can be automatically upgraded to AC? If not, then know how here.
Train Ticket Booking: Whether the journey is long or short, many people like to travel by train. This is because train travel is comfortable and people of every class can travel by choosing the class according to their convenience. Along with this, train travel is also very fun. This is because in train travel, one gets to meet different types of people, while if you travel with family, you can also spend good time with each other. Many people often travel by train but are unaware of the rules of the railways. Do you know that if a person is booking a sleeper class ticket, then it can also be upgraded to AC class. Know how-
What are the rules for upgrading tickets
Under IRCTC’s auto-upgrade policy, train tickets can get free upgrade to higher class if seats are available after chart preparation. This upgrade usually applies to waitlisted tickets of sleeper class and seating class. This upgrade is automatic and depends on the availability of seats in higher class. However, your ticket can be upgraded only up to two higher classes.
Do this one thing while booking train ticket
To avail the facility of ticket upgrade, passengers have to choose the upgrade option while booking IRCTC train ticket. If this option is not selected then the facility will not be available. How to choose the option-
- While booking train ticket, click on the class as per your convenience for the selected train.
- Then fill the passenger details, such as name, age, gender, berth preference and other information.
- Click on the Auto-upgrade checkbox to upgrade your tickets to higher class.
- There will be no change in the PNR of the passengers on upgradation to higher class.
