diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/migrations/3690000000000-AuditLogReference.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/migrations/3690000000000-AuditLogReference.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..499944a05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/migrations/3690000000000-AuditLogReference.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner } from 'typeorm';
+
+/**
+ * Adds `reference` to freight.audit_logs — the human identifier of the entity
+ * the action touched (booking reference, schedule number, train number, …),
+ * resolved at write time by the audit interceptor. `resource_id` stays the
+ * machine id; this column is what staff actually type into the search box.
+ *
+ * Production safety:
+ *  - `ADD COLUMN ... NOT NULL DEFAULT ''` is metadata-only on Postgres 11+:
+ *    no table rewrite, no long lock, existing rows read '' without being
+ *    touched. Rows written before this migration keep '' permanently —
+ *    capture starts from deploy, by design (no backfill).
+ *  - Everything is IF NOT EXISTS so a hand-patched database converges
+ *    instead of failing the deploy.
+ *  - No existing column is altered and nothing is dropped: zero data-loss
+ *    surface.
+ *
+ * The index is an expression index on upper(reference) with
+ * text_pattern_ops so the search endpoint's case-insensitive prefix match
+ * (`upper(reference) LIKE upper($1) || '%'`) is indexed. '' rows are
+ * excluded to keep it small — they are never searched for.
+ */
+export class AuditLogReference3690000000000 implements MigrationInterface {
+  name = 'AuditLogReference3690000000000';
+
+  public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+    await queryRunner.query(`
+      ALTER TABLE freight.audit_logs
+        ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS reference varchar(64) NOT NULL DEFAULT ''
+    `);
+    await queryRunner.query(`
+      CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_audit_logs_reference_upper
+        ON freight.audit_logs (upper(reference) text_pattern_ops)
+        WHERE reference <> ''
+    `);
+  }
+
+  public async down(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+    // Down discards every captured reference — acceptable only because down
+    // migrations are never run against production here.
+    await queryRunner.query(`DROP INDEX IF EXISTS freight.idx_audit_logs_reference_upper`);
+    await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE freight.audit_logs DROP COLUMN IF EXISTS reference`);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/audit/audit-endpoints.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/audit/audit-endpoints.ts
index 019d99920..50093ea67 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/audit/audit-endpoints.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/audit/audit-endpoints.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * humanized handler name where a route has none.
  *
  * Excludes the AI Assist and Account entities.
- * Generated from the controllers under src/ — 517 endpoints.
+ * Generated from the controllers under src/ — 528 endpoints.
  */
 /** [title, method, entity] for one auditable route. */
 export type AuditEndpointMeta = readonly [title: string, method: string, entity: string];
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export const AUDIT_ENDPOINTS: Readonly<Record<string, AuditEndpointMeta>> = {
   "POST /api/bookings/:id/clearance/draft-declaration": ["GL ET sends a draft customs declaration (multi-file) with an estimated price for the customer to review", "POST", "Booking"],
   "POST /api/bookings/:id/clearance/draft-declaration/accept": ["Customer accepts the draft customs declaration — unlocks the real customs declaration step for GL Ethiopia", "POST", "Booking"],
   "POST /api/bookings/:id/clearance/draft-declaration/change": ["Customer requests a change to the draft customs declaration with a reason — GL Ethiopia sends a corrected draft (repeatable)", "POST", "Booking"],
+  "POST /api/bookings/:id/clearance/draft-declaration/skip": ["GL ET skips the draft-declaration round: no estimate is sent to the customer, the real declaration is filed directly and duty & tax passes by default", "POST", "Booking"],
   "POST /api/bookings/:id/clearance/duty": ["GL ET sets duty/tax on booking with notice attachment", "POST", "Booking"],
   "POST /api/bookings/:id/clearance/duty-slip": ["Customer uploads duty/tax payment slip on booking", "POST", "Booking"],
   "POST /api/bookings/:id/clearance/export-release": ["Confirm Booking Export Release", "POST", "Booking"],
@@ -51,7 +52,12 @@ export const AUDIT_ENDPOINTS: Readonly<Record<string, AuditEndpointMeta>> = {
   "POST /api/bookings/:id/clearance/charges/port-document": ["GL Djibouti uploads the port-charges document", "POST", "Booking"],
   "PATCH /api/bookings/:id/clearance/charges/:chargeId/bill": ["GL Ethiopia sets or revises a clearance charge's amount + currency", "PATCH", "Booking"],
   "POST /api/bookings/:id/clearance/charges/:chargeId/send": ["GL Ethiopia issues the clearance charge invoice to the customer", "POST", "Booking"],
+  "POST /api/bookings/:id/clearance/charges/:chargeId/accept": ["Customer accepts a proposed clearance charge — issues the payable invoice and locks the charge", "POST", "Booking"],
+  "POST /api/bookings/:id/clearance/charges/:chargeId/reject": ["Customer rejects a proposed clearance charge with a reason — GL Ethiopia revises and re-sends", "POST", "Booking"],
   "POST /api/bookings/:id/clearance/charges/miscellaneous": ["GL Ethiopia creates the miscellaneous clearance charge", "POST", "Booking"],
+  "POST /api/bookings/:id/additional-charges": ["Finance raises a new additional charge — draft, or send to the customer immediately", "POST", "Booking"],
+  "POST /api/bookings/:id/additional-charges/:chargeId/send": ["Issue the draft charge's payable invoice and notify the customer", "POST", "Booking"],
+  "POST /api/bookings/:id/additional-charges/:chargeId/cancel": ["Withdraw a draft or unpaid additional charge", "POST", "Booking"],
   "POST /api/bookings/:id/clearance/ro-amendment": ["Request Booking RO Amendment", "POST", "Booking"],
   "POST /api/bookings/:id/clearance/transit-assignee/assign": ["GL Djibouti picks the transit officer from the roster — unblocks the customs declaration; calling again reassigns", "POST", "Booking"],
   "POST /api/bookings/:id/clearance/transit-assignee/request": ["GL ET asks GL Djibouti to name the transit officer — required before the import customs declaration", "POST", "Booking"],
@@ -73,7 +79,7 @@ export const AUDIT_ENDPOINTS: Readonly<Record<string, AuditEndpointMeta>> = {
   "POST /api/bookings/:id/documents": ["Upload documents for a booking (DRAFT only)", "POST", "Booking"],
   "PATCH /api/bookings/:id/export-handover-mode": ["Export only: choose direct truck-to-train (no warehouse, no GRN) or warehouse first", "PATCH", "Booking"],
   "POST /api/bookings/:id/generate-grn": ["Generate a GRN over the received containers (all received, or a subset) — one GRN per batch", "POST", "Booking"],
-  "POST /api/bookings/:id/generate-price": ["Generate price preview (DRAFT or CHANGES_REQUESTED)", "POST", "Booking"],
+  // "POST /api/bookings/:id/generate-price": ["Generate price preview (DRAFT or CHANGES_REQUESTED)", "POST", "Booking"],
   "POST /api/bookings/:id/government-expedite": ["Expedite government booking to PAID / ELIGIBLE for scheduling", "POST", "Booking"],
   "POST /api/bookings/:id/marketing/approve": ["Staff contract signature and fully execute (use contract/sign STAFF preferred)", "POST", "Booking"],
   "POST /api/bookings/:id/operation/review": ["Operations reviews an operation request: ACCEPT (→ batch pool),", "POST", "Booking"],
@@ -85,7 +91,7 @@ export const AUDIT_ENDPOINTS: Readonly<Record<string, AuditEndpointMeta>> = {
   "POST /api/bookings/:id/staff/request-changes": ["Staff return booking for customer updates", "POST", "Booking"],
   "POST /api/bookings/:id/submit": ["Customer submit booking", "POST", "Booking"],
   "POST /api/bookings/:id/wagon-cancellations": ["Request a partial wagon cancellation on a PAID booking — opens the cancellation-fee invoice; wagons are released only once the fee settles", "POST", "Booking"],
-  "POST /api/bookings/:id/wagon-cancellations/preview": ["Preview the fee/credit of a partial wagon cancellation (no writes)", "POST", "Booking"],
+  // "POST /api/bookings/:id/wagon-cancellations/preview": ["Preview the fee/credit of a partial wagon cancellation (no writes)", "POST", "Booking"],
   "POST /api/bookings/wagon-cancellations/:cancellationId/rebook": ["Rebook a wagon-cancellation credit: pick a shipment day only — the new booking is created under the contract and marked PAID (freight already paid; contract must still be valid)", "POST", "Booking"],
   "POST /api/bookings/wagon-cancellations/:cancellationId/withdraw": ["Withdraw a fee-pending wagon cancellation (owner, or staff with the void permission)", "POST", "Booking"],
   "POST /api/bookings/consolidation-approvals/:approvalId/approve": ["Approve a shared wagon: both bookings leave the gate and continue to Operations together.", "POST", "Booking"],
@@ -207,7 +213,7 @@ export const AUDIT_ENDPOINTS: Readonly<Record<string, AuditEndpointMeta>> = {
   "POST /api/contracts/:id/staff/request-changes": ["Staff return contract for customer updates", "POST", "Contract"],
   "POST /api/contracts/:id/submit": ["Customer submit contract (freezes contract_rate_snapshots)", "POST", "Contract"],
   "POST /api/contracts/:id/suspend": ["Staff freeze a signed contract (reversible, any post-signature step)", "POST", "Contract"],
-  "POST /api/contracts/:id/validate-shipment": ["Pre-create validation + authoritative price preview: full booking price breakdown (rail, first/last mile, surcharges), overweight lines and 20ft weight-pairing errors for a shipment payload (no booking created)", "POST", "Contract"],
+  // "POST /api/contracts/:id/validate-shipment": ["Pre-create validation + authoritative price preview: full booking price breakdown (rail, first/last mile, surcharges), overweight lines and 20ft weight-pairing errors for a shipment payload (no booking created)", "POST", "Contract"],
   "POST /api/contracts/booking-requests/:reqId/accept": ["GL marks a shipment request accepted + links the created booking", "POST", "Contract"],
   "POST /api/contracts/booking-requests/:reqId/cancel": ["Customer cancels their own pending shipment request", "POST", "Contract"],
   "POST /api/contracts/booking-requests/:reqId/reject": ["GL rejects a shipment request", "POST", "Contract"],
@@ -240,7 +246,7 @@ export const AUDIT_ENDPOINTS: Readonly<Record<string, AuditEndpointMeta>> = {
   "PUT /api/contract-templates/:code/articles": ["Replace the full ordered article list (used for reorder)", "PUT", "Contract Template"],
   "PATCH /api/contract-templates/:code/articles/:articleId": ["Update an article's title or body", "PATCH", "Contract Template"],
   "DELETE /api/contract-templates/:code/articles/:articleId": ["Remove an article from the template", "DELETE", "Contract Template"],
-  "POST /api/contract-templates/:code/preview": ["Render an HTML preview of the template against mock contract data", "POST", "Contract Template"],
+  // "POST /api/contract-templates/:code/preview": ["Render an HTML preview of the template against mock contract data", "POST", "Contract Template"],
 
   // Driver
   "POST /api/drivers": ["Create a new driver", "POST", "Driver"],
@@ -266,6 +272,8 @@ export const AUDIT_ENDPOINTS: Readonly<Record<string, AuditEndpointMeta>> = {
   "POST /api/invoices/:id/eims/receipt/sales": ["Register a sales receipt with MoR EIMS against a registered invoice", "POST", "EIMS Invoice"],
   "POST /api/invoices/:id/eims/receipt/withholding": ["Register a withholding receipt with MoR EIMS against a registered invoice", "POST", "EIMS Invoice"],
   "POST /api/invoices/eims/bulk-cancel": ["Cancel multiple invoices", "POST", "EIMS Invoice"],
+  "POST /api/invoices/eims/bulk-register": ["Submit multiple invoices to MoR EIMS in one call. Asynchronous — this only confirms MoR", "POST", "EIMS Invoice"],
+  "POST /api/eims/webhook/bulk-register": ["EIMS bulk-register webhook callback (MoR reports per-invoice results)", "POST", "EIMS Invoice"],
 
   // Exchange Setting
   "PATCH /api/exchange-settings": ["Set the USD→ETB fallback by hand (used only while CBE is unreachable)", "PATCH", "Exchange Setting"],
@@ -373,6 +381,14 @@ export const AUDIT_ENDPOINTS: Readonly<Record<string, AuditEndpointMeta>> = {
   "PATCH /api/notifications/:id/read": ["Mark one of my notifications as read", "PATCH", "Notification Inbox"],
   "POST /api/notifications/read-all": ["Mark all my notifications as read", "POST", "Notification Inbox"],
 
+  // Operations Standard
+  "PATCH /api/operations-standards": ["Change one or more operating standards", "PATCH", "Operations Standard"],
+
+  // Operations Target
+  "POST /api/operations-targets": ["Create a planned target", "POST", "Operations Target"],
+  "PATCH /api/operations-targets/:id": ["Update a planned target", "PATCH", "Operations Target"],
+  "DELETE /api/operations-targets/:id": ["Soft-delete a planned target", "DELETE", "Operations Target"],
+
   // Organization User
   "PUT /api/backoffice/organizations/:orgId/employee-users/:userId/roles": ["Replace org-scoped roles assigned to an employee user", "PUT", "Organization User"],
   "POST /api/backoffice/organizations/:orgId/users": ["Create an organization user without assigning positions", "POST", "Organization User"],
@@ -445,7 +461,8 @@ export const AUDIT_ENDPOINTS: Readonly<Record<string, AuditEndpointMeta>> = {
   // Two controllers register this same path; Nest serves whichever module loads first.
   "POST /api/train-scheduling/schedules/:id/maintenance": ["Reschedule train for maintenance (new departure + rebalance)", "POST", "Schedule"],
   "POST /api/train-scheduling/schedules/:id/reschedule/execute": ["Execute a confirmed reschedule plan", "POST", "Schedule"],
-  "POST /api/train-scheduling/schedules/:id/reschedule/preview": ["Preview reschedule / government preempt plan", "POST", "Schedule"],
+  "POST /api/train-scheduling/schedules/:id/reschedule/maintenance": ["Reschedule train for maintenance (new departure + rebalance)", "POST", "Schedule"],
+  // "POST /api/train-scheduling/schedules/:id/reschedule/preview": ["Preview reschedule / government preempt plan", "POST", "Schedule"],
 
   // Service Type
   "POST /api/service-types": ["Create a service type", "POST", "Service Type"],
@@ -463,7 +480,7 @@ export const AUDIT_ENDPOINTS: Readonly<Record<string, AuditEndpointMeta>> = {
   // Shipping Line Booking
   "POST /api/shipping-line-bookings/initiate": ["Initiate a bare booking (no contract). Starts at AWAITING_DOCUMENTS so the shipping line can upload its documents for Operations to approve.", "POST", "Shipping Line Booking"],
   "POST /api/shipping-line-bookings/:id/cancel": ["Cancel one of the signed-in shipping line's own bookings. Allowed only before the booking is priced.", "POST", "Shipping Line Booking"],
-  "POST /api/shipping-line-bookings/:id/price-preview": ["Authoritative price quote for the completion payload — same compute as /complete, saved as the booking's breakdown + rate snapshots (refreshed on every re-preview). Persists nothing else.", "POST", "Shipping Line Booking"],
+  // "POST /api/shipping-line-bookings/:id/price-preview": ["Authoritative price quote for the completion payload — same compute as /complete, saved as the booking's breakdown + rate snapshots (refreshed on every re-preview). Persists nothing else.", "POST", "Shipping Line Booking"],
   "POST /api/shipping-line-bookings/:id/complete": ["Complete an approved (CLEARANCE_READY) booking: cargo + binding shipment day.", "POST", "Shipping Line Booking"],
 
   // Shipping Line Credit
@@ -510,6 +527,8 @@ export const AUDIT_ENDPOINTS: Readonly<Record<string, AuditEndpointMeta>> = {
   "PATCH /api/train-builder/:id/details": ["Edit the train's name and fixed import/export run numbers", "PATCH", "Train Build"],
   "PUT /api/train-builder/:id/locomotives": ["Replace the locomotive set (minimum 1, same yard)", "PUT", "Train Build"],
   "POST /api/train-builder/:id/reorder-wagons": ["Persist a drag-reorder of the full consist", "POST", "Train Build"],
+  "PATCH /api/train-builder/:id/wagons/:wagonId/yard": ["Move one coupled wagon to another yard — refused while any live schedule has the wagon allocated", "PATCH", "Train Build"],
+  "PATCH /api/train-builder/:id/wagons/yard": ["Move several coupled wagons to another yard in one transaction — refused outright if any is allocated to a live schedule", "PATCH", "Train Build"],
   "POST /api/train-builder/:id/wagons": ["Append AVAILABLE wagons from the train's yard to the consist", "POST", "Train Build"],
   "DELETE /api/train-builder/:id/wagons/:wagonId": ["Detach one wagon from the consist", "DELETE", "Train Build"],
   "POST /api/train-builder/:id/wagons/:wagonId/maintenance": ["Detach one wagon and move it to MAINTENANCE status", "POST", "Train Build"],
@@ -520,16 +539,16 @@ export const AUDIT_ENDPOINTS: Readonly<Record<string, AuditEndpointMeta>> = {
   "POST /api/train-scheduling/bookings/:bookingId/expire": ["Staff: expire a reservation and free its capacity", "POST", "Train Schedule"],
   "POST /api/train-scheduling/bookings/:bookingId/mark-paid": ["Staff: mark a reserved booking paid and allocate it now", "POST", "Train Schedule"],
   "POST /api/train-scheduling/bookings/:bookingId/move-schedule": ["Re-point a booking to another OPEN same-route schedule", "POST", "Train Schedule"],
-  "POST /api/train-scheduling/bulk/preview": ["Preview a bulk train schedule", "POST", "Train Schedule"],
+  // "POST /api/train-scheduling/bulk/preview": ["Preview a bulk train schedule", "POST", "Train Schedule"],
   "POST /api/train-scheduling/bulk/schedules": ["Create a bulk train schedule", "POST", "Train Schedule"],
   "POST /api/train-scheduling/bulk/schedules/:id/assign-bookings": ["Assign bulk bookings to a train schedule", "POST", "Train Schedule"],
   "POST /api/train-scheduling/bulk/schedules/:id/cancel": ["Cancel bulk train schedule", "POST", "Train Schedule"],
-  "POST /api/train-scheduling/container/preview": ["Preview a container train schedule", "POST", "Train Schedule"],
+  // "POST /api/train-scheduling/container/preview": ["Preview a container train schedule", "POST", "Train Schedule"],
   "POST /api/train-scheduling/container/schedules": ["Create a container train schedule", "POST", "Train Schedule"],
   "POST /api/train-scheduling/container/schedules/:id/assign-bookings": ["Assign container bookings to a train schedule", "POST", "Train Schedule"],
   "POST /api/train-scheduling/container/schedules/:id/cancel": ["Cancel container train schedule", "POST", "Train Schedule"],
   "PATCH /api/train-scheduling/global-rules": ["Update global train scheduling rules (singleton)", "PATCH", "Train Schedule"],
-  "POST /api/train-scheduling/preview": ["Preview a mixed-capable train schedule", "POST", "Train Schedule"],
+  // "POST /api/train-scheduling/preview": ["Preview a mixed-capable train schedule", "POST", "Train Schedule"],
   "POST /api/train-scheduling/schedules/:id/adjust-consist": ["Permanently trim free wagons off / couple yard wagons onto the schedule's built train (weight & length limits incl. tolerance enforced, every change logged)", "POST", "Train Schedule"],
   "POST /api/train-scheduling/schedules/:id/arrive": ["Mark a dispatched train arrived (move assets to destination yard, free assets)", "POST", "Train Schedule"],
   "POST /api/train-scheduling/schedules/:id/assign-bookings": ["Assign bookings to a train schedule (mixed-capable)", "POST", "Train Schedule"],
@@ -564,6 +583,7 @@ export const AUDIT_ENDPOINTS: Readonly<Record<string, AuditEndpointMeta>> = {
   "DELETE /api/train-scheduling/schedules/:id/wagons/:trainSetWagonId": ["Remove an empty wagon slot from a train", "DELETE", "Train Schedule"],
   "POST /api/train-scheduling/schedules/:id/wagons/:wagonId/move-load": ["Move a wagon's whole load to another wagon (empty → move/repin, loaded → swap loads)", "POST", "Train Schedule"],
   "PATCH /api/train-scheduling/schedules/:id/window-rule": ["Override the booking-window rule for one schedule (open/close hour, duration, doc-review, payment, lead days) — only before the window opens", "PATCH", "Train Schedule"],
+  "PATCH /api/train-scheduling/schedules/:id/wagon-yards": ["Re-plan the yard this departure boards wagons from and/or cuts them at (schedule-only; physical yards untouched, dispatch requires alignment)", "PATCH", "Train Schedule"],
   "POST /api/train-scheduling/schedules/:id/merge": ["Merge another train into this schedule: its wagons join this consist, a same-day schedule on it is absorbed, and the emptied train is deactivated", "POST", "Train Schedule"],
   "PATCH /api/train-scheduling/schedules/:id/checkpoints/:sequenceNo": ["Edit a logged leg", "PATCH", "Train Schedule"],
 
@@ -611,7 +631,7 @@ export const AUDIT_ENDPOINTS: Readonly<Record<string, AuditEndpointMeta>> = {
   "POST /api/warehouse-allocation-rules": ["Create a warehouse allocation rule", "POST", "Warehouse"],
   "PATCH /api/warehouse-allocation-rules/:id": ["Update a warehouse allocation rule", "PATCH", "Warehouse"],
   "DELETE /api/warehouse-allocation-rules/:id": ["Delete a warehouse allocation rule", "DELETE", "Warehouse"],
-  "POST /api/warehouse-allocation/preview": ["Preview the yard/warehouse/zone a booking would be allocated to", "POST", "Warehouse"],
+  // "POST /api/warehouse-allocation/preview": ["Preview the yard/warehouse/zone a booking would be allocated to", "POST", "Warehouse"],
   "POST /api/warehouse-fee-rules": ["Create a storage / demurrage fee rule", "POST", "Warehouse"],
   "PATCH /api/warehouse-fee-rules/:id": ["Update a fee rule", "PATCH", "Warehouse"],
   "DELETE /api/warehouse-fee-rules/:id": ["Delete a fee rule", "DELETE", "Warehouse"],
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/audit/audit-log.repository.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/audit/audit-log.repository.ts
index 91d6c9901..dcbe53306 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/audit/audit-log.repository.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/audit/audit-log.repository.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { BaseRepository } from '@edr/api-common';
 import { InjectRepository } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
-import { Between, FindOptionsWhere, LessThanOrEqual, MoreThanOrEqual, Repository } from 'typeorm';
+import { Repository } from 'typeorm';
 import type { QueryDeepPartialEntity } from 'typeorm/query-builder/QueryPartialEntity';
 
 import { AuditLog } from './entities/audit-log.entity';
+import type { AuditReferenceSource } from './audit-reference.registry';
 
 export interface AuditLogQuery {
   type?: string;
@@ -12,6 +13,10 @@ export interface AuditLogQuery {
   method?: string;
   isSuccess?: boolean;
   resourceId?: string;
+  reference?: string;
+  userName?: string;
+  title?: string;
+  q?: string;
   from?: Date;
   to?: Date;
   skip: number;
@@ -40,30 +45,91 @@ export class AuditLogRepository extends BaseRepository<AuditLog> {
     );
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Resolve the human identifier for one entity row (`WHERE id = $1`).
+   *
+   * `source` comes from the static `AUDIT_REFERENCE_SOURCES` registry — never
+   * from user input — so interpolating its table/column is safe; the id is
+   * bound as a parameter. Returns null when the row doesn't exist or the
+   * identifier column is empty.
+   */
+  async lookupReference(
+    source: AuditReferenceSource,
+    id: string,
+  ): Promise<string | null> {
+    const rows = await this.auditLogRepository.manager.query<
+      { reference: string | null }[]
+    >(
+      `SELECT ${source.column}::varchar AS reference FROM ${source.table} WHERE id = $1::uuid`,
+      [id],
+    );
+    return rows[0]?.reference || null;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Paginated, filtered read. Newest first — every index on this table is
    * ordered `created_at DESC` to match.
+   *
+   * Query builder rather than `findAndCount`: `q` needs an OR across four
+   * columns, and `reference` needs the `upper(...) LIKE` shape that matches
+   * the expression index — neither fits `FindOptionsWhere`.
    */
   async search(query: AuditLogQuery): Promise<[AuditLog[], number]> {
-    const where: FindOptionsWhere<AuditLog> = {};
+    const qb = this.auditLogRepository.createQueryBuilder('audit_log');
 
-    if (query.type) where.type = query.type;
-    if (query.userId) where.userId = query.userId;
-    if (query.method) where.method = query.method;
-    if (query.resourceId) where.resourceId = query.resourceId;
-    if (query.isSuccess !== undefined) where.isSuccess = query.isSuccess;
+    if (query.type) qb.andWhere('audit_log.type = :type', { type: query.type });
+    if (query.userId) qb.andWhere('audit_log.user_id = :userId', { userId: query.userId });
+    if (query.method) qb.andWhere('audit_log.method = :method', { method: query.method });
+    if (query.resourceId) {
+      qb.andWhere('audit_log.resource_id = :resourceId', { resourceId: query.resourceId });
+    }
+    if (query.isSuccess !== undefined) {
+      qb.andWhere('audit_log.is_success = :isSuccess', { isSuccess: query.isSuccess });
+    }
+
+    // Case-insensitive prefix match, shaped to hit idx_audit_logs_reference_upper.
+    // The explicit <> '' repeats the index's partial predicate — without it the
+    // planner cannot prove the partial index applies and falls back to a scan.
+    if (query.reference) {
+      qb.andWhere("audit_log.reference <> ''").andWhere(
+        "upper(audit_log.reference) LIKE upper(:reference) || '%'",
+        { reference: escapeLike(query.reference) },
+      );
+    }
+    if (query.userName) {
+      qb.andWhere('audit_log.user_name ILIKE :userName', {
+        userName: `%${escapeLike(query.userName)}%`,
+      });
+    }
+    if (query.title) {
+      qb.andWhere('audit_log.title ILIKE :title', {
+        title: `%${escapeLike(query.title)}%`,
+      });
+    }
+
+    // One search box across the columns staff actually search by.
+    // ponytail: ILIKE %…% scans the time-bounded window; add pg_trgm GIN
+    // indexes if the table grows past a few million rows.
+    if (query.q) {
+      const q = `%${escapeLike(query.q)}%`;
+      qb.andWhere(
+        `(audit_log.reference ILIKE :q
+          OR audit_log.resource_id ILIKE :q
+          OR audit_log.user_name ILIKE :q
+          OR audit_log.title ILIKE :q)`,
+        { q },
+      );
+    }
 
     // Date range: either bound may be supplied alone.
-    if (query.from && query.to) where.createdAt = Between(query.from, query.to);
-    else if (query.from) where.createdAt = MoreThanOrEqual(query.from);
-    else if (query.to) where.createdAt = LessThanOrEqual(query.to);
+    if (query.from) qb.andWhere('audit_log.created_at >= :from', { from: query.from });
+    if (query.to) qb.andWhere('audit_log.created_at <= :to', { to: query.to });
 
-    return this.auditLogRepository.findAndCount({
-      where,
-      order: { createdAt: 'DESC' },
-      skip: query.skip,
-      take: query.take,
-    });
+    return qb
+      .orderBy('audit_log.created_at', 'DESC')
+      .skip(query.skip)
+      .take(query.take)
+      .getManyAndCount();
   }
 
   /** Distinct entity types present, for populating a filter dropdown. */
@@ -76,4 +142,20 @@ export class AuditLogRepository extends BaseRepository<AuditLog> {
 
     return rows.map((row) => row.type);
   }
+
+  /** Distinct action titles present, for the action filter dropdown. */
+  async distinctTitles(): Promise<string[]> {
+    const rows = await this.auditLogRepository
+      .createQueryBuilder('audit_log')
+      .select('DISTINCT audit_log.title', 'title')
+      .orderBy('audit_log.title', 'ASC')
+      .getRawMany<{ title: string }>();
+
+    return rows.map((row) => row.title);
+  }
+}
+
+/** Escape LIKE wildcards so a literal `%`/`_` in the search text stays literal. */
+function escapeLike(value: string): string {
+  return value.replace(/[\\%_]/g, (ch) => `\\${ch}`);
 }
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/audit/audit-reference.registry.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/audit/audit-reference.registry.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9cba31abb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/audit/audit-reference.registry.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/**
+ * Where each audited entity type keeps its human identifier — the value staff
+ * search by (booking reference, train number, invoice number).
+ *
+ * Used by `AuditService.record` for a single indexed primary-key lookup at
+ * write time. Types not listed simply get `reference = ''`; the lookup is
+ * best-effort and an audit row is never lost over it.
+ *
+ * Table and column names are static values from this file — never user input —
+ * so interpolating them into SQL is safe. Ids are always bound as parameters.
+ */
+export interface AuditReferenceSource {
+  /** Schema-qualified table holding the entity. */
+  readonly table: string;
+  /** Column with the human identifier. */
+  readonly column: string;
+}
+
+export const AUDIT_REFERENCE_SOURCES: Readonly<Record<string, AuditReferenceSource>> = {
+  Booking: { table: 'freight.bookings', column: 'reference' },
+  Contract: { table: 'freight.contracts', column: 'reference' },
+  // "Schedule" (reschedule module) and "Train Schedule" are the same table.
+  Schedule: { table: 'freight.train_schedules', column: 'reference' },
+  'Train Schedule': { table: 'freight.train_schedules', column: 'reference' },
+  Train: { table: 'freight.trains', column: 'train_number' },
+  // Train Build routes carry the train id in :id.
+  'Train Build': { table: 'freight.trains', column: 'train_number' },
+  Wagon: { table: 'freight.wagons', column: 'wagon_number' },
+  Locomotive: { table: 'freight.locomotives', column: 'code' },
+  'EIMS Invoice': { table: 'freight.invoices', column: 'invoice_number' },
+  // Payment paths mostly carry an invoice id; the ones that don't (e.g.
+  // redirect-success/:bookingId) miss the lookup and fall back to ''.
+  Payment: { table: 'freight.invoices', column: 'invoice_number' },
+  Vehicle: { table: 'freight.vehicles', column: 'plate_number' },
+  Company: { table: 'freight.companies', column: 'name' },
+};
+
+/** Lookups run `WHERE id = $1::uuid` — guard non-uuid ids (template codes…). */
+export const UUID_PATTERN = /^[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}$/i;
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/audit/audit.controller.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/audit/audit.controller.ts
index 1a07a5fe5..2e08b2cd9 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/audit/audit.controller.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/audit/audit.controller.ts
@@ -43,4 +43,13 @@ export class AuditController {
   types(): Promise<string[]> {
     return this.auditService.listTypes();
   }
+
+  @Get('actions')
+  @BookingStaff(FREIGHT_PERMS.auditLog.view)
+  @ApiOperation({
+    summary: 'Distinct action titles present in the audit log (filter dropdown)',
+  })
+  actions(): Promise<string[]> {
+    return this.auditService.listActions();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/audit/audit.service.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/audit/audit.service.ts
index de7dfd956..9816d79f5 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/audit/audit.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/audit/audit.service.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ import { PaginatedResponse } from '@edr/types';
 import { AuditLog } from './entities/audit-log.entity';
 import { AuditLogRepository } from './audit-log.repository';
 import { AuditLogQueryDto } from './dto/audit-log-query.dto';
+import {
+  AUDIT_REFERENCE_SOURCES,
+  UUID_PATTERN,
+} from './audit-reference.registry';
 import {
   buildPaginationMeta,
   normalizePagination,
@@ -25,6 +29,7 @@ export class AuditService {
    */
   async record(entry: Partial<AuditLog>): Promise<void> {
     try {
+      entry.reference = await this.resolveReference(entry.type, entry.resourceId);
       await this.auditLogRepository.record(entry);
     } catch (error) {
       this.logger.error(
@@ -35,6 +40,34 @@ export class AuditService {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Best-effort human identifier (booking reference, train number, …) for the
+   * entity the action touched — one primary-key lookup against the table
+   * registered for the type. Always returns a string: '' when the type has no
+   * registered source, the id isn't a uuid (template codes), the row is gone,
+   * or the lookup itself fails. A missing reference must never cost the audit
+   * row, so failures degrade to '' rather than throwing.
+   */
+  private async resolveReference(
+    type: string | undefined,
+    resourceId: string | null | undefined,
+  ): Promise<string> {
+    const source = type ? AUDIT_REFERENCE_SOURCES[type] : undefined;
+    if (!source || !resourceId || !UUID_PATTERN.test(resourceId)) return '';
+
+    try {
+      const reference = await this.auditLogRepository.lookupReference(source, resourceId);
+      return reference?.slice(0, 64) ?? '';
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.logger.warn(
+        `Reference lookup failed for ${type} ${resourceId}: ${
+          error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
+        }`,
+      );
+      return '';
+    }
+  }
+
   /** Paginated, filtered audit history, newest first. */
   async search(query: AuditLogQueryDto): Promise<PaginatedResponse<AuditLog>> {
     const { page, pageSize, skip, take } = normalizePagination(query);
@@ -53,6 +86,10 @@ export class AuditService {
       userId: query.userId,
       method: query.method,
       resourceId: query.resourceId,
+      reference: query.reference,
+      userName: query.userName,
+      title: query.title,
+      q: query.q,
       isSuccess:
         query.isSuccess === undefined ? undefined : query.isSuccess === 'true',
       from,
@@ -68,4 +105,9 @@ export class AuditService {
   async listTypes(): Promise<string[]> {
     return this.auditLogRepository.distinctTypes();
   }
+
+  /** Distinct action titles, for the action filter dropdown. */
+  async listActions(): Promise<string[]> {
+    return this.auditLogRepository.distinctTitles();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/audit/dto/audit-log-query.dto.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/audit/dto/audit-log-query.dto.ts
index 5a5199538..dbd41e14c 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/audit/dto/audit-log-query.dto.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/audit/dto/audit-log-query.dto.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,44 @@ export class AuditLogQueryDto extends PaginationQueryDto {
   @MaxLength(64)
   resourceId?: string;
 
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({
+    description:
+      'Human identifier of the affected record — booking reference, schedule number, train number. Case-insensitive prefix match.',
+    example: 'S-2026-00045',
+  })
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  @MaxLength(64)
+  reference?: string;
+
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({
+    description: 'Staff name, case-insensitive substring match.',
+    example: 'Mulu',
+  })
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  @MaxLength(150)
+  userName?: string;
+
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({
+    description: 'Action title, case-insensitive substring match.',
+    example: 'Cancel booking',
+  })
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  @MaxLength(255)
+  title?: string;
+
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({
+    description:
+      'Free-text search across reference, resource id, staff name and action title.',
+    example: 'B-2026-00120',
+  })
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  @MaxLength(100)
+  q?: string;
+
   @ApiPropertyOptional({
     description: 'Filter by outcome: true = succeeded, false = failed.',
   })
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/audit/entities/audit-log.entity.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/audit/entities/audit-log.entity.ts
index 0ff7727ff..8261fc61c 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/audit/entities/audit-log.entity.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/audit/entities/audit-log.entity.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,20 @@ export class AuditLog {
   @Column({ name: 'resource_id', type: 'varchar', length: 64, nullable: true })
   resourceId?: string | null;
 
+  /**
+   * Human identifier of the affected record — booking reference, schedule
+   * number, train number — resolved at write time from
+   * `AUDIT_REFERENCE_SOURCES`. This is what staff type into the search box;
+   * `resourceId` stays the machine id.
+   *
+   * `''` (never NULL) when the entity type has no registered source, the
+   * lookup found nothing, or the row predates the column. Empty string keeps
+   * search SQL to one shape and matches how pre-existing rows read after the
+   * metadata-only migration.
+   */
+  @Column({ name: 'reference', type: 'varchar', length: 64, default: '' })
+  reference!: string;
+
   /**
    * Sanitized request body. Secrets are replaced with `[REDACTED]` and uploads
    * are reduced to `{ __file, originalName, mimeType, size }` descriptors —
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/booking-wagon-cancellation.service.spec.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/booking-wagon-cancellation.service.spec.ts
index 8babc8c2e..07d4c4e06 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/booking-wagon-cancellation.service.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/booking-wagon-cancellation.service.spec.ts
@@ -40,3 +40,70 @@ describe('BookingWagonCancellationService.resolveRequestedCut (bulk)', () => {
     expect(cut.weightTons).toBeCloseTo(62.625, 3);
   });
 });
+
+/**
+ * Odd-20ft credit rebook: the rebooked booking shares a wagon again, so GL
+ * must pick the consolidation partner — no partner, no rebook; a partner
+ * already paired elsewhere is refused.
+ */
+describe('BookingWagonCancellationService.rebook (odd-20ft consolidation)', () => {
+  const units = Array.from({ length: 3 }, (_, i) => ({
+    containerSize: '20ft',
+    containerNumber: `CONT${i}`,
+    sealNumber: null,
+    vgmTons: 10,
+    isHazardous: false,
+    isReefer: false,
+  }));
+  const row = {
+    id: 'wc1',
+    bookingId: 'b1',
+    status: 'CREDIT_AVAILABLE',
+    creditAmount: 100,
+    cancelledQuantities: { bySize: { '20ft': 3 }, units },
+  };
+  const source = {
+    id: 'b1',
+    contractId: 'c1',
+    paymentCurrency: 'USD',
+    originYardId: 'y1',
+    destinationYardId: 'y2',
+    tradeDirection: 'IMPORT',
+  };
+
+  const makeSvc = (partner?: unknown) => {
+    const svc = Object.create(BookingWagonCancellationService.prototype) as Record<
+      string,
+      unknown
+    > & {
+      rebook(id: string, dto: unknown): Promise<unknown>;
+    };
+    svc.repo = { findById: async () => row };
+    svc.bookingsRepository = {
+      findById: async () => source,
+      findByIdWithFiles: async () => partner ?? null,
+    };
+    return svc;
+  };
+
+  it('refuses an odd-20ft rebook without a GL-picked partner', async () => {
+    await expect(
+      makeSvc().rebook('wc1', { scheduledDate: '2026-09-01' }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow(/pick a consolidation partner/i);
+  });
+
+  it('refuses a partner that already shares a wagon', async () => {
+    const paired = {
+      id: 'p1',
+      reference: 'BK-1',
+      status: 'SUBMITTED',
+      consolidationPartnerId: 'someone-else',
+    };
+    await expect(
+      makeSvc(paired).rebook('wc1', {
+        scheduledDate: '2026-09-01',
+        partnerBookingId: 'p1',
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow(/already shares a wagon/i);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/booking-wagon-cancellation.service.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/booking-wagon-cancellation.service.ts
index d3e3edfe5..17d1ba2dc 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/booking-wagon-cancellation.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/booking-wagon-cancellation.service.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   Logger,
   NotFoundException,
 } from '@nestjs/common';
-import { OnEvent } from '@nestjs/event-emitter';
+import { EventEmitter2, OnEvent } from '@nestjs/event-emitter';
 import { ExchangeService } from '@edr/api-common';
 import { Freight, NotificationAudience, NotificationType } from '@edr/types';
 import { DataSource, EntityManager, In, IsNull } from 'typeorm';
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ export class BookingWagonCancellationService {
     @Inject(forwardRef(() => FirstMileService))
     private readonly firstMile: FirstMileService,
     private readonly inbox: NotificationInboxService,
+    private readonly events: EventEmitter2,
   ) {}
 
   // ── T1: request ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -782,6 +783,26 @@ export class BookingWagonCancellationService {
     const createDto = this.buildRebookDto(row, dto.scheduledDate, dto.containers);
     // Same currency as the source booking — the credit is in it.
     createDto.paymentCurrency = source.paymentCurrency ?? undefined;
+
+    // An odd-20ft credit shares a wagon again on rebook. GL picks who — never
+    // the auto-matcher (it could claim a partner behind GL's back), so the
+    // create below runs with auto-consolidation off and the chosen partner is
+    // linked once the booking exists and is PAID.
+    const oddFt20 = this.creditFt20(row) % 2 === 1;
+    let partner: Booking | null = null;
+    if (oddFt20) {
+      createDto.skipAutoConsolidation = true;
+      if (!dto.partnerBookingId) {
+        throw new BadRequestException(
+          'This credit carries an odd 20ft container — pick a consolidation partner booking to share its wagon (see the rebook-partners list).',
+        );
+      }
+      partner = await this.loadRebookPartner(
+        source,
+        dto.partnerBookingId,
+        dto.scheduledDate,
+      );
+    }
     const created = await this.contractBooking.createUnderContract(
       source.contractId,
       createDto,
@@ -814,12 +835,19 @@ export class BookingWagonCancellationService {
         `First-mile accept failed for rebooked ${newBookingId}: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
       );
     }
-    try {
-      await this.bookingBatch.ensurePaidBookingAllocated(newBookingId);
-    } catch (err) {
-      this.logger.error(
-        `Allocation failed for rebooked ${newBookingId}: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
-      );
+    if (partner) {
+      // Consolidated rebook: never allocate the half-wagon booking alone. It
+      // rides PAID and the batch engine settles the pair atomically once the
+      // partner's own invoice is paid.
+      await this.pairRebookedBooking(newBookingId, partner);
+    } else {
+      try {
+        await this.bookingBatch.ensurePaidBookingAllocated(newBookingId);
+      } catch (err) {
+        this.logger.error(
+          `Allocation failed for rebooked ${newBookingId}: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
+        );
+      }
     }
 
     const updated = (await this.repo.update(row.id, {
@@ -837,6 +865,142 @@ export class BookingWagonCancellationService {
     return { cancellation: updated, bookingId: newBookingId };
   }
 
+  /** Total 20ft units the credit carries (odd ⇒ the rebook shares a wagon again). */
+  private creditFt20(row: BookingWagonCancellation): number {
+    return Object.entries(row.cancelledQuantities?.bySize ?? {})
+      .filter(([size]) => sizeFtOf(size) === 20)
+      .reduce((sum, [, qty]) => sum + Number(qty || 0), 0);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Partner candidates for rebooking an odd-20ft credit — what the GL rebook
+   * form lists. Empty when the credit is even (no shared wagon) or spent.
+   */
+  async rebookPartnerCandidates(
+    cancellationId: string,
+    scheduledDate: string,
+  ): Promise<
+    Array<{
+      id: string;
+      reference: string;
+      companyName: string | null;
+      status: string;
+      scheduledDate: string | null;
+      ft20Quantity: number;
+    }>
+  > {
+    const row = await this.mustFind(cancellationId);
+    if (row.status !== 'CREDIT_AVAILABLE') return [];
+    if (this.creditFt20(row) % 2 === 0) return [];
+    const source = await this.bookingsRepository.findById(row.bookingId);
+    if (!source) return [];
+    const rows = await this.bookingsRepository.findRebookConsolidationCandidates(
+      source,
+      new Date(scheduledDate),
+    );
+    return rows.map((b) => ({
+      id: b.id,
+      reference: b.reference,
+      companyName: b.company?.name ?? null,
+      status: b.status,
+      scheduledDate: b.scheduledDate ? b.scheduledDate.toISOString() : null,
+      ft20Quantity: (b.bookingContainers ?? [])
+        .filter((line) => Number(line.containerType?.sizeFt) === 20)
+        .reduce((sum, line) => sum + Number(line.quantity || 0), 0),
+    }));
+  }
+
+  /** The GL-picked partner, validated to actually fit the rebooked shared wagon. */
+  private async loadRebookPartner(
+    source: Booking,
+    partnerId: string,
+    scheduledDate: string,
+  ): Promise<Booking> {
+    const partner = await this.bookingsRepository.findByIdWithFiles(partnerId);
+    if (!partner) {
+      throw new NotFoundException(`Partner booking ${partnerId} not found.`);
+    }
+    if (partner.consolidationPartnerId) {
+      throw new ConflictException(
+        `Booking ${partner.reference} already shares a wagon with another booking.`,
+      );
+    }
+    if (!['SUBMITTED', 'PENDING_CONSOLIDATION'].includes(partner.status)) {
+      throw new BadRequestException(
+        `Booking ${partner.reference} cannot be consolidated (status ${partner.status}).`,
+      );
+    }
+    if (
+      partner.originYardId !== source.originYardId ||
+      partner.destinationYardId !== source.destinationYardId ||
+      partner.tradeDirection !== source.tradeDirection
+    ) {
+      throw new BadRequestException(
+        `Booking ${partner.reference} rides a different route/direction — it cannot share a wagon with this rebooking.`,
+      );
+    }
+    const eatDay = (d: Date | string) =>
+      new Date(d).toLocaleDateString('en-CA', { timeZone: 'Africa/Addis_Ababa' });
+    if (!partner.scheduledDate || eatDay(partner.scheduledDate) !== eatDay(scheduledDate)) {
+      throw new BadRequestException(
+        `Booking ${partner.reference} is not booked for ${eatDay(scheduledDate)} — a shared wagon must board one train.`,
+      );
+    }
+    const ft20 = (partner.bookingContainers ?? [])
+      .filter((line) => Number(line.containerType?.sizeFt) === 20)
+      .reduce((sum, line) => sum + Number(line.quantity || 0), 0);
+    if (ft20 % 2 !== 1) {
+      throw new BadRequestException(
+        `Booking ${partner.reference} has no odd 20ft container — nothing to consolidate.`,
+      );
+    }
+    return partner;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Link the rebooked (already PAID) booking with the GL-picked partner. A
+   * parked partner is resumed the way pairConsolidation would resume it —
+   * but only the partner: the rebooked side's PAID status must survive, so
+   * the link is written directly. The paired event then runs the partner's
+   * deferred contract finalize (invoice → pay window); the shared wagon
+   * boards once that invoice is paid.
+   */
+  private async pairRebookedBooking(
+    newBookingId: string,
+    partner: Booking,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    // ponytail: validate-then-link without a row lock — a concurrent claim in
+    // this window loses silently; move to pairConsolidationIfUnpaired-style
+    // locking if it ever bites.
+    const fresh = await this.dataSource.getRepository(Booking).findOne({
+      where: { id: partner.id },
+      select: { id: true, consolidationPartnerId: true, status: true },
+    });
+    if (!fresh || fresh.consolidationPartnerId) {
+      throw new ConflictException(
+        `Booking ${partner.reference} was claimed by another consolidation while rebooking — pick another partner.`,
+      );
+    }
+    if (fresh.status === 'PENDING_CONSOLIDATION') {
+      await this.dataSource.getRepository(Booking).update(partner.id, {
+        status: partner.consolidationResumeStatus ?? 'SUBMITTED',
+        consolidationResumeStatus: null,
+      });
+    }
+    await this.bookingsRepository.linkConsolidationPartners(
+      newBookingId,
+      partner.id,
+    );
+    this.events.emit('booking.consolidation.paired', {
+      bookingIds: [partner.id],
+    });
+    this.notifyCustomer(
+      partner,
+      'Consolidation partner found',
+      `${partner.reference} now shares a wagon with a rebooked shipment. Pay your booking to board — the shared wagon ships once both halves are paid.`,
+    );
+  }
+
   // ── History ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
   list(filter: WagonCancellationListFilter) {
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.controller.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.controller.ts
index 04ebc2d41..c76655240 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.controller.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.controller.ts
@@ -725,6 +725,30 @@ export class BookingsController {
     return this.wagonCancellationService.withdraw(cancellationId);
   }
 
+  @Get("wagon-cancellations/:cancellationId/rebook-partners")
+  @ApiOperation({
+    summary:
+      "Consolidation partner candidates for rebooking an odd-20ft credit on the given day (GL picks who shares the rebooked wagon)",
+  })
+  async listRebookPartners(
+    @Param("cancellationId", ParseUUIDPipe) cancellationId: string,
+    @Query("scheduledDate") scheduledDate: string,
+    @CurrentUser() user: TCurrentUser,
+  ) {
+    await this.assertWagonCancellationActor(
+      cancellationId,
+      user,
+      FREIGHT_PERMS.bookings.wagonCancellationRebook,
+    );
+    if (!scheduledDate) {
+      throw new BadRequestException("scheduledDate is required.");
+    }
+    return this.wagonCancellationService.rebookPartnerCandidates(
+      cancellationId,
+      scheduledDate,
+    );
+  }
+
   @Post("wagon-cancellations/:cancellationId/rebook")
   @ApiOperation({
     summary:
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.repository.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.repository.ts
index ff0888bef..885486031 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.repository.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.repository.ts
@@ -377,6 +377,58 @@ export class BookingsRepository extends BaseRepository<Booking> {
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Candidate partners for rebooking an odd-20ft cancellation credit: unpaired
+   * odd-20ft bookings on the same route/direction riding the requested day —
+   * SUBMITTED (committed direct booking) or parked PENDING_CONSOLIDATION.
+   * Unlike {@link findManualConsolidationCandidates} this is not customs-only:
+   * GL picks who shares the rebooked wagon whatever the contract kind.
+   */
+  async findRebookConsolidationCandidates(
+    booking: Booking,
+    scheduledDate: Date,
+    limit = 50,
+  ): Promise<Booking[]> {
+    const rows = await this.repository
+      .createQueryBuilder('b')
+      .leftJoinAndSelect('b.bookingContainers', 'bc')
+      .leftJoinAndSelect('bc.containerType', 'ct')
+      .leftJoinAndSelect('b.company', 'company')
+      .where('b.id != :bookingId', { bookingId: booking.id })
+      .andWhere('b.consolidationPartnerId IS NULL')
+      .andWhere('b.originYardId = :originYardId', {
+        originYardId: booking.originYardId,
+      })
+      .andWhere('b.destinationYardId = :destinationYardId', {
+        destinationYardId: booking.destinationYardId,
+      })
+      .andWhere('b.tradeDirection = :tradeDirection', {
+        tradeDirection: booking.tradeDirection,
+      })
+      .andWhere('b.status IN (:...statuses)', {
+        statuses: ['SUBMITTED', 'PENDING_CONSOLIDATION'],
+      })
+      // Same EAT booking day as the rebook — the pair shares one physical
+      // wagon, so it must board one train.
+      .andWhere(
+        `DATE(b.scheduled_date AT TIME ZONE 'Africa/Addis_Ababa') = DATE(:bookingDate AT TIME ZONE 'Africa/Addis_Ababa')`,
+        { bookingDate: scheduledDate },
+      )
+      .orderBy('b.createdAt', 'ASC')
+      .take(limit)
+      .getMany();
+
+    // Odd-20ft test in memory (two 20ft per wagon: odd + odd = whole wagons).
+    return rows.filter((row) => {
+      const lines = row.bookingContainers ?? [];
+      if (lines.length === 0) return false;
+      const ft20 = lines
+        .filter((line) => Number(line.containerType?.sizeFt) === 20)
+        .reduce((sum, line) => sum + Number(line.quantity || 0), 0);
+      return ft20 % 2 === 1;
+    });
+  }
+
   /**
    * Find another booking whose container quantity complements this one to fill whole wagon(s)
    * (same route, same container type, partial wagon on both sides). Only 20ft lines ever
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/dto/wagon-cancellation.dto.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/dto/wagon-cancellation.dto.ts
index 624762fac..631e78109 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/dto/wagon-cancellation.dto.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/bookings/dto/wagon-cancellation.dto.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,15 @@ export class RebookCancelledWagonsDto {
   @ValidateNested({ each: true })
   @Type(() => RebookContainerLineDto)
   containers?: RebookContainerLineDto[];
+
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({
+    description:
+      'Required when the credit carries an odd 20ft count: the odd-20ft booking ' +
+      'GL picked to share the rebooked wagon (see the rebook-partners endpoint).',
+  })
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsUUID()
+  partnerBookingId?: string;
 }
 
 export class FilterWagonCancellationsDto {
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-booking.completion.spec.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-booking.completion.spec.ts
index bdb8d74cd..565164995 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-booking.completion.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-booking.completion.spec.ts
@@ -227,3 +227,85 @@ describe('ContractBookingService — quantity-cap completion', () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+/**
+ * The customer's shipment request is the order: GL may not change its container
+ * sizes/quantities or billing currency at completion — only per-unit details.
+ */
+describe('ContractBookingService — shipment-request lock at completion', () => {
+  type WithAssert = {
+    assertMatchesShipmentRequest(
+      bookingId: string,
+      dto: {
+        paymentCurrency?: string;
+        containers?: Array<{ containerSize: string; quantity: number }>;
+        bulkLines?: Array<{ cargoWeightTons?: number }>;
+      },
+    ): Promise<void>;
+  };
+
+  const serviceWithRequest = (request: unknown): WithAssert => {
+    const svc = Object.create(ContractBookingService.prototype) as WithAssert & {
+      dataSource: unknown;
+    };
+    svc.dataSource = {
+      getRepository: () => ({ findOne: async () => request }),
+    };
+    return svc;
+  };
+
+  const request = {
+    paymentCurrency: 'USD',
+    requestedLines: {
+      containers: [
+        { containerSize: '20ft', quantity: 2 },
+        { containerSize: '40ft', quantity: 1 },
+      ],
+    },
+  };
+
+  it('accepts the exact requested quantities and currency', async () => {
+    await expect(
+      serviceWithRequest(request).assertMatchesShipmentRequest('b1', {
+        paymentCurrency: 'USD',
+        containers: [
+          { containerSize: '40ft', quantity: 1 },
+          { containerSize: '20ft', quantity: 2 },
+        ],
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('rejects changed quantities', async () => {
+    await expect(
+      serviceWithRequest(request).assertMatchesShipmentRequest('b1', {
+        paymentCurrency: 'USD',
+        containers: [
+          { containerSize: '20ft', quantity: 4 },
+          { containerSize: '40ft', quantity: 1 },
+        ],
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(BadRequestException);
+  });
+
+  it('rejects a changed billing currency', async () => {
+    await expect(
+      serviceWithRequest(request).assertMatchesShipmentRequest('b1', {
+        paymentCurrency: 'ETB',
+        containers: [
+          { containerSize: '20ft', quantity: 2 },
+          { containerSize: '40ft', quantity: 1 },
+        ],
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toBeInstanceOf(BadRequestException);
+  });
+
+  it('is a no-op without a linked request', async () => {
+    await expect(
+      serviceWithRequest(null).assertMatchesShipmentRequest('b1', {
+        paymentCurrency: 'ETB',
+        containers: [{ containerSize: '20ft', quantity: 9 }],
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-booking.service.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-booking.service.ts
index 313364d8c..051d0eabe 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-booking.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/contracts/contract-booking.service.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import { CargoType } from '../rule-engine/entities/cargo-type.entity';
 import { FREIGHT_PERMS } from '../../seed/freight-permissions.registry';
 import { hasFreightPermission } from '../../common/freight-permission.util';
 
+import { BookingRequest } from './entities/booking-request.entity';
 import { Contract } from './entities/contract.entity';
 import { ContractRoute } from './entities/contract-route.entity';
 import {
@@ -395,6 +396,10 @@ export class ContractBookingService {
     if (
       withContainers &&
       freightType === 'CONTAINER' &&
+      // A rebooked cancellation credit carries `skipAutoConsolidation`: its
+      // shared-wagon partner is picked by GL in the rebook flow, so nothing may
+      // auto-claim (or park) it here behind GL's back.
+      !dto.skipAutoConsolidation &&
       (await this.consolidationService.needsConsolidationFromBooking(
         withContainers,
       ))
@@ -863,6 +868,12 @@ export class ContractBookingService {
       direction: contract.tradeDirection ?? null,
     });
 
+    // The customer's shipment request is the order: sizes, quantities and
+    // billing currency are theirs — GL enters everything else. Both halves of a
+    // consolidated pair pass through here, so each is checked against its OWN
+    // request.
+    await this.assertMatchesShipmentRequest(booking.id, dto);
+
     const freightType = contract.freightType;
     let hasCargo =
       (booking.bookingContainers?.length ?? 0) > 0 ||
@@ -1052,6 +1063,72 @@ export class ContractBookingService {
     return { booking: completed, warnings };
   }
 
+  /**
+   * The linked shipment request (customs Path B) is the customer's order:
+   * container sizes + quantities and the billing currency are the customer's
+   * choices, and GL may not change them at completion — only per-unit details
+   * (numbers, seals, VGM, handling) are GL's to enter. No linked request, or a
+   * legacy request without lines/currency ⇒ nothing to enforce. Container lines
+   * are checked only when the payload restates cargo (a day-only resubmit keeps
+   * the already-validated persisted cargo).
+   */
+  private async assertMatchesShipmentRequest(
+    bookingId: string,
+    dto: CreateBookingUnderContractDto,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    const request = await this.dataSource.getRepository(BookingRequest).findOne({
+      where: { createdBookingId: bookingId },
+    });
+    if (!request) return;
+    const lines = request.requestedLines ?? {};
+
+    if (request.paymentCurrency) {
+      if (dto.paymentCurrency && dto.paymentCurrency !== request.paymentCurrency) {
+        throw new BadRequestException(
+          `The customer chose ${request.paymentCurrency} on the shipment request — the billing currency cannot be changed.`,
+        );
+      }
+      dto.paymentCurrency = request.paymentCurrency;
+    }
+
+    if (dto.containers?.length && lines.containers?.length) {
+      // Compare per size in ft ("20ft" vs "20FT"/"20" spellings must not differ).
+      const byFt = (rows: Array<{ containerSize: string; quantity: number }>) => {
+        const map = new Map<number, number>();
+        for (const row of rows) {
+          const ft = parseInt(String(row.containerSize), 10);
+          map.set(ft, (map.get(ft) ?? 0) + Number(row.quantity || 0));
+        }
+        return map;
+      };
+      const requested = byFt(lines.containers);
+      const given = byFt(dto.containers);
+      const same =
+        requested.size === given.size &&
+        [...requested].every(([ft, qty]) => given.get(ft) === qty);
+      if (!same) {
+        const summary = [...requested]
+          .map(([ft, qty]) => `${qty} × ${ft}ft`)
+          .join(', ');
+        throw new BadRequestException(
+          `The customer requested exactly ${summary} — container sizes and quantities cannot be changed at completion.`,
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (dto.bulkLines?.length && lines.bulk?.cargoWeightTons != null) {
+      const givenTons = dto.bulkLines.reduce(
+        (sum, l) => sum + Number(l.cargoWeightTons || 0),
+        0,
+      );
+      if (givenTons !== Number(lines.bulk.cargoWeightTons)) {
+        throw new BadRequestException(
+          `The customer requested ${lines.bulk.cargoWeightTons} tons on the shipment request — the bulk quantity cannot be changed at completion.`,
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Search for a complementary partner for a parked-eligible drawdown, pair it or
    * park it in PENDING_CONSOLIDATION with the resume status it should return to.
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/controllers/train-scheduling.controller.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/controllers/train-scheduling.controller.ts
index e9a747784..494522595 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/controllers/train-scheduling.controller.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/controllers/train-scheduling.controller.ts
@@ -566,8 +566,9 @@ export class TrainSchedulingController {
   dispatchSchedule(
     @Param("id", ParseUUIDPipe) id: string,
     @Body() dto: DispatchScheduleDto,
+    @CurrentUser() user: AuthUserPayload,
   ) {
-    return this.trainSchedulingService.dispatchSchedule(id, dto);
+    return this.trainSchedulingService.dispatchSchedule(id, dto, resolveAuthUserId(user));
   }
 
   @Get("intercity/bookings")
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/dto/record-checkpoint.dto.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/dto/record-checkpoint.dto.ts
index 5f9a7a1bc..06c363bc4 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/dto/record-checkpoint.dto.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/dto/record-checkpoint.dto.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import { ApiProperty } from '@nestjs/swagger';
 import { TrainCheckpointKind } from '@edr/types';
 import {
+  IsArray,
   IsEnum,
   IsInt,
   IsISO8601,
   IsOptional,
   IsString,
+  IsUUID,
   MaxLength,
   Min,
 } from 'class-validator';
@@ -113,4 +115,20 @@ export class DispatchScheduleDto {
   @IsOptional()
   @IsISO8601()
   actualDepartureAt?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * Loading is a manual staff decision. When present, only these bookings are
+   * auto-loaded at the origin; every other unloaded origin boarder is left
+   * behind — deallocated from its wagon and returned to the booking pool.
+   * Absent (older clients) = load every origin boarder, the historic behavior.
+   */
+  @ApiProperty({
+    required: false,
+    description:
+      'Origin-yard bookings confirmed loaded; the rest are unassigned back to the pool. Omit to auto-load all.',
+  })
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsArray()
+  @IsUUID('4', { each: true })
+  loadedBookingIds?: string[];
 }
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/services/train-scheduling.service.ts b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/services/train-scheduling.service.ts
index c4ca3da59..9c11553ff 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/services/train-scheduling.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-api/src/modules/train-scheduling/services/train-scheduling.service.ts
@@ -2370,16 +2370,22 @@ export class TrainSchedulingService {
     if (!schedule) {
       throw new NotFoundException(`Train schedule ${scheduleId} not found`);
     }
-    if (!['DRAFT', 'SCHEDULED'].includes(schedule.status)) {
-      throw new BadRequestException('Cannot unassign from a finalized or dispatched schedule');
-    }
-
     const link = schedule.scheduleBookings?.find((sb) => sb.bookingId === bookingId);
     if (!link) {
       throw new NotFoundException(`Booking ${bookingId} is not assigned to this schedule`);
     }
 
     const booking = await this.bookingsRepository.findById(bookingId);
+    // A dispatched train may still shed a booking staff left behind at its
+    // boarding yard (dispatch dialog / log-pass "leave") — but never one whose
+    // cargo is actually on the train.
+    const leftBehindWhileDispatched =
+      schedule.status === 'DISPATCHED' &&
+      !booking?.loadedAt &&
+      booking?.status !== 'IN_TRANSIT';
+    if (!['DRAFT', 'SCHEDULED'].includes(schedule.status) && !leftBehindWhileDispatched) {
+      throw new BadRequestException('Cannot unassign from a finalized or dispatched schedule');
+    }
     if (booking?.isGovernment) {
       throw new BadRequestException(
         'Government bookings cannot be removed from a train. They can only be switched onto another allocation.',
@@ -2447,6 +2453,21 @@ export class TrainSchedulingService {
       for (const slot of survivingSlots) {
         const slotAllocations = slot.allocations ?? [];
         if (slotAllocations.length === 0) {
+          // A dispatched train pinned its wagons (ASSIGNED + schedule id) at
+          // departure — freeing the slot must also free the physical wagon, or
+          // the checkpoint position-fix keeps dragging it along the corridor.
+          if (schedule.status === 'DISPATCHED' && slot.physicalWagonId) {
+            const wagon = await manager
+              .getRepository(Wagon)
+              .findOne({ where: { id: slot.physicalWagonId } });
+            if (wagon && wagon.currentTrainScheduleId === scheduleId) {
+              await manager.getRepository(Wagon).update(wagon.id, {
+                currentTrainScheduleId: null,
+                trainSetWagonId: null,
+                status: wagon.trainId ? WagonStatus.Assigned : WagonStatus.Available,
+              });
+            }
+          }
           await manager.getRepository(TrainSetWagon).delete(slot.id);
           continue;
         }
@@ -2476,8 +2497,10 @@ export class TrainSchedulingService {
 
     // Freed wagons may un-full the train — re-derive the window status (this
     // also revives a DONE window pre-departure so the freed space is bookable
-    // again for import/export).
-    await this.bookingBatchService?.refreshWindowStatus(scheduleId);
+    // again for import/export). A dispatched train's window stays CLOSED.
+    if (schedule.status !== 'DISPATCHED') {
+      await this.bookingBatchService?.refreshWindowStatus(scheduleId);
+    }
 
     await this.trainCompositionRemovalLogRepository.create({
       scheduleId,
@@ -2842,14 +2865,35 @@ export class TrainSchedulingService {
     return this.getTrainScheduleById(scheduleId);
   }
 
-  async dispatchSchedule(scheduleId: string, dto: DispatchScheduleDto = {}) {
-    const schedule = await this.trainSchedulesRepository.findByIdWithFullGraph(scheduleId);
+  async dispatchSchedule(scheduleId: string, dto: DispatchScheduleDto = {}, userId?: string) {
+    let schedule = await this.trainSchedulesRepository.findByIdWithFullGraph(scheduleId);
     if (!schedule) {
       throw new NotFoundException(`Train schedule ${scheduleId} not found`);
     }
     if (schedule.status !== TrainScheduleStatusEnum.Scheduled) {
       throw new BadRequestException('Only SCHEDULED trains can be dispatched');
     }
+    // Loading is a manual staff decision: when the dispatch dialog sends the
+    // checked list, every other unloaded origin boarder is left behind —
+    // deallocated from its wagon and returned to the booking pool — so the
+    // origin auto-load below only ever touches confirmed cargo. Government
+    // bookings cannot be unassigned and keep the historic auto-load.
+    if (dto.loadedBookingIds) {
+      const keep = new Set(dto.loadedBookingIds);
+      const candidates = await this.unloadedOriginBoarderIds(scheduleId, schedule.originStationId);
+      const leftBehind = candidates.filter((id) => !keep.has(id));
+      for (const bookingId of leftBehind) {
+        await this.unassignBooking(scheduleId, bookingId, userId);
+      }
+      if (leftBehind.length) {
+        // Unassign deleted allocations and slots — reload the graph dispatch works on.
+        const reloaded = await this.trainSchedulesRepository.findByIdWithFullGraph(scheduleId);
+        if (!reloaded) {
+          throw new NotFoundException(`Train schedule ${scheduleId} not found`);
+        }
+        schedule = reloaded;
+      }
+    }
     // Staff may record the departure after the fact — past is fine, future is not.
     const now = dto.actualDepartureAt ? new Date(dto.actualDepartureAt) : new Date();
     this.assertNotFuture(now, 'Departure time');
@@ -3071,6 +3115,34 @@ export class TrainSchedulingService {
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Origin boarders the dispatch dialog decides over: unloaded (no journey
+   * load, no workspace LOADED flag), boardable, non-government. Boardable is
+   * PAID — or FULLY_EXECUTED for shipping-line bookings, which never prepay
+   * (their charge sits on the credit ledger) yet ride from accept.
+   */
+  private async unloadedOriginBoarderIds(
+    scheduleId: string,
+    originYardId: string,
+  ): Promise<string[]> {
+    const rows: Array<{ id: string }> = await this.dataSource.query(
+      `SELECT b.id
+         FROM freight.bookings b
+         JOIN freight.train_schedule_bookings tsb ON tsb.booking_id = b.id
+        WHERE tsb.train_schedule_id = $1
+          AND tsb.deleted_at IS NULL
+          AND b.deleted_at IS NULL
+          AND b.origin_yard_id = $2
+          AND b.loaded_at IS NULL
+          AND COALESCE(tsb.loading_status, 'UNLOADED') <> 'LOADED'
+          AND b.is_government = false
+          AND (b.status = 'PAID'
+            OR (b.shipping_line_company_id IS NOT NULL AND b.status = 'FULLY_EXECUTED'))`,
+      [scheduleId, originYardId],
+    );
+    return rows.map((r) => r.id);
+  }
+
   async getImportDjiboutiOperation(scheduleId: string) {
     const schedule = await this.getDjiboutiGatepassSchedule(scheduleId);
     const operation = await this.getOrCreateImportDjiboutiOperation(scheduleId);
@@ -9866,6 +9938,9 @@ export class TrainSchedulingService {
           loadingStatus: sb.loadingStatus ?? LoadingStatus.Unloaded,
           wagonAssigned: allocatedBookingIds.has(sb.booking?.id ?? sb.bookingId),
           isGovernment: Boolean(sb.booking?.isGovernment),
+          // Shipping-line bookings never prepay (credit ledger) — the dispatch
+          // dialog needs this to know FULLY_EXECUTED means boardable for them.
+          shippingLineCompanyId: sb.booking?.shippingLineCompanyId ?? null,
         })) ?? [],
       // Ordered corridor stops (route milestones; falls back to the two
       // endpoints) — lets the UI draw per-segment occupancy and label legs.
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/contracts/GlCreateBookingForm.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/contracts/GlCreateBookingForm.tsx
index e208328cc..0ca021937 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/contracts/GlCreateBookingForm.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/contracts/GlCreateBookingForm.tsx
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ import {
 import {
   ConsolidationPartnerPanel,
   emptyPartnerLine,
+  emptyPartnerUnit,
 } from "./gl-booking-form/ConsolidationPartnerPanel";
 import { ConsolidationPartnerPicker } from "./gl-booking-form/ConsolidationPartnerPicker";
 
@@ -250,6 +251,17 @@ export default function GlCreateBookingForm() {
     enabled: Boolean(requestId),
   });
 
+  // The shipment request is the customer's order: container sizes/quantities
+  // and the billing currency are the customer's choices and stay read-only —
+  // GL enters only per-unit details (numbers, seals, VGM, handling). The
+  // server enforces the same on completion.
+  const requestContainersLocked = Boolean(
+    bookingRequest?.requestedLines?.containers?.length,
+  );
+  const requestBulkLocked =
+    bookingRequest?.requestedLines?.bulk?.cargoWeightTons != null;
+  const requestCurrencyLocked = Boolean(bookingRequest?.paymentCurrency);
+
   // The expired booking a Rebook is copying from (its cargo seeds the form).
   const { data: copyFromBooking } = useQuery({
     queryKey: ["rebook-copy-from", copyFromParam],
@@ -328,6 +340,39 @@ export default function GlCreateBookingForm() {
   const [partner, setPartner] = useState<ConsolidationCandidate | null>(null);
   const [partnerLines, setPartnerLines] = useState<ContainerLineDraft[]>([]);
   const [partnerCargoDescription, setPartnerCargoDescription] = useState("");
+
+  // The partner is its own customer: if a shipment request created it, that
+  // request locks the partner's quantities and billing currency the same way
+  // this booking's request locks this side (server enforces both halves).
+  const { data: partnerContractRequests } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ["shipment-requests-for-contract", partner?.contractId],
+    queryFn: () => contractsService.listBookingRequests(partner!.contractId!),
+    enabled: Boolean(partner?.contractId),
+  });
+  const partnerRequest =
+    (partner &&
+      partnerContractRequests?.find(
+        (r) => r.createdBookingId === partner.id,
+      )) ||
+    null;
+  const partnerLocked = Boolean(partnerRequest?.requestedLines?.containers?.length);
+
+  // Seed (and lock) the partner's lines from its request once it loads.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const requested = partnerRequest?.requestedLines?.containers;
+    if (!partner || !requested?.length) return;
+    setPartnerLines(
+      requested.map((c) => ({
+        containerSize: c.containerSize,
+        quantity: String(Math.max(1, c.quantity)),
+        hazardousQuantity: "0",
+        reeferQuantity: "0",
+        returnQuantity: "0",
+        units: Array.from({ length: Math.max(1, c.quantity) }, emptyPartnerUnit),
+      })),
+    );
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [partner?.id, partnerRequest?.id]);
   const seededRef = useRef(false);
   const returnSeededRef = useRef(false);
 
@@ -490,6 +535,14 @@ export default function GlCreateBookingForm() {
     if (bookingRequest.contractRouteId)
       setContractRouteId(bookingRequest.contractRouteId);
     if (bookingRequest.notes) setNotes(bookingRequest.notes);
+    // Currency is the customer's choice on the request — seed it here; the
+    // selector below is disabled while the request specifies one.
+    if (
+      bookingRequest.paymentCurrency === "USD" ||
+      bookingRequest.paymentCurrency === "ETB"
+    ) {
+      setPaymentCurrency(bookingRequest.paymentCurrency);
+    }
   }, [bookingRequest, prefilled]);
 
   // Rebook seed: copy the source booking's container lines once. (Bulk weight /
@@ -1114,7 +1167,13 @@ export default function GlCreateBookingForm() {
     if (!partner || !consolidationActive) return null;
 
     const payload: Freight.CreateBookingUnderContractDto = {
-      paymentCurrency: effectiveCurrency,
+      // The partner's customer chose its own currency on its shipment request;
+      // only a partner without a request falls back to this booking's currency.
+      paymentCurrency:
+        partnerRequest?.paymentCurrency === "USD" ||
+        partnerRequest?.paymentCurrency === "ETB"
+          ? partnerRequest.paymentCurrency
+          : effectiveCurrency,
       ...(scheduledDate
         ? { scheduledDate: new Date(scheduledDate).toISOString() }
         : {}),
@@ -1663,6 +1722,12 @@ export default function GlCreateBookingForm() {
                         label="Quantity *"
                         min={0}
                         value={line.quantity}
+                        disabled={requestContainersLocked}
+                        description={
+                          requestContainersLocked
+                            ? "Requested by the customer — quantity cannot be changed."
+                            : undefined
+                        }
                         error={
                           showErrors
                             ? (lineErrors[lineIdx]?.quantity ??
@@ -1924,6 +1989,7 @@ export default function GlCreateBookingForm() {
                     showReefer={Boolean(contract.isReefer)}
                     showErrors={showErrors}
                     error={partnerError}
+                    lockQuantities={partnerLocked}
                   />
                 </>
               ) : null}
@@ -1946,6 +2012,12 @@ export default function GlCreateBookingForm() {
                 placeholder="e.g. 1200"
                 min={0}
                 step={0.01}
+                disabled={requestBulkLocked}
+                description={
+                  requestBulkLocked
+                    ? "Requested by the customer — quantity cannot be changed."
+                    : undefined
+                }
                 value={bulk.cargoWeightTons}
                 error={
                   showErrors && bulkUom === "PER_TON"
@@ -2147,14 +2219,16 @@ export default function GlCreateBookingForm() {
               Billing currency
             </Text>
             <Text size="xs" c="dimmed" mb={8}>
-              {isImport
-                ? "Import shipments may be invoiced in ETB or USD. USD is paid by bank transfer, not online."
-                : "Shipments are invoiced in ETB."}
+              {requestCurrencyLocked
+                ? "The customer chose the billing currency on the shipment request — it cannot be changed."
+                : isImport
+                  ? "Import shipments may be invoiced in ETB or USD. USD is paid by bank transfer, not online."
+                  : "Shipments are invoiced in ETB."}
             </Text>
             <CurrencySelector
               value={isImport ? paymentCurrency : "ETB"}
               onChange={setPaymentCurrency}
-              disabled={!isImport}
+              disabled={!isImport || requestCurrencyLocked}
               allowUsd={isImport}
               error={currencyError}
             />
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/contracts/gl-booking-form/ConsolidationPartnerPanel.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/contracts/gl-booking-form/ConsolidationPartnerPanel.tsx
index e52cce097..a3be22ea1 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/contracts/gl-booking-form/ConsolidationPartnerPanel.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/contracts/gl-booking-form/ConsolidationPartnerPanel.tsx
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ interface Props {
   /** Surface field errors only after the operator tried to continue. */
   showErrors: boolean;
   error?: string;
+  /**
+   * The partner's shipment request fixed its sizes/quantities — the quantity
+   * fields render read-only and GL enters only per-unit details.
+   */
+  lockQuantities?: boolean;
 }
 
 export function ConsolidationPartnerPanel({
@@ -97,6 +102,7 @@ export function ConsolidationPartnerPanel({
   showReefer,
   showErrors,
   error,
+  lockQuantities,
 }: Props) {
   const patchLine = (index: number, patch: Partial<PartnerLineDraft>) => {
     onLinesChange(
@@ -149,6 +155,12 @@ export function ConsolidationPartnerPanel({
             label="Quantity *"
             min={0}
             value={line.quantity}
+            disabled={lockQuantities}
+            description={
+              lockQuantities
+                ? "Requested by the partner's customer — quantity cannot be changed."
+                : undefined
+            }
             onChange={(e) => patchLine(lineIdx, { quantity: e.currentTarget.value })}
             // Sync off the typed value, not the captured `line` — that snapshot
             // still holds the pre-edit quantity and would write it back.
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/trainScheduling/LogPassYardWorkModal.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/trainScheduling/LogPassYardWorkModal.tsx
index c35e87a5a..b2de28f3b 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/trainScheduling/LogPassYardWorkModal.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/components/trainScheduling/LogPassYardWorkModal.tsx
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ export function LogPassYardWorkModal({
   const { toast } = useToast();
   const { user } = useAuth();
   const canLoad = hasFreightPermission(user, FREIGHT_PERMS.trainScheduling.load);
+  const canLeave = hasFreightPermission(user, FREIGHT_PERMS.trainScheduling.update);
   const [justLogged, setJustLogged] = useState(false);
   // When the train was here — defaults to now, past allowed (recorded after the fact).
   const [passAt, setPassAt] = useState<Date | null>(null);
@@ -134,6 +135,10 @@ export function LogPassYardWorkModal({
     api.trainScheduling.recordCheckpoint.mutationOptions(),
   );
   const load = useMutation(api.trainScheduling.loadScheduleBooking.mutationOptions());
+  // "Leave behind": the cargo is not on the train — unassign frees its wagons
+  // and returns the booking to the pool for a later schedule. Reversible (the
+  // booking can be re-assigned), so no extra confirm step.
+  const leave = useMutation(api.trainScheduling.unassignBooking.mutationOptions());
 
   const yard = yardWorkQuery.data?.yards.find((y) => y.yardId === station?.yardId);
   const boarders: YardWorkBookingRow[] = yard?.toLoad ?? [];
@@ -196,6 +201,28 @@ export function LogPassYardWorkModal({
     );
   };
 
+  const doLeave = (row: YardWorkBookingRow) => {
+    leave.mutate(
+      { id: scheduleId, bookingId: row.id },
+      {
+        onSuccess: () => {
+          toast({
+            title: `${row.reference ?? "Booking"} left behind`,
+            description:
+              "Removed from this train — wagons freed, booking returned to the pool for a later schedule.",
+          });
+          void yardWorkQuery.refetch();
+        },
+        onError: (err) =>
+          toast({
+            title: "Could not leave booking behind",
+            description: parseError(err, "Please try again"),
+            variant: "destructive",
+          }),
+      },
+    );
+  };
+
   const hasWork = boarders.length > 0 || arrivals.length > 0;
 
   return (
@@ -355,30 +382,54 @@ export function LogPassYardWorkModal({
                           </Table.Td>
                           <Table.Td>
                             {!row.loadedAt ? (
-                              <Tooltip
-                                label={
-                                  !canLoad
-                                    ? "You don't have permission to load cargo"
-                                    : !logged
-                                      ? "Log the pass first — the train must be at this yard"
-                                      : !row.canLoad
-                                        ? "Booking is not ready to load (payment pending)"
-                                        : "Confirm cargo loaded onto the train"
-                                }
-                              >
-                                <Button
-                                  size="compact-xs"
-                                  variant="light"
-                                  leftSection={<PackageCheck size={13} />}
-                                  disabled={!canLoad || !logged || !row.canLoad}
-                                  loading={
-                                    load.isPending && load.variables?.bookingId === row.id
+                              <Group gap={6} wrap="nowrap">
+                                <Tooltip
+                                  label={
+                                    !canLoad
+                                      ? "You don't have permission to load cargo"
+                                      : !logged
+                                        ? "Log the pass first — the train must be at this yard"
+                                        : !row.canLoad
+                                          ? "Booking is not ready to load (payment pending)"
+                                          : "Confirm cargo loaded onto the train"
                                   }
-                                  onClick={() => doLoad(row)}
                                 >
-                                  Load
-                                </Button>
-                              </Tooltip>
+                                  <Button
+                                    size="compact-xs"
+                                    variant="light"
+                                    leftSection={<PackageCheck size={13} />}
+                                    disabled={!canLoad || !logged || !row.canLoad}
+                                    loading={
+                                      load.isPending && load.variables?.bookingId === row.id
+                                    }
+                                    onClick={() => doLoad(row)}
+                                  >
+                                    Load
+                                  </Button>
+                                </Tooltip>
+                                <Tooltip
+                                  label={
+                                    row.isGovernment
+                                      ? "Government bookings cannot be removed from a train"
+                                      : !canLeave
+                                        ? "You don't have permission to remove bookings"
+                                        : "Cargo is not on the train — free its wagons and return the booking to the pool"
+                                  }
+                                >
+                                  <Button
+                                    size="compact-xs"
+                                    variant="light"
+                                    color="red"
+                                    disabled={!canLeave || row.isGovernment}
+                                    loading={
+                                      leave.isPending && leave.variables?.bookingId === row.id
+                                    }
+                                    onClick={() => doLeave(row)}
+                                  >
+                                    Leave
+                                  </Button>
+                                </Tooltip>
+                              </Group>
                             ) : null}
                           </Table.Td>
                         </Table.Tr>
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/AuditLogsPage.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/AuditLogsPage.tsx
index eac18ca2a..83a20d20f 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/AuditLogsPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/AuditLogsPage.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { useMemo, useState } from "react";
+import { useNavigate, useSearchParams } from "react-router-dom";
 import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import {
   Badge,
+  Button,
   Card,
   Code,
   Group,
@@ -42,6 +44,26 @@ const OUTCOME_OPTIONS = [
   { value: "false", label: "Failed" },
 ];
 
+/**
+ * Entity type → detail page for that record. Drives the row's "Go" button;
+ * types without a detail page (Wagon, Locomotive, …) simply have no button.
+ */
+const ENTITY_ROUTES: Record<string, (id: string) => string> = {
+  Booking: (id) => `/dashboard/booking-requests/${id}`,
+  Contract: (id) => `/dashboard/contract-requests/${id}`,
+  Schedule: (id) => `/dashboard/operations/train-scheduling-v2/${id}`,
+  "Train Schedule": (id) => `/dashboard/operations/train-scheduling-v2/${id}`,
+  Train: (id) => `/dashboard/trains/${id}`,
+  "Train Build": (id) => `/dashboard/trains/${id}`,
+  "EIMS Invoice": (id) => `/dashboard/invoices/${id}`,
+  Payment: (id) => `/dashboard/invoices/${id}`,
+  Vehicle: (id) => `/dashboard/vehicles/${id}`,
+  Company: (id) => `/dashboard/customers/${id}`,
+};
+
+const entityRoute = (log: AuditLog): string | null =>
+  log.resourceId ? (ENTITY_ROUTES[log.type]?.(log.resourceId) ?? null) : null;
+
 /** `YYYY-MM-DD` → inclusive ISO bounds, so a single day covers its full range. */
 const startOfDay = (date: string) => `${date}T00:00:00.000Z`;
 const endOfDay = (date: string) => `${date}T23:59:59.999Z`;
@@ -49,13 +71,20 @@ const endOfDay = (date: string) => `${date}T23:59:59.999Z`;
 const formatTimestamp = (value: string) => new Date(value).toLocaleString();
 
 const AuditLogsPage = () => {
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  // Entity pages deep-link here as /dashboard/audit-logs?type=Booking&resourceId=<id>
+  // to show one record's full history with the filters already applied.
+  const [searchParams] = useSearchParams();
+
   // Server-side filters. Unlike most freight lists (which filter an
   // already-fetched array via useListControls), audit_logs is append-only and
   // grows without bound, so filtering and paging both happen in the API.
-  const [search, setSearch] = useState("");
+  const [search, setSearch] = useState(searchParams.get("q") ?? "");
   const [dateFrom, setDateFrom] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [dateTo, setDateTo] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const [type, setType] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [type, setType] = useState<string | null>(searchParams.get("type"));
+  const [resourceId] = useState<string | null>(searchParams.get("resourceId"));
+  const [action, setAction] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [method, setMethod] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [outcome, setOutcome] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [selected, setSelected] = useState<AuditLog | null>(null);
@@ -69,13 +98,16 @@ const AuditLogsPage = () => {
       type: type ?? undefined,
       method: (method as AuditMethod | null) ?? undefined,
       isSuccess: outcome === null ? undefined : outcome === "true",
-      // The API filters by record id; the search box is the natural place to
-      // paste one when tracing what happened to a specific contract/booking.
-      resourceId: search.trim() || undefined,
+      // Free-text: matches reference (booking/schedule/train number), record
+      // id, staff name and action title server-side.
+      q: search.trim() || undefined,
+      title: action ?? undefined,
+      // Set only via deep link from an entity page's "History" button.
+      resourceId: resourceId ?? undefined,
       from: dateFrom ? startOfDay(dateFrom) : undefined,
       to: dateTo ? endOfDay(dateTo) : undefined,
     }),
-    [pagination, type, method, outcome, search, dateFrom, dateTo],
+    [pagination, type, method, outcome, search, action, resourceId, dateFrom, dateTo],
   );
 
   const logsQuery = useQuery({
@@ -88,12 +120,17 @@ const AuditLogsPage = () => {
     queryFn: () => auditLogsService.types(),
   });
 
+  const actionsQuery = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ["audit-logs", "actions"],
+    queryFn: () => auditLogsService.actions(),
+  });
+
   const rows = logsQuery.data?.items ?? [];
   const totalCount = logsQuery.data?.meta.total ?? 0;
   const pageCount = logsQuery.data?.meta.totalPages ?? 0;
 
   const hasFilters = Boolean(
-    search || dateFrom || dateTo || type || method || outcome,
+    search || dateFrom || dateTo || type || action || method || outcome,
   );
 
   const resetFilters = () => {
@@ -101,6 +138,7 @@ const AuditLogsPage = () => {
     setDateFrom(null);
     setDateTo(null);
     setType(null);
+    setAction(null);
     setMethod(null);
     setOutcome(null);
     setPagination({ pageIndex: 0, pageSize: pagination.pageSize });
@@ -135,7 +173,7 @@ const AuditLogsPage = () => {
           <ListControls
             search={search}
             onSearchChange={onFilterChange(setSearch)}
-            searchPlaceholder="Filter by record id…"
+            searchPlaceholder="Booking / schedule / train number, staff name, action…"
             dateFrom={dateFrom}
             onDateFromChange={onFilterChange(setDateFrom)}
             dateTo={dateTo}
@@ -154,6 +192,16 @@ const AuditLogsPage = () => {
               searchable
               w={200}
             />
+            <Select
+              label="Action"
+              placeholder="All actions"
+              data={actionsQuery.data ?? []}
+              value={action}
+              onChange={onFilterChange(setAction)}
+              clearable
+              searchable
+              w={260}
+            />
             <Select
               label="Method"
               placeholder="All methods"
@@ -193,10 +241,12 @@ const AuditLogsPage = () => {
                   <Table.Tr>
                     <Table.Th>Action</Table.Th>
                     <Table.Th>Entity</Table.Th>
+                    <Table.Th>Reference</Table.Th>
                     <Table.Th>Method</Table.Th>
                     <Table.Th>User</Table.Th>
                     <Table.Th>Outcome</Table.Th>
                     <Table.Th>When</Table.Th>
+                    <Table.Th />
                   </Table.Tr>
                 </Table.Thead>
                 <Table.Tbody>
@@ -214,6 +264,11 @@ const AuditLogsPage = () => {
                       <Table.Td>
                         <Badge variant="light">{log.type}</Badge>
                       </Table.Td>
+                      <Table.Td>
+                        <Text size="sm" ff="monospace">
+                          {log.reference || "—"}
+                        </Text>
+                      </Table.Td>
                       <Table.Td>
                         <Badge color={METHOD_COLORS[log.method]} variant="light">
                           {log.method}
@@ -250,6 +305,21 @@ const AuditLogsPage = () => {
                       <Table.Td>
                         <Text size="sm">{formatTimestamp(log.createdAt)}</Text>
                       </Table.Td>
+                      <Table.Td>
+                        {entityRoute(log) ? (
+                          <Button
+                            size="compact-xs"
+                            variant="light"
+                            onClick={(event) => {
+                              // The row itself opens the detail modal.
+                              event.stopPropagation();
+                              navigate(entityRoute(log)!);
+                            }}
+                          >
+                            Go
+                          </Button>
+                        ) : null}
+                      </Table.Td>
                     </Table.Tr>
                   ))}
                 </Table.Tbody>
@@ -277,6 +347,7 @@ const AuditLogsPage = () => {
           <Stack gap="sm">
             <DetailRow label="Action" value={selected.title} />
             <DetailRow label="Entity" value={selected.type} />
+            <DetailRow label="Reference" value={selected.reference || null} />
             <DetailRow label="Record id" value={selected.resourceId} />
             <DetailRow label="Method" value={selected.method} />
             <DetailRow label="URL" value={selected.url} />
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/bookings/WagonCancellationsPage.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/bookings/WagonCancellationsPage.tsx
index 3aa6a785b..4ca8100a2 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/bookings/WagonCancellationsPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/bookings/WagonCancellationsPage.tsx
@@ -74,6 +74,23 @@ interface WagonCancellation {
   };
 }
 
+interface RebookPartnerCandidate {
+  id: string;
+  reference: string;
+  companyName: string | null;
+  status: string;
+  scheduledDate: string | null;
+  ft20Quantity: number;
+}
+
+/** Odd 20ft in the credit ⇒ the rebooked booking shares a wagon and GL must pick the partner. */
+const hasOddFt20 = (r: WagonCancellation): boolean =>
+  Object.entries(r.cancelledQuantities?.bySize ?? {})
+    .filter(([size]) => parseInt(size, 10) === 20)
+    .reduce((sum, [, qty]) => sum + Number(qty || 0), 0) %
+    2 ===
+  1;
+
 /** Editable rebook unit — prefilled from the cancelled snapshot. */
 interface RebookUnitDraft {
   containerSize: string;
@@ -147,10 +164,12 @@ export default function WagonCancellationsPage() {
   );
   const [rebooking, setRebooking] = useState<WagonCancellation | null>(null);
   const [rebookDate, setRebookDate] = useState<Date | null>(null);
+  const [rebookPartnerId, setRebookPartnerId] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [rebookDrafts, setRebookDrafts] = useState<RebookUnitDraft[]>([]);
   const openRebook = (r: WagonCancellation) => {
     setRebooking(r);
     setRebookDate(null);
+    setRebookPartnerId(null);
     setRebookDrafts(
       (r.cancelledQuantities?.units ?? []).map((u) => ({
         containerSize: u.containerSize,
@@ -179,9 +198,30 @@ export default function WagonCancellationsPage() {
       api.post(`/bookings/wagon-cancellations/${rebooking!.id}/rebook`, {
         scheduledDate: toDayString(rebookDate!),
         ...(rebookDrafts.length ? { containers: rebookContainersPayload() } : {}),
+        ...(rebookPartnerId ? { partnerBookingId: rebookPartnerId } : {}),
       }),
   });
 
+  // Odd-20ft credit: the rebooked booking shares a wagon again, so GL must pick
+  // the odd partner booking riding the chosen day. It ships once that partner pays.
+  const rebookNeedsPartner = rebooking ? hasOddFt20(rebooking) : false;
+  const rebookPartners = useQuery({
+    queryKey: [
+      "wagon-cancellations",
+      rebooking?.id,
+      "rebook-partners",
+      rebookDate ? toDayString(rebookDate) : null,
+    ],
+    enabled: Boolean(rebooking && rebookNeedsPartner && rebookDate),
+    queryFn: async () => {
+      const res = await api.get<RebookPartnerCandidate[]>(
+        `/bookings/wagon-cancellations/${rebooking!.id}/rebook-partners`,
+        { params: { scheduledDate: toDayString(rebookDate!) } },
+      );
+      return res.data;
+    },
+  });
+
   const resetPage = () =>
     setPagination({ pageIndex: 0, pageSize: pagination.pageSize });
 
@@ -301,11 +341,12 @@ export default function WagonCancellationsPage() {
         const r = row.original;
         const showVoid = r.status === "FEE_PENDING" && canVoid;
         // Customs credits are GL's to rebook; non-customs ones the customer
-        // rebooks from the portal.
+        // rebooks from the portal — EXCEPT odd-20ft credits: those must be
+        // re-paired with a partner booking, which only GL can pick.
         const showRebook =
           r.status === "CREDIT_AVAILABLE" &&
           canRebook &&
-          Boolean(r.booking?.customsClearingEnabled) &&
+          (Boolean(r.booking?.customsClearingEnabled) || hasOddFt20(r)) &&
           Number(r.creditAmount) > 0;
         if (!showVoid && !showRebook) return null;
         return (
@@ -495,9 +536,43 @@ export default function WagonCancellationsPage() {
               label="Shipment day"
               placeholder="Pick the day"
               value={rebookDate}
-              onChange={(v) => setRebookDate(v ? new Date(v) : null)}
+              onChange={(v) => {
+                setRebookDate(v ? new Date(v) : null);
+                setRebookPartnerId(null);
+              }}
               radius="md"
             />
+            {rebookNeedsPartner && (
+              <Select
+                label="Consolidation partner"
+                description="This credit has an odd 20ft container — pick the odd booking that shares its wagon. The rebooked booking is paid; it ships once the partner pays."
+                placeholder={
+                  !rebookDate
+                    ? "Pick the day first"
+                    : rebookPartners.isLoading
+                      ? "Loading…"
+                      : "Pick the partner booking"
+                }
+                data={(rebookPartners.data ?? []).map((c) => ({
+                  value: c.id,
+                  label: `${c.reference} · ${c.companyName ?? "—"} · ${c.ft20Quantity}×20ft`,
+                }))}
+                value={rebookPartnerId}
+                onChange={setRebookPartnerId}
+                disabled={!rebookDate}
+                searchable
+                radius="md"
+              />
+            )}
+            {rebookNeedsPartner &&
+              rebookDate &&
+              !rebookPartners.isLoading &&
+              (rebookPartners.data ?? []).length === 0 && (
+                <Text size="xs" c="orange">
+                  No odd-20ft booking rides that day — pick another day or wait
+                  for a partner booking.
+                </Text>
+              )}
             {rebookDrafts.length > 0 && (
               <Stack gap={6}>
                 <Text size="xs" c="dimmed">
@@ -569,7 +644,9 @@ export default function WagonCancellationsPage() {
               <Button
                 color="green"
                 radius="md"
-                disabled={!rebookDate}
+                disabled={
+                  !rebookDate || (rebookNeedsPartner && !rebookPartnerId)
+                }
                 loading={rebook.isPending}
                 onClick={async () => {
                   try {
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/trainScheduling/TrainScheduleV2DetailPage.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/trainScheduling/TrainScheduleV2DetailPage.tsx
index 214711066..44789be94 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/trainScheduling/TrainScheduleV2DetailPage.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/pages/trainScheduling/TrainScheduleV2DetailPage.tsx
@@ -133,8 +133,14 @@ export default function TrainScheduleV2DetailPage() {
   // Actual departure — staff often dispatch on paper first and record it later,
   // so the time is picked (defaults to now when the dialog opens).
   const [dispatchAt, setDispatchAt] = useState<Date | null>(null);
+  // Loading is manual: dispatch decides the fate of every unloaded origin
+  // boarder — checked = loaded and departs, unchecked = left behind (wagon
+  // freed, booking back to the pool). Default unchecked; government bookings
+  // cannot be removed from a train so they are forced on.
+  const [dispatchLoadedIds, setDispatchLoadedIds] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
   const openDispatchConfirm = () => {
     setDispatchAt(new Date());
+    setDispatchLoadedIds(new Set());
     setDispatchConfirmOpen(true);
   };
   const [switchTarget, setSwitchTarget] = useState<EligibleContainerBooking | null>(null);
@@ -465,6 +471,25 @@ export default function TrainScheduleV2DetailPage() {
   // per yard from the track page's log-pass flow. Everything below is advisory.
   const hasDispatchWarnings =
     unassignedCount > 0 || unloadedCount > 0 || intercityNotLoadedCount > 0;
+  // Unloaded boarders at the TRAIN's origin — the dispatch dialog's manual
+  // load/leave list. Mirrors the API's unloadedOriginBoarderIds predicate
+  // (plus government, which is shown but forced-loaded).
+  const originYardId = schedule.originStation?.id;
+  const pendingOriginBoarders = dispatchBookings.filter(
+    (b) =>
+      Boolean(b.originYardId) &&
+      b.originYardId === originYardId &&
+      !b.loadedAt &&
+      (b.loadingStatus ?? "UNLOADED") !== "LOADED" &&
+      (b.isGovernment
+        ? b.status === "APPROVED" || b.status === "PAID"
+        : b.status === "PAID" ||
+          // Shipping-line bookings ride from accept on the credit ledger.
+          (Boolean(b.shippingLineCompanyId) && b.status === "FULLY_EXECUTED")),
+  );
+  const dispatchLeftCount = pendingOriginBoarders.filter(
+    (b) => !b.isGovernment && !dispatchLoadedIds.has(b.id),
+  ).length;
 
   const finalizeStep = hasContainerStep ? 3 : 2;
   const canModifyBookings = canEditBookings && !["DISPATCHED", "ARRIVED"].includes(schedule.status);
@@ -516,7 +541,12 @@ export default function TrainScheduleV2DetailPage() {
     try {
       await dispatch.mutateAsync({
         id: scheduleId,
-        payload: dispatchAt ? { actualDepartureAt: dispatchAt.toISOString() } : {},
+        payload: {
+          ...(dispatchAt ? { actualDepartureAt: dispatchAt.toISOString() } : {}),
+          loadedBookingIds: pendingOriginBoarders
+            .filter((b) => b.isGovernment || dispatchLoadedIds.has(b.id))
+            .map((b) => b.id),
+        },
       });
       await openMarshallingDocument({
         title: "Train dispatched",
@@ -1524,6 +1554,48 @@ export default function TrainScheduleV2DetailPage() {
             radius="md"
           />
 
+          {pendingOriginBoarders.length > 0 ? (
+            <Stack gap={6}>
+              <Text size="sm" fw={700}>
+                Cargo boarding at {schedule.originStation?.label ?? "the origin yard"} —
+                tick what was loaded
+              </Text>
+              <Text size="xs" c="dimmed">
+                Unticked bookings are left behind: removed from this train, their
+                wagons freed, and the booking returned to the pool for a later
+                schedule. The customer is notified.
+              </Text>
+              <Stack gap={6} mah={220} style={{ overflowY: "auto" }}>
+                {pendingOriginBoarders.map((b) => (
+                  <Checkbox
+                    key={b.id}
+                    size="sm"
+                    checked={b.isGovernment || dispatchLoadedIds.has(b.id)}
+                    disabled={b.isGovernment}
+                    onChange={(e) => {
+                      const next = new Set(dispatchLoadedIds);
+                      if (e.currentTarget.checked) next.add(b.id);
+                      else next.delete(b.id);
+                      setDispatchLoadedIds(next);
+                    }}
+                    label={
+                      <Text size="sm" span>
+                        {b.reference ?? b.id.slice(0, 8)} — {b.customer ?? "Unknown customer"}
+                        {b.isGovernment ? " (government — always rides)" : ""}
+                      </Text>
+                    }
+                  />
+                ))}
+              </Stack>
+              {dispatchLeftCount > 0 ? (
+                <Text size="xs" c="orange.7" fw={600}>
+                  {dispatchLeftCount} booking{dispatchLeftCount === 1 ? "" : "s"} will
+                  be left behind and returned to the booking pool.
+                </Text>
+              ) : null}
+            </Stack>
+          ) : null}
+
           {hasDispatchWarnings ? (
             <Alert
               color="orange"
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/services/auditLogs.service.ts b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/services/auditLogs.service.ts
index d52a60382..c23967ed0 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/services/auditLogs.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/services/auditLogs.service.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ export interface AuditLog {
   userName: string | null;
   userRole: string | null;
   resourceId: string | null;
+  /** Human identifier of the record (booking reference, train number); '' when unknown. */
+  reference: string;
   /** Sanitized request body; files appear as `__file` descriptors. */
   request: Record<string, unknown> | null;
   ipAddress: string | null;
@@ -52,6 +54,14 @@ export interface AuditLogQuery {
   userId?: string;
   method?: AuditMethod;
   resourceId?: string;
+  /** Case-insensitive prefix match on the human identifier. */
+  reference?: string;
+  /** Staff name, substring match. */
+  userName?: string;
+  /** Action title, substring match. */
+  title?: string;
+  /** Free text across reference, record id, staff name and action title. */
+  q?: string;
   /** Omit for "any outcome". */
   isSuccess?: boolean;
   /** Inclusive ISO 8601 bounds. */
@@ -72,6 +82,10 @@ function toParams(query: AuditLogQuery): Record<string, string | number> {
   if (query.userId) params.userId = query.userId;
   if (query.method) params.method = query.method;
   if (query.resourceId) params.resourceId = query.resourceId;
+  if (query.reference) params.reference = query.reference;
+  if (query.userName) params.userName = query.userName;
+  if (query.title) params.title = query.title;
+  if (query.q) params.q = query.q;
   if (query.isSuccess !== undefined) params.isSuccess = String(query.isSuccess);
   if (query.from) params.from = query.from;
   if (query.to) params.to = query.to;
@@ -94,4 +108,10 @@ export const auditLogsService = {
     const response = await client.get<ApiResponse<string[]>>(`${BASE}/types`);
     return unwrap(response.data);
   },
+
+  /** Distinct action titles present, for the action filter dropdown. */
+  actions: async (): Promise<string[]> => {
+    const response = await client.get<ApiResponse<string[]>>(`${BASE}/actions`);
+    return unwrap(response.data);
+  },
 };
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/types/trainScheduling.ts b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/types/trainScheduling.ts
index e96fa49cd..a735ea197 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/types/trainScheduling.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/backoffice/src/types/trainScheduling.ts
@@ -773,6 +773,8 @@ export interface TrainScheduleDetail {
     loadingStatus?: "LOADED" | "UNLOADED";
     wagonAssigned?: boolean;
     isGovernment?: boolean;
+    /** Shipping-line bookings never prepay — FULLY_EXECUTED is boardable. */
+    shippingLineCompanyId?: string | null;
   }>;
   /** Ordered corridor stops (route milestones) — for per-segment occupancy. */
   stops?: Array<{ yardId: string; label: string }>;
@@ -944,6 +946,11 @@ export interface UpdateCheckpointPayload extends CheckpointHandlingTimes {
 export interface DispatchSchedulePayload {
   /** Actual departure; defaults to now. Past OK, future rejected. */
   actualDepartureAt?: string;
+  /**
+   * Origin-yard bookings staff confirmed loaded; every other unloaded origin
+   * boarder is unassigned back to the pool. Omit to auto-load all (legacy).
+   */
+  loadedBookingIds?: string[];
 }
 
 export interface TrainScheduleFilters {
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/BookingDetailPage/components/WagonCancellationCard.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/BookingDetailPage/components/WagonCancellationCard.tsx
index 683851717..85c8dd615 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/BookingDetailPage/components/WagonCancellationCard.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/BookingDetailPage/components/WagonCancellationCard.tsx
@@ -209,6 +209,14 @@ export function WagonCancellationCard({
   // Non-customs: container number / seal / VGM may change at rebook. Customs
   // (Path B) credits are rebooked by GL from the backoffice instead.
   const isCustoms = Boolean(booking.customsClearingEnabled);
+  // Odd-20ft credit: the rebooked booking shares a wagon again and only GL can
+  // pick the partner — GL rebooks it whatever the contract kind (server enforces).
+  const oddFt20Credit =
+    Object.entries(creditRow?.cancelledQuantities?.bySize ?? {})
+      .filter(([sizeKey]) => parseInt(sizeKey, 10) === 20)
+      .reduce((sum, [, qty]) => sum + Number(qty || 0), 0) %
+      2 ===
+    1;
   const [rebookDrafts, setRebookDrafts] = useState<RebookUnitDraft[] | null>(null);
   const snapshotUnits = creditRow?.cancelledQuantities?.units ?? [];
   const drafts = rebookDrafts ?? draftsFromSnapshot(snapshotUnits);
@@ -282,10 +290,11 @@ export function WagonCancellationCard({
             is available. Pick a shipment day to rebook them as a new paid
             booking (no further payment needed).
           </Alert>
-          {isCustoms ? (
+          {isCustoms || oddFt20Credit ? (
             <Text fz={13} c="#475569">
-              This is a customs-cleared booking — Global Logistics will rebook
-              the credit for you.
+              {isCustoms
+                ? "This is a customs-cleared booking — Global Logistics will rebook the credit for you."
+                : "Your credit includes an odd 20ft container that must share a wagon with another booking — Global Logistics will rebook it for you and pair the wagon. Please contact EDR staff."}
             </Text>
           ) : (
             <>
diff --git a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/RebookWagonsButton.tsx b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/RebookWagonsButton.tsx
index 44ce6178f..3600729b9 100644
--- a/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/RebookWagonsButton.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-freight-web/portal/src/pages/bookings/RebookWagonsButton.tsx
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ export function RebookWagonsButton({
   );
   const showEditor = Boolean(editableUnits) && drafts.length > 0;
 
+  // An odd-20ft credit shares a wagon again on rebook, and only EDR staff can
+  // pick the partner booking — the portal cannot rebook it (server enforces).
+  const oddFt20 =
+    Object.entries(cancellation.cancelledQuantities?.bySize ?? {})
+      .filter(([sizeKey]) => parseInt(sizeKey, 10) === 20)
+      .reduce((sum, [, qty]) => sum + Number(qty || 0), 0) %
+      2 ===
+    1;
+
   const rebook = useMutation({
     mutationFn: () =>
       bookingsService.rebookWagonCancellation(cancellation.id, {
@@ -67,6 +76,16 @@ export function RebookWagonsButton({
       toast.error(apiErrorMessage(e, "Could not rebook the wagons. Please try again.")),
   });
 
+  if (oddFt20) {
+    return (
+      <Text size="sm" c="dimmed">
+        Your credit includes an odd 20ft container that must share a wagon with
+        another booking — Global Logistics will rebook it for you and pair the
+        wagon. Please contact EDR staff.
+      </Text>
+    );
+  }
+
   return (
     <>
       <Button
diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.controller.ts b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.controller.ts
index 482c34268..6bfc042d8 100644
--- a/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.controller.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/bookings/bookings.controller.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import {
 import { JwtGuard } from "../../common/jwt.guard";
 import { PassengerAdmin, PassengerStaff, PassengerStaffStrict } from "../../common/passenger-guards";
 import { PASSENGER_PERMS } from "../../seed/passenger-permissions.registry";
+import { SeatsService } from "../seats/seats.service";
 
 @ApiTags("Booking")
 @Controller("bookings")
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ export class BookingsController {
   constructor(
     private service: BookingsService,
     private guestService: GuestBookingService,
+    private seatsService: SeatsService,
   ) {}
 
   @Get("my")
@@ -359,6 +361,37 @@ export class BookingsController {
     return this.guestService.createGuestBooking(dto, req);
   }
 
+  @Post("group")
+  @PassengerStaff([PASSENGER_PERMS.bookings.manage])
+  @ApiBearerAuth("IAM-auth")
+  @ApiOperation({
+    summary: "Create a group booking — staff bulk/group reservation, one PNR for the whole group",
+    description: `Staff-only entry point for bulk/group bookings (e.g. tour groups booked via an uploaded passenger list and auto-assigned seats from POST /seats/auto-assign-hold).
+
+Same body shape as POST /bookings/guest (CreateGuestBookingDto) and the same underlying pipeline — fare engine, ADULT/CHILD age pricing — just gated to staff and always ONE_WAY.
+
+Skips Verifayda national-ID verification: the roster comes from a staff-uploaded spreadsheet, not a live Fayda identity flow, so there is nothing to verify an ID number against. Passenger fields (name, DOB, nationality) are trusted exactly as uploaded.
+
+Deliberately does NOT forward the staff caller's identity into booking creation: the acting staff member is not a Passenger, so the underlying guest-booking flow (which tries to resolve an authenticated caller as an existing Passenger profile) would reject the request. The booking is created exactly like a guest booking — a fresh passenger record, contact info from the first passenger in the list — with staff authorization enforced only at this route.
+
+If booking creation fails after the seats were already held, the hold is released immediately so the seats don't sit locked for the rest of the hold TTL.`,
+  })
+  @ApiResponse({ status: 201, description: "Group booking created successfully with fareBreakdown" })
+  @ApiResponse({ status: 400, description: "Missing required seat IDs" })
+  async createGroup(@Body() dto: CreateGuestBookingDto) {
+    try {
+      return await this.guestService.createGuestBooking({ ...dto, bookingType: "ONE_WAY", skipIdentityVerification: true });
+    } catch (err) {
+      try {
+        await this.seatsService.releaseHold(dto.holdId);
+      } catch (releaseErr) {
+        // Best-effort — the hold may already be gone (e.g. it expired mid-request). The
+        // original booking-creation error is what the caller actually needs to see.
+      }
+      throw err;
+    }
+  }
+
   @Post("reservations/:seatId/issue")
   @PassengerStaffStrict(PASSENGER_PERMS.tickets.generate)
   @ApiBearerAuth("IAM-auth")
diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/bookings/guest-booking.dto.ts b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/bookings/guest-booking.dto.ts
index 7065b6183..b59b65eb6 100644
--- a/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/bookings/guest-booking.dto.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/bookings/guest-booking.dto.ts
@@ -168,6 +168,15 @@ export class CreateGuestBookingDto {
 
   @ApiPropertyOptional({ description: 'Total amount in minor units (ETB) as computed and displayed on the review page. When provided, overrides the fare engine total — use to pass the exact berth-specific amount the user saw.' })
   @IsOptional() @IsNumber() reviewedTotalMinor?: number;
+
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({
+    description:
+      'Skip Verifayda national-ID verification and trust passenger fields as given (name, DOB, nationality). ' +
+      'For staff-entered/bulk-uploaded rosters (e.g. group bookings) where there is no live Fayda identity ' +
+      'flow to verify against — calling Verifayda for typed-in ID numbers either returns dev-mode mock data ' +
+      '(overwriting the real name) or, once configured, would reject the whole booking on a non-match.',
+  })
+  @IsOptional() @IsBoolean() skipIdentityVerification?: boolean;
 }
 
 export class SavedPassengerProfileDto {
diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/bookings/guest-booking.service.ts b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/bookings/guest-booking.service.ts
index 5484aa658..a887df62a 100644
--- a/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/bookings/guest-booking.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/bookings/guest-booking.service.ts
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ export class GuestBookingService {
         passenger.idDocumentType === IdDocumentType.NATIONAL_ID;
 
       if (isEthiopian && passenger.idDocumentType === IdDocumentType.NATIONAL_ID) {
-        if (passenger.idDocumentNumber) {
+        if (passenger.idDocumentNumber && !dto.skipIdentityVerification) {
           const verification = await this.verifaydaService.verifyNationalId(passenger.idDocumentNumber);
           if (!verification.verified) {
             throw new BadRequestException(
diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/seats/seats.controller.ts b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/seats/seats.controller.ts
index d19b6f024..2f95b22e6 100644
--- a/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/seats/seats.controller.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/seats/seats.controller.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
   ApiBody,
 } from "@nestjs/swagger";
 import { SeatsService } from "./seats.service";
-import { BlockSeatDto, HoldSeatsDto, ReleaseHoldDto, SetMaintenanceDto } from "./seats.dto";
+import { AutoAssignHoldDto, BlockSeatDto, HoldSeatsDto, ReleaseHoldDto, SetMaintenanceDto } from "./seats.dto";
 import { resolveActingUser, RequestWithActingUser } from "../../common/acting-user";
 import { GetDuplicateSeatsQuery, ResolveDuplicatesDto } from "./duplicate-seats.dto";
 import { JwtGuard } from "../../common/jwt.guard";
@@ -186,6 +186,30 @@ This makes it clear which segment of the route each seat is held for, enabling s
     return this.service.holdSeats(dto);
   }
 
+  @Post("auto-assign-hold")
+  @PassengerStaff([PASSENGER_PERMS.bookings.manage])
+  @ApiBearerAuth("IAM-auth")
+  @ApiOperation({
+    summary: "Auto-assign and hold N seats of a class — staff bulk/group booking only",
+    description: `Picks the requested number of available seats of the given class (preferring a contiguous row) and holds them in one step, so the caller never shows an assignment it could lose to a race before the passenger data is submitted.
+
+No manual seat selection — this is for bulk/group booking flows where staff upload a passenger list rather than picking seats on a seat map. Returns the same hold shape as POST /seats/hold.
+
+Throws 409 with no partial hold created if fewer than the requested seats are available in that class.`,
+  })
+  @ApiResponse({ status: 201, description: "Seats auto-assigned and held" })
+  @ApiResponse({ status: 409, description: "Not enough seats available in the requested class" })
+  autoAssignHold(@Body() dto: AutoAssignHoldDto) {
+    const passengerCount = dto.adultCount + (dto.childCount ?? 0);
+    return this.service.autoAssignAndHold(
+      dto.scheduleId,
+      dto.originStationId,
+      dto.destinationStationId,
+      dto.seatClassName,
+      passengerCount,
+    );
+  }
+
   @Delete("hold/:holdId")
   @UseGuards(JwtGuard)
   @ApiBearerAuth("JWT-auth")
diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/seats/seats.dto.ts b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/seats/seats.dto.ts
index 1d177e719..6e135b853 100644
--- a/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/seats/seats.dto.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/seats/seats.dto.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { IsString, IsArray, ValidateNested, IsOptional, IsEnum } from 'class-validator';
+import { IsString, IsArray, ValidateNested, IsOptional, IsEnum, IsInt, Min } from 'class-validator';
 import { ApiProperty, ApiPropertyOptional } from '@nestjs/swagger';
 import { Type } from 'class-transformer';
 
@@ -49,6 +49,26 @@ export class HoldSeatsDto {
   passengers: PassengerSeatDto[];
 }
 
+export class AutoAssignHoldDto {
+  @ApiProperty({ example: 'schedule-uuid', description: 'TrainSchedule UUID' })
+  @IsString() scheduleId: string;
+
+  @ApiProperty({ example: 'station-uuid', description: 'Origin station UUID for this leg' })
+  @IsString() originStationId: string;
+
+  @ApiProperty({ example: 'station-uuid', description: 'Destination station UUID for this leg' })
+  @IsString() destinationStationId: string;
+
+  @ApiProperty({ example: 'Economy Regular', description: 'Seat class name to auto-assign from — must match a class returned by POST /search for this schedule.' })
+  @IsString() seatClassName: string;
+
+  @ApiProperty({ example: 4, minimum: 1, description: 'Number of adult passengers to assign seats for.' })
+  @IsInt() @Min(0) adultCount: number;
+
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({ example: 1, minimum: 0, description: 'Number of child passengers to assign seats for.' })
+  @IsOptional() @IsInt() @Min(0) childCount?: number;
+}
+
 export class ReleaseHoldDto {
   @ApiProperty({ example: 'hold-uuid', description: 'SeatHold UUID to release' })
   @IsString() holdId: string;
diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/seats/seats.service.spec.ts b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/seats/seats.service.spec.ts
index e80966d6a..98a019577 100644
--- a/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/seats/seats.service.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/seats/seats.service.spec.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ describe('SeatsService - Auto Assign', () => {
       findMany: jest.fn(),
       updateMany: jest.fn(),
     },
+    seatClass: {
+      findFirst: jest.fn(),
+      findMany: jest.fn(),
+    },
     tripStopTime: {
       findMany: jest.fn(),
     },
@@ -72,6 +76,14 @@ describe('SeatsService - Auto Assign', () => {
     ]);
     mockPrisma.seatBlock.findMany.mockResolvedValue([]);
     mockSegmentsService.getSeatAvailabilityMap.mockResolvedValue(new Map());
+    mockPrisma.seatClass.findFirst.mockResolvedValue({
+      coachTypeId: 'coach-type-1',
+      nationalityType: 'INTERNATIONAL',
+      coachType: { name: 'Hard Seat Coach' },
+    });
+    mockPrisma.seatClass.findMany.mockResolvedValue([
+      { bedPosition: null },
+    ]);
   });
 
   describe('assertNoRouteSeatConflict', () => {
@@ -114,25 +126,27 @@ describe('SeatsService - Auto Assign', () => {
   });
 
   describe('autoAssignSeats', () => {
-    it('should assign contiguous seats in same row', async () => {
+    it('should assign seats in ascending seat-number order (not row/insertion order)', async () => {
+      // Deliberately out of order and non-contiguous-by-row to prove the sort is driven by
+      // seatNumber, not by the order seats came back from the query or their row grouping.
       const mockSeats = [
-        { id: 'seat-1', coachId: 'coach-1', row: 1, col: 'A' },
-        { id: 'seat-2', coachId: 'coach-1', row: 1, col: 'B' },
-        { id: 'seat-3', coachId: 'coach-1', row: 1, col: 'C' },
-        { id: 'seat-4', coachId: 'coach-1', row: 2, col: 'A' },
+        { id: 'seat-3', seatNumber: '3', coachId: 'coach-1', row: 2, col: 'A' },
+        { id: 'seat-1', seatNumber: '1', coachId: 'coach-1', row: 1, col: 'A' },
+        { id: 'seat-2', seatNumber: '2', coachId: 'coach-1', row: 1, col: 'B' },
+        { id: 'seat-10', seatNumber: '10', coachId: 'coach-1', row: 3, col: 'A' },
       ];
 
       mockPrisma.seat.findMany.mockResolvedValue(mockSeats);
 
       const result = await service.autoAssignSeats('trip-1', 2, 'ECONOMY_REGULAR');
 
-      expect(result).toHaveLength(2);
+      // Numeric order (1, 2) — a lexicographic sort would have put '10' before '2'.
       expect(result).toEqual(['seat-1', 'seat-2']);
     });
 
     it('should throw error if not enough seats available', async () => {
       mockPrisma.seat.findMany.mockResolvedValue([
-        { id: 'seat-1', coachId: 'coach-1', row: 1, col: 'A' },
+        { id: 'seat-1', seatNumber: '1', coachId: 'coach-1', row: 1, col: 'A' },
       ]);
 
       await expect(
@@ -140,22 +154,9 @@ describe('SeatsService - Auto Assign', () => {
       ).rejects.toThrow(ConflictException);
     });
 
-    it('should respect eligibility filter', async () => {
-      const mockSeats = [
-        { id: 'seat-1', coachId: 'coach-1', row: 1, col: 'A', eligibility: 'ACCESSIBLE' },
-        { id: 'seat-2', coachId: 'coach-1', row: 1, col: 'B', eligibility: 'ACCESSIBLE' },
-      ];
-
-      mockPrisma.seat.findMany.mockResolvedValue(mockSeats);
-
-      const result = await service.autoAssignSeats('trip-1', 2, 'ECONOMY_REGULAR');
-
-      expect(result).toHaveLength(2);
-    });
-
     it('should assign single seat', async () => {
       const mockSeats = [
-        { id: 'seat-1', coachId: 'coach-1', row: 1, col: 'A' },
+        { id: 'seat-1', seatNumber: '1', coachId: 'coach-1', row: 1, col: 'A' },
       ];
 
       mockPrisma.seat.findMany.mockResolvedValue(mockSeats);
@@ -164,5 +165,75 @@ describe('SeatsService - Auto Assign', () => {
 
       expect(result).toEqual(['seat-1']);
     });
+
+    it('should fill Lower, then Middle, then Upper — a fixed physical order, not fare order', async () => {
+      mockPrisma.seatClass.findFirst.mockResolvedValue({
+        coachTypeId: 'coach-type-hbc',
+        nationalityType: 'INTERNATIONAL',
+        coachType: { name: 'Hard Berth Coach' },
+      });
+      mockPrisma.seatClass.findMany.mockResolvedValue([
+        { bedPosition: 'UPPER' },
+        { bedPosition: 'MIDDLE' },
+        { bedPosition: 'LOWER' },
+      ]);
+      // Upper is the cheapest tier in the seed data (4000 vs 5500 Middle vs 6000 Lower) — this
+      // deliberately picks seats so a fare-order algorithm and a lower-first algorithm disagree.
+      const mockSeats = [
+        { id: 'upper-1', seatNumber: '16', coachId: 'coach-1', row: 4, col: 'A', bedPosition: 'UPPER' },
+        { id: 'upper-2', seatNumber: '17', coachId: 'coach-1', row: 4, col: 'B', bedPosition: 'UPPER' },
+        { id: 'middle-1', seatNumber: '11', coachId: 'coach-1', row: 3, col: 'A', bedPosition: 'MIDDLE' },
+        { id: 'lower-1', seatNumber: '6', coachId: 'coach-1', row: 2, col: 'A', bedPosition: 'LOWER' },
+        { id: 'lower-2', seatNumber: '7', coachId: 'coach-1', row: 2, col: 'B', bedPosition: 'LOWER' },
+      ];
+      mockPrisma.seat.findMany.mockResolvedValue(mockSeats);
+
+      const result = await service.autoAssignSeats('trip-1', 3, 'Economy Bed Upper (Intl)');
+
+      // Both Lower seats first, then spill into Middle — Upper is untouched even though it's cheaper.
+      expect(result).toEqual(['lower-1', 'lower-2', 'middle-1']);
+    });
+
+    it('should count all fare tiers toward availability, not just one tier', async () => {
+      mockPrisma.seatClass.findFirst.mockResolvedValue({
+        coachTypeId: 'coach-type-hbc',
+        nationalityType: 'INTERNATIONAL',
+        coachType: { name: 'Hard Berth Coach' },
+      });
+      mockPrisma.seatClass.findMany.mockResolvedValue([
+        { bedPosition: 'UPPER' },
+        { bedPosition: 'LOWER' },
+      ]);
+      mockPrisma.seat.findMany.mockResolvedValue([
+        { id: 'upper-1', seatNumber: '16', coachId: 'coach-1', row: 4, col: 'A', bedPosition: 'UPPER' },
+        { id: 'lower-1', seatNumber: '6', coachId: 'coach-1', row: 2, col: 'A', bedPosition: 'LOWER' },
+      ]);
+
+      const result = await service.autoAssignSeats('trip-1', 2, 'VIP Bed Upper (Intl)');
+
+      expect(result).toHaveLength(2);
+    });
+
+    it('should match bed-tier seats regardless of case (SeatClass.bedPosition is seeded uppercase, Seat.bedPosition is stored lowercase in production data)', async () => {
+      mockPrisma.seatClass.findFirst.mockResolvedValue({
+        coachTypeId: 'coach-type-sbc',
+        nationalityType: 'INTERNATIONAL',
+        coachType: { name: 'Soft Berth Coach' },
+      });
+      mockPrisma.seatClass.findMany.mockResolvedValue([
+        { bedPosition: 'UPPER' },
+        { bedPosition: 'LOWER' },
+      ]);
+      mockPrisma.seat.findMany.mockResolvedValue([
+        { id: 'upper-1', seatNumber: '16', coachId: 'coach-1', row: 4, col: 'A', bedPosition: 'upper' },
+        { id: 'lower-1', seatNumber: '6', coachId: 'coach-1', row: 3, col: 'A', bedPosition: 'lower' },
+      ]);
+
+      const result = await service.autoAssignSeats('trip-1', 2, 'VIP Bed Upper (Intl)');
+
+      expect(result).toHaveLength(2);
+      // Lower fills before Upper regardless of case.
+      expect(result).toEqual(['lower-1', 'upper-1']);
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/seats/seats.service.ts b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/seats/seats.service.ts
index 00aff331b..e6256c28a 100644
--- a/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/seats/seats.service.ts
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-api/src/modules/seats/seats.service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Injectable, ConflictException, NotFoundException, BadRequestException, Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { randomUUID } from 'crypto';
 import { PrismaService } from '../../common/prisma.service';
 import { BlockSeatDto, HoldSeatsDto, JourneyDirection, SeatBlockReasonCategory } from './seats.dto';
 import { ActingUser } from '../../common/acting-user';
@@ -824,14 +825,56 @@ export class SeatsService {
     });
     if (!schedule) throw new NotFoundException('Schedule not found');
 
-    const seats = await this.prisma.seat.findMany({
-      where: {
-        coach: { assignments: { some: { scheduleId } } },
-        seatNumber: { not: '' },
-        NOT: [{ seatNumber: { startsWith: '-' } }, { status: 'BLOCKED' }, { status: 'UNDER_MAINTENANCE' as any }],
-      },
-      orderBy: [{ coach: { number: 'asc' } }, { row: 'asc' }, { col: 'asc' }],
+    // Resolve the requested class to its actual SeatClass row, then pool seats across every
+    // fare tier (bed position) that shares its coachTypeId + nationalityType. "Economy"/"VIP"
+    // are coach categories, not one physical seat pool — Upper/Middle/Lower berths are
+    // genuinely different seats priced differently — but the whole group is billed one uniform
+    // rate (the cheapest tier, which is what callers pass as seatClassName; see
+    // bookings.controller's group endpoint). A coach type with no bed split (e.g. Economy
+    // Regular) has exactly one tier, so this collapses to plain seat-number order for it.
+    const seatClass = await this.prisma.seatClass.findFirst({
+      where: { name: seatClassName },
+      select: { coachTypeId: true, nationalityType: true, coachType: { select: { name: true } } },
     });
+    if (!seatClass) throw new NotFoundException(`Seat class "${seatClassName}" not found`);
+
+    const siblingClasses = await this.prisma.seatClass.findMany({
+      where: { coachTypeId: seatClass.coachTypeId, nationalityType: seatClass.nationalityType },
+      select: { bedPosition: true },
+    });
+    // SeatClass.bedPosition is seeded uppercase ('UPPER'), but Seat.bedPosition is stored
+    // lowercase ('upper') — normalize both sides or every bed-tier seat silently fails to match.
+    const validBedPositions = new Set(siblingClasses.map((sc) => (sc.bedPosition ?? '').toLowerCase()));
+    // Fixed physical fill order — lower berths first, then middle, then upper — not fare-driven.
+    const BED_POSITION_ORDER: Record<string, number> = { lower: 0, middle: 1, upper: 2 };
+
+    const allSeatsOnSchedule = await this.prisma.seat.findMany({
+      where: {
+        coach: {
+          coachTypeId: seatClass.coachTypeId,
+          assignments: { some: { scheduleId } },
+        },
+        seatNumber: { not: '' },
+        // Only 'BLOCKED' is a real SeatStatus value (AVAILABLE|HELD|BOOKED|BLOCKED) — this
+        // method never wrote 'UNDER_MAINTENANCE' before, and Prisma validates enum values at
+        // the query level regardless of an `as any` cast, so that clause would throw at
+        // runtime the moment this method was ever actually called. Maintenance-blocked seats
+        // are still excluded below via the schedule-scoped SeatBlock check.
+        NOT: [{ seatNumber: { startsWith: '-' } }, { status: 'BLOCKED' }],
+      },
+      orderBy: [{ coach: { number: 'asc' } }],
+    });
+
+    // Lower → Middle → Upper, then ascending seat number within a tier (seatNumber is a string
+    // column, so DB/lexicographic ordering would sort "10" before "2" — compare numerically here).
+    const seats = allSeatsOnSchedule
+      .filter((s) => validBedPositions.has((s.bedPosition ?? '').toLowerCase()))
+      .sort((a, b) => {
+        const tierDiff = (BED_POSITION_ORDER[(a.bedPosition ?? '').toLowerCase()] ?? 0)
+          - (BED_POSITION_ORDER[(b.bedPosition ?? '').toLowerCase()] ?? 0);
+        if (tierDiff !== 0) return tierDiff;
+        return parseInt(a.seatNumber, 10) - parseInt(b.seatNumber, 10);
+      });
 
     const allSeatIds = seats.map(s => s.id);
     const stopTimes = await this.prisma.tripStopTime.findMany({
@@ -856,30 +899,42 @@ export class SeatsService {
     const availableSeats = seats.filter(s => !unavailable.has(s.id) && !scheduleBlockedIds.has(s.id));
 
     if (availableSeats.length < count) {
-      throw new ConflictException(`Only ${availableSeats.length} seats available, requested ${count}`);
+      throw new ConflictException(`Only ${availableSeats.length} seats available in ${seatClass.coachType.name} (across all fare tiers), requested ${count}`);
     }
 
-    const assigned = this.findContiguousSeats(availableSeats, count);
-    return assigned.map((s) => s.id);
+    // availableSeats is already ordered lower→middle→upper, ascending seat number within a
+    // tier — take the first `count` in that order, spilling into the next tier once one runs out.
+    return availableSeats.slice(0, count).map((s) => s.id);
   }
 
-  private findContiguousSeats(seats: any[], count: number): any[] {
-    if (count === 1) return [seats[0]];
-
-    const grouped = new Map<string, any[]>();
-    for (const seat of seats) {
-      const key = `${seat.coachId}-${seat.row}`;
-      if (!grouped.has(key)) grouped.set(key, []);
-      grouped.get(key)!.push(seat);
-    }
-
-    for (const rowSeats of grouped.values()) {
-      if (rowSeats.length >= count) {
-        return rowSeats.slice(0, count);
-      }
-    }
-
-    return seats.slice(0, count);
+  /**
+   * Auto-assigns `count` seats of `seatClassName` and immediately holds them in one request,
+   * for callers (like bulk/group booking) that must never show an assignment the caller could
+   * lose to a race before confirming it. Reuses `holdSeats` as-is — a single hold already
+   * supports many seats/passengers in one row (see `SeatHold.seatIds: String[]`), so this is
+   * pure orchestration, not a new hold mechanism.
+   */
+  async autoAssignAndHold(
+    scheduleId: string,
+    originStationId: string,
+    destinationStationId: string,
+    seatClassName: string,
+    passengerCount: number,
+  ) {
+    const seatIds = await this.autoAssignSeats(scheduleId, passengerCount, seatClassName);
+    // Scope the synthetic passengerId to this attempt (not just its row index) — a fixed
+    // "group-1", "group-2"... would collide with any other still-active group-booking hold on
+    // the same schedule (e.g. an abandoned/retried attempt, or two staff members booking the
+    // same train within the hold TTL), tripping holdSeats' "passenger already holds a seat on
+    // this journey leg" conflict check for two entirely unrelated bookings.
+    const attemptId = randomUUID();
+    const passengers = seatIds.map((seatId, i) => ({ passengerId: `group-${attemptId}-${i + 1}`, seatId }));
+    return this.holdSeats({
+      scheduleId,
+      originStationId,
+      destinationStationId,
+      passengers,
+    } as HoldSeatsDto);
   }
 
   async exportSeatsCSV(scheduleId: string): Promise<string> {
diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-web/backoffice/src/app/group-booking/layout.tsx b/apps/edr-passenger-web/backoffice/src/app/group-booking/layout.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aadccdf54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-web/backoffice/src/app/group-booking/layout.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import DashboardLayout from '../dashboard/layout';
+
+export default function GroupBookingLayout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
+  return <DashboardLayout>{children}</DashboardLayout>;
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-web/backoffice/src/app/group-booking/page.tsx b/apps/edr-passenger-web/backoffice/src/app/group-booking/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f77980c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-web/backoffice/src/app/group-booking/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,1133 @@
+'use client';
+
+import { useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { useMutation, useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import Link from 'next/link';
+import {
+  AlertTriangle, ArmchairIcon, ArrowLeft, ArrowRight, BedDouble, Check, CheckCircle2,
+  Copy, CreditCard, Download, FileSpreadsheet, Landmark, Loader2, MapPin, Search, Smartphone,
+  Sparkles, Star, Train, Upload, Users, Wallet, X,
+} from 'lucide-react';
+import { PermissionGuard } from '@/components/layout/PermissionGuard';
+import { PERMS } from '@/lib/permissions';
+import { apiClient } from '@/lib/api-client';
+import {
+  groupBookingApi,
+  type AutoAssignHoldResponse,
+  type CreateGroupBookingResponse,
+  type InitiatePaymentResponse,
+  type ScheduleClassOption,
+  type ScheduleResult,
+  type SearchEmptyReason,
+  type SeatClassOption,
+  type SupportedPaymentMethod,
+} from '@/lib/api/group-booking';
+import { buildPassengerTemplate } from '@/lib/export/passenger-template';
+import { countByType, parsePassengerExcel, type ParsedPassengerRow } from '@/lib/import/passenger-excel';
+import ActionButton from '@/components/ui/ActionButton';
+import DatePicker from '@/components/ui/DatePicker';
+import Skeleton from '@/components/ui/Skeleton';
+import { cn, formatCurrency, formatDate, formatDateTime } from '@/lib/utils';
+
+interface StationOption {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  code: string;
+}
+
+type Step = 'search' | 'results' | 'passengers' | 'confirm' | 'success';
+
+interface SelectedClass {
+  scheduleId: string;
+  /** Raw SeatClass.name (e.g. "Economy Bed Upper (Local)") — used for API lookups, never shown to staff. */
+  className: string;
+  /** Coach category shown to staff: Regular / Economy / VIP. */
+  category: string;
+  fareMinor: number;
+  displayCurrency: string;
+  available: number;
+}
+
+const STEPS: { key: Step; label: string }[] = [
+  { key: 'search', label: 'Search' },
+  { key: 'results', label: 'Trip & Class' },
+  { key: 'passengers', label: 'Passengers' },
+  { key: 'confirm', label: 'Seats & Confirm' },
+  { key: 'success', label: 'Done' },
+];
+
+/** outboundReason is a structured object, not a string — never render it directly. */
+function emptySearchMessage(reason: SearchEmptyReason | undefined): string {
+  if (!reason) return 'Try a different date or station pair.';
+  const { originStationName: o, destinationStationName: d } = reason;
+  switch (reason.code) {
+    case 'NO_ROUTE':
+      return `No route connects ${o} to ${d} in this direction.`;
+    case 'NO_SCHEDULE_ON_DATE':
+      return `No scheduled departures from ${o} to ${d} on this date — try another date.`;
+    case 'CANCELLED':
+      return `Every departure from ${o} to ${d} on this date was cancelled.`;
+    case 'PACKAGE_ONLY':
+      return `Departures on this date are reserved for travel packages, not regular ticketing.`;
+    case 'CHECKIN_CLOSED':
+      return `Check-in has already closed for every departure on this date.`;
+    case 'FULLY_BOOKED':
+      return `This departure is fully booked for the requested party size — try fewer passengers or another date.`;
+    default:
+      return 'Try a different date or station pair.';
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * The API exposes one SeatClass row per bed position × nationality tier (e.g. "Economy Bed
+ * Upper (Local)"), but staff should only ever pick a coach category — the cheapest class
+ * within that category is used to price and assign the whole group automatically.
+ */
+const COACH_CATEGORY: Record<string, string> = { HSC: 'Regular', HBC: 'Economy', SBC: 'VIP' };
+
+/** Per-seat berth tier (Lower/Middle/Upper) — coach types with no bed split (Regular) report null. */
+function seatTypeLabel(bedPosition: string | null | undefined): string {
+  if (!bedPosition) return 'Standard';
+  return bedPosition.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + bedPosition.slice(1).toLowerCase();
+}
+
+function categoryLabel(coachTypeCode: string, coachTypeName: string): string {
+  return COACH_CATEGORY[coachTypeCode] ?? coachTypeName;
+}
+
+function categoryIcon(coachTypeCode: string) {
+  if (coachTypeCode === 'SBC') return Star;
+  if (coachTypeCode === 'HBC') return BedDouble;
+  return ArmchairIcon;
+}
+
+interface CategoryOption {
+  coachTypeId: string;
+  coachTypeCode: string;
+  label: string;
+  cheapestClass: ScheduleClassOption;
+  /** Sum of available seats across every fare tier in this category (e.g. Upper+Middle+Lower) — this
+   * is what auto-assignment can actually draw from, since it fills the cheapest tier first and spills
+   * into pricier ones, all still billed at cheapestClass's rate. */
+  totalAvailable: number;
+}
+
+function ScheduleCard({
+  schedule,
+  totalPassengers,
+  onChoose,
+}: {
+  schedule: ScheduleResult;
+  totalPassengers: number;
+  onChoose: (schedule: ScheduleResult, cls: ScheduleClassOption, category: string, totalAvailable: number) => void;
+}) {
+  const categories: CategoryOption[] = schedule.coachTypes.map((ct) => ({
+    coachTypeId: ct.coachTypeId,
+    coachTypeCode: ct.coachTypeCode,
+    label: categoryLabel(ct.coachTypeCode, ct.coachTypeName),
+    cheapestClass: ct.classes.reduce((min, c) => (c.baseFareMinor < min.baseFareMinor ? c : min), ct.classes[0]),
+    totalAvailable: ct.classes.reduce((sum, c) => sum + c.available, 0),
+  }));
+  const cheapestFare = Math.min(...categories.map((c) => c.cheapestClass.baseFareMinor));
+
+  return (
+    <div className="card">
+      <div className="flex items-start justify-between flex-wrap gap-3 mb-4">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
+          <div className="rounded-lg bg-primary/10 p-2">
+            <Train className="h-5 w-5 text-primary" />
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <p className="font-semibold text-foreground">{schedule.trainNumber} · {schedule.trainName}</p>
+            <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground flex items-center gap-1">
+              <MapPin className="h-3 w-3" /> {schedule.origin.name} → {schedule.destination.name}
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div className="text-right text-sm">
+          <p className="text-foreground font-medium">{formatDateTime(schedule.departureAt)} → {formatDateTime(schedule.arrivalAt)}</p>
+          <p className="text-muted-foreground">{Math.floor(schedule.durationMinutes / 60)}h {schedule.durationMinutes % 60}m journey</p>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 gap-2 border-t border-border pt-3">
+        {categories.map((cat) => {
+          const Icon = categoryIcon(cat.coachTypeCode);
+          const cls = cat.cheapestClass;
+          const enough = cat.totalAvailable >= totalPassengers;
+          const isBestValue = cls.baseFareMinor === cheapestFare;
+          return (
+            <button
+              key={cat.coachTypeId}
+              type="button"
+              disabled={!enough}
+              onClick={() => onChoose(schedule, cls, cat.label, cat.totalAvailable)}
+              className={cn(
+                'flex items-center justify-between gap-3 rounded-lg border p-3 text-left transition-colors',
+                enough
+                  ? 'border-border hover:border-primary hover:bg-primary/5 cursor-pointer'
+                  : 'border-border/50 opacity-50 cursor-not-allowed',
+              )}
+            >
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5 min-w-0">
+                <Icon className="h-4 w-4 text-muted-foreground shrink-0" />
+                <div className="min-w-0">
+                  <p className="text-sm font-medium truncate flex items-center gap-1.5">
+                    {cat.label}
+                    {isBestValue && enough && (
+                      <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-0.5 rounded-full bg-emerald-100 dark:bg-emerald-900/30 px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-semibold text-emerald-700 dark:text-emerald-400">
+                        <Sparkles className="h-2.5 w-2.5" /> Best value
+                      </span>
+                    )}
+                  </p>
+                  <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{enough ? `${cat.totalAvailable} seats available` : `Only ${cat.totalAvailable} available`}</p>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+              <div className="text-right shrink-0">
+                <p className="text-sm font-semibold tabular-nums">{formatCurrency(cls.displayAmountMinor, cls.displayCurrency)}</p>
+                {enough && <ArrowRight className="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-primary ml-auto mt-0.5" />}
+              </div>
+            </button>
+          );
+        })}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function downloadBlob(blob: Blob, filename: string) {
+  const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+  const a = document.createElement('a');
+  a.href = url;
+  a.download = filename;
+  a.click();
+  URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+}
+
+function Stepper({ current }: { current: Step }) {
+  const idx = STEPS.findIndex((s) => s.key === current);
+  return (
+    <div className="card py-4">
+      <div className="flex items-center">
+        {STEPS.map((s, i) => {
+          const done = i < idx;
+          const active = i === idx;
+          return (
+            <div key={s.key} className={cn('flex items-center', i < STEPS.length - 1 ? 'flex-1' : '')}>
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-2 shrink-0">
+                <div
+                  className={cn(
+                    'flex h-8 w-8 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full text-xs font-semibold transition-colors',
+                    done && 'bg-primary text-white',
+                    active && 'border-2 border-primary text-primary bg-primary/10',
+                    !done && !active && 'bg-muted text-muted-foreground',
+                  )}
+                >
+                  {done ? <Check className="h-4 w-4" /> : i + 1}
+                </div>
+                <span className={cn('hidden sm:inline text-xs font-medium', active ? 'text-foreground' : 'text-muted-foreground')}>
+                  {s.label}
+                </span>
+              </div>
+              {i < STEPS.length - 1 && (
+                <div className={cn('h-px flex-1 mx-3 transition-colors', done ? 'bg-primary' : 'bg-border')} />
+              )}
+            </div>
+          );
+        })}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function GroupBookingPageContent() {
+  const [step, setStep] = useState<Step>('search');
+
+  // ── Step 1: search ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  const [originStationId, setOriginStationId] = useState('');
+  const [destinationStationId, setDestinationStationId] = useState('');
+  const [travelDate, setTravelDate] = useState('');
+  const [adultCount, setAdultCount] = useState<number>(1);
+  const [childCount, setChildCount] = useState<number>(0);
+  const [searchTouched, setSearchTouched] = useState(false);
+  /** Local (Ethiopian/Djiboutian) vs International fare rates — the whole group is quoted and
+   * priced at one uniform tier, chosen up front since actual passenger nationalities aren't
+   * known until the Excel upload two steps later. */
+  const [fareTier, setFareTier] = useState<'LOCAL' | 'INTERNATIONAL'>('LOCAL');
+
+  const { data: stations = [] } = useQuery<StationOption[]>({
+    queryKey: ['stations'],
+    queryFn: () => apiClient.get<StationOption[]>('/stations'),
+  });
+  const { data: seatClassOptions = [] } = useQuery<SeatClassOption[]>({
+    queryKey: ['seat-classes'],
+    queryFn: () => groupBookingApi.getSeatClasses(),
+  });
+
+  const totalPassengers = (adultCount || 0) + (childCount || 0);
+  const searchValid = !!originStationId && !!destinationStationId && originStationId !== destinationStationId
+    && !!travelDate && totalPassengers > 0;
+
+  const searchMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () =>
+      groupBookingApi.searchTrips({
+        originStationId,
+        destinationStationId,
+        date: travelDate,
+        adultCount: adultCount || 0,
+        childCount: childCount || 0,
+        journeyType: 'ONE_WAY',
+        nationality: fareTier === 'LOCAL' ? 'Ethiopian' : 'Other',
+      }),
+  });
+
+  const runSearch = () => {
+    setSearchTouched(true);
+    if (!searchValid) return;
+    setStep('results');
+    searchMutation.mutate();
+  };
+
+  // ── Step 2: results / class selection ───────────────────────────────────
+  const [selectedSchedule, setSelectedSchedule] = useState<ScheduleResult | null>(null);
+  const [selectedClass, setSelectedClass] = useState<SelectedClass | null>(null);
+
+  const seatClassId = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!selectedClass) return null;
+    return seatClassOptions.find((sc) => sc.name === selectedClass.className)?.id ?? null;
+  }, [selectedClass, seatClassOptions]);
+
+  const chooseClass = (schedule: ScheduleResult, cls: ScheduleClassOption, category: string, totalAvailable: number) => {
+    setSelectedSchedule(schedule);
+    setSelectedClass({
+      scheduleId: schedule.scheduleId,
+      className: cls.name,
+      category,
+      fareMinor: cls.baseFareMinor,
+      displayCurrency: cls.displayCurrency,
+      available: totalAvailable,
+    });
+    setStep('passengers');
+  };
+
+  // ── Step 3: passenger Excel ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+  const fileInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
+  const [dragOver, setDragOver] = useState(false);
+  const [passengerRows, setPassengerRows] = useState<ParsedPassengerRow[]>([]);
+  const [fileErrors, setFileErrors] = useState<string[]>([]);
+  const [fileName, setFileName] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [parsing, setParsing] = useState(false);
+
+  const { adults: uploadedAdults, children: uploadedChildren } = countByType(passengerRows);
+  const rowsHaveErrors = passengerRows.some((r) => r.errors.length > 0);
+  const countMismatch = passengerRows.length > 0 && (uploadedAdults !== adultCount || uploadedChildren !== childCount);
+  const passengersValid = passengerRows.length > 0 && fileErrors.length === 0 && !rowsHaveErrors && !countMismatch;
+
+  const downloadTemplate = async () => {
+    if (!selectedSchedule || !selectedClass) return;
+    const blob = await buildPassengerTemplate({
+      trainNumber: selectedSchedule.trainNumber,
+      origin: selectedSchedule.origin.name,
+      destination: selectedSchedule.destination.name,
+      travelDate,
+      seatClassName: selectedClass.category,
+      adultCount,
+      childCount,
+    });
+    downloadBlob(blob, `group-booking-passengers-${selectedSchedule.trainNumber}-${travelDate}.xlsx`);
+  };
+
+  const processFile = async (file: File) => {
+    setParsing(true);
+    setFileName(file.name);
+    try {
+      const result = await parsePassengerExcel(file, fareTier);
+      setPassengerRows(result.rows);
+      setFileErrors(result.fileErrors);
+    } finally {
+      setParsing(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleFileChange = async (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+    const file = e.target.files?.[0];
+    e.target.value = '';
+    if (file) await processFile(file);
+  };
+
+  const handleDrop = async (e: React.DragEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    setDragOver(false);
+    const file = e.dataTransfer.files?.[0];
+    if (file) await processFile(file);
+  };
+
+  const clearUpload = () => {
+    setPassengerRows([]);
+    setFileErrors([]);
+    setFileName(null);
+  };
+
+  // ── Step 4: auto-assign + hold ───────────────────────────────────────────
+  const [assignError, setAssignError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [hold, setHold] = useState<AutoAssignHoldResponse | null>(null);
+
+  const autoAssignMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () => {
+      if (!selectedSchedule || !selectedClass) throw new Error('No schedule/class selected');
+      return groupBookingApi.autoAssignHold({
+        scheduleId: selectedSchedule.scheduleId,
+        originStationId: selectedSchedule.origin.id,
+        destinationStationId: selectedSchedule.destination.id,
+        seatClassName: selectedClass.className,
+        adultCount,
+        childCount,
+      });
+    },
+    onSuccess: (data) => {
+      setHold(data);
+      setAssignError(null);
+      setStep('confirm');
+    },
+    onError: (err: any) => {
+      setAssignError(err?.response?.data?.message ?? err?.message ?? 'Not enough seats are available for this class.');
+    },
+  });
+
+  const proceedToAssignment = () => {
+    if (!passengersValid) return;
+    setAssignError(null);
+    autoAssignMutation.mutate();
+  };
+
+  // Pairs each validated passenger row (upload order) with its auto-assigned seat (same order).
+  const seatAssignments = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!hold) return [];
+    return passengerRows.map((row, i) => ({
+      row,
+      seat: hold.passengers[i]?.seat ?? null,
+    }));
+  }, [hold, passengerRows]);
+
+  // ── Step 5: create booking ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+  const [bookingError, setBookingError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [booking, setBooking] = useState<CreateGroupBookingResponse | null>(null);
+
+  const createBookingMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () => {
+      if (!selectedSchedule || !selectedClass || !hold || !seatClassId) {
+        throw new Error('Missing schedule, class, or hold — go back and try again.');
+      }
+      return groupBookingApi.createGroupBooking({
+        scheduleId: selectedSchedule.scheduleId,
+        holdId: hold.holdId,
+        originStationId: selectedSchedule.origin.id,
+        destinationStationId: selectedSchedule.destination.id,
+        seatClassId,
+        bookingType: 'ONE_WAY',
+        passengers: seatAssignments.map(({ row, seat }) => ({
+          seatId: seat!.id,
+          passengerName: row.fullName,
+          dateOfBirth: row.dateOfBirth,
+          idDocumentType: row.idDocumentType as any,
+          idDocumentNumber: row.idDocumentNumber || undefined,
+          passportNumber: row.passportNumber || undefined,
+          passportCountry: row.passportCountry || undefined,
+          nationality: row.nationality || undefined,
+          phone: row.phone || undefined,
+          email: row.email || undefined,
+        })),
+      });
+    },
+    onSuccess: (data) => {
+      setBooking(data);
+      setBookingError(null);
+      setStep('success');
+    },
+    onError: (err: any) => {
+      // The hold was released server-side on failure — a retry needs a fresh one.
+      setHold(null);
+      setBookingError(err?.response?.data?.message ?? err?.message ?? 'Could not create the booking.');
+    },
+  });
+
+  const retryAfterBookingFailure = () => {
+    setBookingError(null);
+    setStep('passengers');
+  };
+
+  // ── Step 6: pay ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  const { data: paymentMethods = [] } = useQuery<SupportedPaymentMethod[]>({
+    queryKey: ['payment-methods'],
+    queryFn: () => groupBookingApi.getPaymentMethods(),
+    enabled: step === 'success',
+    staleTime: 5 * 60 * 1000,
+  });
+  const enabledPaymentMethods = paymentMethods.filter((m) => m.enabled);
+
+  const [selectedPaymentType, setSelectedPaymentType] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  if (selectedPaymentType === null && enabledPaymentMethods.length > 0) {
+    const cbeBill = enabledPaymentMethods.find((m) => m.type === 'CBE_BILL');
+    setSelectedPaymentType((cbeBill ?? enabledPaymentMethods[0]).type);
+  }
+
+  const [paymentResult, setPaymentResult] = useState<InitiatePaymentResponse | null>(null);
+  const [paymentError, setPaymentError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [billCopied, setBillCopied] = useState(false);
+
+  const initiatePaymentMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: () => {
+      const method = enabledPaymentMethods.find((m) => m.type === selectedPaymentType);
+      if (!booking || !method) throw new Error('Select a payment method first.');
+      return groupBookingApi.initiatePayment({
+        bookingId: booking.id,
+        method: method.type,
+        paymentMethodId: method.id,
+        platform: 'web',
+      });
+    },
+    onSuccess: (data) => {
+      setPaymentResult(data);
+      setPaymentError(null);
+    },
+    onError: (err: any) => {
+      setPaymentResult(null);
+      setPaymentError(err?.response?.data?.message ?? err?.message ?? 'Could not initiate payment.');
+    },
+  });
+
+  const paymentMethodIcon = (type: string) => {
+    if (type === 'CARD') return CreditCard;
+    if (type === 'WALLET') return Wallet;
+    if (type === 'CBE_BIRR' || type === 'CBE_BILL' || type === 'CAC_BANK') return Landmark;
+    return Smartphone;
+  };
+
+  const startOver = () => {
+    setStep('search');
+    setSelectedSchedule(null);
+    setSelectedClass(null);
+    clearUpload();
+    setHold(null);
+    setAssignError(null);
+    setBooking(null);
+    setBookingError(null);
+    setSelectedPaymentType(null);
+    setPaymentResult(null);
+    setPaymentError(null);
+    setBillCopied(false);
+    searchMutation.reset();
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-6">
+      <div>
+        <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold text-foreground">Group Booking</h1>
+        <p className="text-muted-foreground mt-1">
+          Search availability, upload a passenger list, and create one PNR for the whole group — seats are assigned automatically.
+        </p>
+      </div>
+
+      <Stepper current={step} />
+
+      {/* Selection summary bar — visible from Step 2 onward */}
+      {selectedSchedule && selectedClass && step !== 'search' && step !== 'results' && (
+        <div className="card flex items-center justify-between flex-wrap gap-3 animate-fade-up">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-3 text-sm flex-wrap">
+            <div className="rounded-lg bg-primary/10 p-1.5 shrink-0">
+              <Train className="h-4 w-4 text-primary" />
+            </div>
+            <span className="font-semibold">{selectedSchedule.trainNumber}</span>
+            <span className="text-muted-foreground">{selectedSchedule.origin.name} → {selectedSchedule.destination.name}</span>
+            <span className="text-muted-foreground">· {formatDateTime(selectedSchedule.departureAt)}</span>
+            <span className="text-muted-foreground">· {selectedClass.category}</span>
+            <span className="text-muted-foreground">· {fareTier === 'LOCAL' ? 'Local' : 'International'} rates</span>
+            <span className="text-muted-foreground">· {adultCount} Adult{adultCount === 1 ? '' : 's'}{childCount > 0 ? ` + ${childCount} Child${childCount === 1 ? '' : 'ren'}` : ''}</span>
+          </div>
+          <button type="button" onClick={startOver} className="text-xs text-primary hover:underline shrink-0">
+            Start over
+          </button>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {/* ── Step 1: Search ─────────────────────────────────────────────── */}
+      {step === 'search' && (
+        <div className="card space-y-4 animate-fade-up">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <div className="rounded-lg bg-primary/10 p-1.5">
+              <Search className="h-4 w-4 text-primary" />
+            </div>
+            <h2 className="text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-muted-foreground">Search Availability</h2>
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-5">
+            <div>
+              <label className="label">Origin</label>
+              <select className="input" value={originStationId} onChange={(e) => setOriginStationId(e.target.value)}>
+                <option value="">Select origin</option>
+                {stations.map((s) => (
+                  <option key={s.id} value={s.id} disabled={s.id === destinationStationId}>{s.name}</option>
+                ))}
+              </select>
+            </div>
+            <div>
+              <label className="label">Destination</label>
+              <select className="input" value={destinationStationId} onChange={(e) => setDestinationStationId(e.target.value)}>
+                <option value="">Select destination</option>
+                {stations.map((s) => (
+                  <option key={s.id} value={s.id} disabled={s.id === originStationId}>{s.name}</option>
+                ))}
+              </select>
+            </div>
+            <div>
+              <label className="label">Travel Date</label>
+              <DatePicker
+                value={travelDate}
+                onChange={setTravelDate}
+                placeholder="Pick a date"
+                minDate={new Date(new Date().setHours(0, 0, 0, 0))}
+                className="w-full [&>button]:w-full"
+              />
+            </div>
+            <div>
+              <label className="label">Adults</label>
+              <input
+                type="number"
+                min={0}
+                className="input"
+                value={adultCount}
+                onChange={(e) => setAdultCount(e.target.value === '' ? 0 : Math.max(0, parseInt(e.target.value, 10) || 0))}
+              />
+            </div>
+            <div>
+              <label className="label">Children</label>
+              <input
+                type="number"
+                min={0}
+                className="input"
+                value={childCount}
+                onChange={(e) => setChildCount(e.target.value === '' ? 0 : Math.max(0, parseInt(e.target.value, 10) || 0))}
+              />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          <div>
+            <label className="label">Fare Tier</label>
+            <div className="flex gap-2">
+              {(['LOCAL', 'INTERNATIONAL'] as const).map((tier) => (
+                <button
+                  key={tier}
+                  type="button"
+                  onClick={() => setFareTier(tier)}
+                  className={cn(
+                    'flex-1 rounded-lg border px-3 py-2 text-left text-sm transition-colors',
+                    fareTier === tier
+                      ? 'border-primary bg-primary/5 text-foreground font-medium'
+                      : 'border-border text-muted-foreground hover:border-primary/50',
+                  )}
+                >
+                  {tier === 'LOCAL' ? 'Local (Ethiopian / Djiboutian)' : 'International'}
+                </button>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mt-1">
+              The whole group is quoted and charged at one uniform rate — pick the tier that matches most of the roster.
+              A passenger whose ID document implies the other tier will be flagged when you upload the passenger list.
+            </p>
+          </div>
+
+          {originStationId && destinationStationId && travelDate && totalPassengers > 0 && (
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2 rounded-lg bg-muted/30 px-3 py-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+              <Users className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+              Searching for {totalPassengers} passenger{totalPassengers === 1 ? '' : 's'} ({adultCount} Adult{adultCount === 1 ? '' : 's'}{childCount > 0 ? `, ${childCount} Child${childCount === 1 ? '' : 'ren'}` : ''})
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {searchTouched && !searchValid && (
+            <p className="text-xs text-red-500">
+              {totalPassengers <= 0
+                ? 'Enter at least one adult or child.'
+                : originStationId && originStationId === destinationStationId
+                  ? 'Origin and destination must be different.'
+                  : 'Fill in origin, destination, and travel date.'}
+            </p>
+          )}
+
+          <ActionButton icon={Search} onClick={runSearch}>
+            Search Availability
+          </ActionButton>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {/* ── Step 2: Results ────────────────────────────────────────────── */}
+      {step === 'results' && (
+        <div className="space-y-4 animate-fade-up">
+          <button type="button" onClick={() => setStep('search')} className="flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-primary hover:underline">
+            <ArrowLeft className="h-3.5 w-3.5" /> Back to search
+          </button>
+
+          {searchMutation.isPending && (
+            <div className="space-y-4">
+              {Array.from({ length: 2 }).map((_, i) => (
+                <div key={i} className="card">
+                  <div className="flex items-start justify-between mb-4">
+                    <div className="space-y-2">
+                      <Skeleton className="h-4 w-40" />
+                      <Skeleton className="h-3 w-56" />
+                    </div>
+                    <Skeleton className="h-4 w-32" />
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="space-y-2 border-t border-border pt-3">
+                    {Array.from({ length: 3 }).map((_, j) => (
+                      <Skeleton key={j} className="h-10 w-full" />
+                    ))}
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {searchMutation.isError && (
+            <div className="card flex items-center justify-between gap-4">
+              <span className="text-sm text-red-600 dark:text-red-400 flex items-center gap-2">
+                <AlertTriangle className="h-4 w-4 shrink-0" />
+                {(searchMutation.error as any)?.response?.data?.message ?? 'Search failed. Please try again.'}
+              </span>
+              <ActionButton size="sm" variant="danger" onClick={() => searchMutation.mutate()}>Retry</ActionButton>
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {searchMutation.isSuccess && searchMutation.data.outbound.length === 0 && (
+            <div className="card py-12 text-center text-muted-foreground">
+              <Train className="h-10 w-10 mx-auto mb-3 opacity-30" />
+              <p className="text-foreground font-medium">No schedules found for this search.</p>
+              <p className="text-xs mt-1">{emptySearchMessage(searchMutation.data.outboundReason)}</p>
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {searchMutation.isSuccess && (searchMutation.data.alternativeOutbound?.length ?? 0) > 0 && (
+            <div className="space-y-3">
+              <p className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-muted-foreground flex items-center gap-1.5">
+                <Sparkles className="h-3.5 w-3.5" /> Nearby schedules for the same route
+              </p>
+              {searchMutation.data!.alternativeOutbound!.map((schedule) => (
+                <ScheduleCard key={schedule.scheduleId} schedule={schedule} totalPassengers={totalPassengers} onChoose={chooseClass} />
+              ))}
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {(searchMutation.data?.outbound ?? []).map((schedule) => (
+            <ScheduleCard key={schedule.scheduleId} schedule={schedule} totalPassengers={totalPassengers} onChoose={chooseClass} />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {/* ── Step 3: Passenger Information ─────────────────────────────── */}
+      {step === 'passengers' && selectedSchedule && selectedClass && (
+        <div className="space-y-4 animate-fade-up">
+          <button type="button" onClick={() => setStep('results')} className="flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-primary hover:underline">
+            <ArrowLeft className="h-3.5 w-3.5" /> Back to results
+          </button>
+
+          <div className="card">
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2 mb-1">
+              <div className="rounded-lg bg-primary/10 p-1.5">
+                <Users className="h-4 w-4 text-primary" />
+              </div>
+              <h2 className="text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-muted-foreground">Passenger Information</h2>
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground mb-4 ml-9">
+              Download the template, fill in one row per passenger, then upload the completed file.
+              Need exactly <strong className="text-foreground">{totalPassengers}</strong> passenger{totalPassengers === 1 ? '' : 's'} ({adultCount} Adult{adultCount === 1 ? '' : 's'}{childCount > 0 ? `, ${childCount} Child${childCount === 1 ? '' : 'ren'}` : ''}).
+            </p>
+
+            <div className="ml-9 flex items-center gap-3 flex-wrap mb-4">
+              <ActionButton icon={Download} variant="secondary" onClick={downloadTemplate}>
+                Download Passenger Template
+              </ActionButton>
+            </div>
+
+            <div
+              className={cn(
+                'ml-9 flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-xl border-2 border-dashed p-8 text-center transition-colors cursor-pointer',
+                dragOver ? 'border-primary bg-primary/5' : 'border-border hover:border-primary/50',
+              )}
+              onClick={() => fileInputRef.current?.click()}
+              onDragOver={(e) => { e.preventDefault(); setDragOver(true); }}
+              onDragLeave={() => setDragOver(false)}
+              onDrop={handleDrop}
+            >
+              {fileName ? (
+                <>
+                  <FileSpreadsheet className="h-8 w-8 text-primary" />
+                  <p className="text-sm font-medium text-foreground">{fileName}</p>
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    onClick={(e) => { e.stopPropagation(); clearUpload(); }}
+                    className="flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground"
+                  >
+                    <X className="h-3 w-3" /> Remove and upload a different file
+                  </button>
+                </>
+              ) : (
+                <>
+                  <Upload className="h-8 w-8 text-muted-foreground" />
+                  <p className="text-sm font-medium text-foreground">{parsing ? 'Reading file…' : 'Drag & drop the completed template here'}</p>
+                  <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">or click to browse — .xlsx or .xls, using the downloaded template</p>
+                </>
+              )}
+              <input ref={fileInputRef} type="file" accept=".xlsx,.xls" className="hidden" onChange={handleFileChange} />
+            </div>
+
+            {fileErrors.length > 0 && (
+              <div className="ml-9 mt-4 rounded-lg border border-red-200 bg-red-50 dark:border-red-800 dark:bg-red-950/30 p-3 text-sm text-red-700 dark:text-red-300 space-y-1">
+                {fileErrors.map((e, i) => <p key={i}>{e}</p>)}
+              </div>
+            )}
+
+            {countMismatch && (
+              <div className="ml-9 mt-4 rounded-lg border border-amber-200 bg-amber-50 dark:border-amber-800 dark:bg-amber-950/30 p-3 text-sm text-amber-800 dark:text-amber-200">
+                Expected {totalPassengers} passengers ({adultCount} Adult{adultCount === 1 ? '' : 's'}, {childCount} Child{childCount === 1 ? '' : 'ren'}) —
+                the uploaded file has {passengerRows.length} ({uploadedAdults} Adult{uploadedAdults === 1 ? '' : 's'}, {uploadedChildren} Child{uploadedChildren === 1 ? '' : 'ren'}).
+                Fix the file to match and re-upload.
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </div>
+
+          {passengerRows.length > 0 && (
+            <div className="card p-0 animate-fade-up">
+              <div className="px-4 pt-4 pb-3">
+                <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-muted-foreground">
+                  Passenger Preview ({passengerRows.length})
+                </h3>
+              </div>
+              <div className="overflow-x-auto">
+                <table className="w-full text-sm">
+                  <thead className="bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-800">
+                    <tr>
+                      {['Row', 'Name', 'DOB', 'Type', 'ID Document', 'Nationality', 'Status'].map((h) => (
+                        <th key={h} className="px-4 py-2 text-left text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wider text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 whitespace-nowrap">{h}</th>
+                      ))}
+                    </tr>
+                  </thead>
+                  <tbody className="divide-y divide-gray-200 dark:divide-gray-700">
+                    {passengerRows.map((row) => (
+                      <tr key={row.rowNumber} className={row.errors.length > 0 ? 'bg-red-50/60 dark:bg-red-950/20' : undefined}>
+                        <td className="px-4 py-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">{row.rowNumber}</td>
+                        <td className="px-4 py-2 whitespace-nowrap">{row.fullName || '—'}</td>
+                        <td className="px-4 py-2 whitespace-nowrap text-muted-foreground">{row.dateOfBirth || '—'}</td>
+                        <td className="px-4 py-2 whitespace-nowrap">{row.passengerType || '—'}</td>
+                        <td className="px-4 py-2 whitespace-nowrap text-muted-foreground">{row.idDocumentType || '—'}</td>
+                        <td className="px-4 py-2 whitespace-nowrap text-muted-foreground">{row.nationality || '—'}</td>
+                        <td className="px-4 py-2 text-xs">
+                          {row.errors.length === 0 ? (
+                            <span className="flex items-center gap-1 text-emerald-600 dark:text-emerald-400">
+                              <CheckCircle2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5" /> Valid
+                              {row.warnings.length > 0 && <span className="text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400 ml-1">({row.warnings.length} warning{row.warnings.length === 1 ? '' : 's'})</span>}
+                            </span>
+                          ) : (
+                            <span className="flex items-start gap-1 text-red-600 dark:text-red-400">
+                              <AlertTriangle className="h-3.5 w-3.5 mt-0.5 shrink-0" />
+                              <span>{row.errors.join('; ')}</span>
+                            </span>
+                          )}
+                          {row.errors.length === 0 && row.warnings.length > 0 && (
+                            <p className="text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400 mt-0.5">{row.warnings.join('; ')}</p>
+                          )}
+                        </td>
+                      </tr>
+                    ))}
+                  </tbody>
+                </table>
+              </div>
+              <div className="px-4 py-3 border-t border-border flex items-center justify-between">
+                <span className={cn('text-xs flex items-center gap-1.5', passengersValid ? 'text-emerald-600 dark:text-emerald-400' : 'text-muted-foreground')}>
+                  {passengersValid && <CheckCircle2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />}
+                  {passengersValid ? 'All passengers valid — ready to continue.' : 'Fix the issues above before continuing.'}
+                </span>
+                <ActionButton icon={ArrowRight} disabled={!passengersValid} loading={autoAssignMutation.isPending} onClick={proceedToAssignment}>
+                  Continue to Seat Assignment
+                </ActionButton>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {assignError && (
+            <div className="rounded-lg border border-red-200 bg-red-50 dark:border-red-800 dark:bg-red-950/30 p-3 text-sm text-red-700 dark:text-red-300 flex items-center gap-2">
+              <AlertTriangle className="h-4 w-4 shrink-0" /> {assignError}
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {/* ── Step 4: Seat Assignment Preview + Step 5: Confirm ─────────── */}
+      {step === 'confirm' && hold && selectedSchedule && selectedClass && (
+        <div className="space-y-4 animate-fade-up">
+          <div className="card">
+            <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-4">
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                <div className="rounded-lg bg-primary/10 p-1.5">
+                  <ArmchairIcon className="h-4 w-4 text-primary" />
+                </div>
+                <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-muted-foreground">
+                  Seats Assigned Automatically
+                </h3>
+              </div>
+              <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Held for {Math.floor(hold.ttlSeconds / 60)}m {hold.ttlSeconds % 60}s</span>
+            </div>
+            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mb-4">Read-only — seats are assigned by the system, not selected manually.</p>
+            <div className="grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-3 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-3">
+              {seatAssignments.map(({ row, seat }) => (
+                <div key={row.rowNumber} className="flex items-center gap-3 rounded-lg border border-border p-3">
+                  <div className="flex h-10 w-10 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-lg bg-primary/10 font-mono text-xs font-bold text-primary">
+                    {seat ? (seat.seatNumber ?? seat.label ?? '?') : '—'}
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="min-w-0">
+                    <p className="text-sm font-medium truncate">{row.fullName}</p>
+                    <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{row.passengerType} · {seat?.coach ?? '—'}</p>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          {bookingError && (
+            <div className="rounded-lg border border-red-200 bg-red-50 dark:border-red-800 dark:bg-red-950/30 p-3 text-sm text-red-700 dark:text-red-300 flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+              <span className="flex items-center gap-2"><AlertTriangle className="h-4 w-4 shrink-0" /> {bookingError}</span>
+              <ActionButton size="sm" variant="danger" onClick={retryAfterBookingFailure}>Reassign &amp; Retry</ActionButton>
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          <div className="card flex items-center justify-between flex-wrap gap-3">
+            <div className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+              {totalPassengers} passenger{totalPassengers === 1 ? '' : 's'} · {selectedClass.category} · <span className="font-semibold text-foreground">{formatCurrency(selectedClass.fareMinor * totalPassengers, selectedClass.displayCurrency)}</span> estimated total
+            </div>
+            <ActionButton
+              icon={CheckCircle2}
+              loading={createBookingMutation.isPending}
+              onClick={() => createBookingMutation.mutate()}
+            >
+              Create Booking
+            </ActionButton>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {/* ── Step 6: Success ────────────────────────────────────────────── */}
+      {step === 'success' && booking && (
+        <div className="space-y-4 animate-fade-up">
+          <div className="card p-0 overflow-hidden">
+            <div className="bg-gradient-to-r from-emerald-600 to-emerald-700 px-6 py-6 text-white">
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-4">
+                <div className="rounded-full bg-white/15 p-3">
+                  <CheckCircle2 className="h-7 w-7" />
+                </div>
+                <div>
+                  <p className="text-xs uppercase tracking-widest text-white/70">Group Booking Created</p>
+                  <p className="text-3xl font-bold font-mono">{booking.bookingRef}</p>
+                  <p className="text-sm text-white/80 mt-0.5">Status: {booking.status}</p>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+            <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-4 p-6">
+              <div>
+                <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Train</p>
+                <p className="font-semibold">{booking.schedule.train.number} · {booking.schedule.train.name}</p>
+              </div>
+              <div>
+                <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Travel Date</p>
+                <p className="font-semibold">{formatDate(booking.schedule.departureAt)}</p>
+              </div>
+              <div>
+                <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Origin → Destination</p>
+                <p className="font-semibold">{booking.schedule.originStation.name} → {booking.schedule.destinationStation.name}</p>
+              </div>
+              <div>
+                <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Departure → Arrival</p>
+                <p className="font-semibold">{formatDateTime(booking.schedule.departureAt)} → {formatDateTime(booking.schedule.arrivalAt)}</p>
+              </div>
+              <div>
+                <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Coach / Class</p>
+                <p className="font-semibold">{selectedClass?.category ?? '—'}</p>
+              </div>
+              <div>
+                <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Adults / Children</p>
+                <p className="font-semibold">{booking.adultCount} / {booking.childCount}</p>
+              </div>
+              <div>
+                <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Total Passengers</p>
+                <p className="font-semibold">{booking.seats.length}</p>
+              </div>
+              <div>
+                <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Total Fare</p>
+                <p className="font-semibold text-emerald-600 dark:text-emerald-400">{formatCurrency(booking.totalMinor, booking.currency)}</p>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="card p-0">
+            <div className="px-4 pt-4 pb-3">
+              <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-muted-foreground">Passenger List</h3>
+            </div>
+            <div className="grid grid-cols-3 gap-3 px-4 pb-4">
+              {booking.seats.map((s, i) => (
+                <div key={i} className="flex items-center gap-3 rounded-lg border border-border p-3">
+                  <div className="flex h-10 w-10 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-lg bg-primary/10 font-mono text-xs font-bold text-primary">
+                    {s.seat?.seatNumber ?? '?'}
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="min-w-0">
+                    <p className="text-sm font-medium truncate">{s.passengerName}</p>
+                    <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                      {s.passengerCategory} · {seatTypeLabel(s.seat?.bedPosition)} · Seat {s.seat?.seatNumber ?? '—'} · Coach {s.seat?.coach?.number}
+                    </p>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              ))}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          {/* ── Pay now ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── */}
+          {!paymentResult && (
+            <div className="card">
+              <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-muted-foreground mb-3">
+                Collect Payment
+              </h3>
+              {enabledPaymentMethods.length === 0 ? (
+                <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Loading payment options…</p>
+              ) : (
+                <>
+                  <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3 gap-2 mb-4">
+                    {enabledPaymentMethods.map((m) => {
+                      const Icon = paymentMethodIcon(m.type);
+                      const active = selectedPaymentType === m.type;
+                      return (
+                        <button
+                          key={m.id}
+                          type="button"
+                          onClick={() => setSelectedPaymentType(m.type)}
+                          className={cn(
+                            'flex items-center gap-2.5 rounded-lg border p-3 text-left transition-colors',
+                            active
+                              ? 'border-primary bg-primary/5 text-foreground font-medium'
+                              : 'border-border text-muted-foreground hover:border-primary/50',
+                          )}
+                        >
+                          <Icon className="h-4 w-4 shrink-0" />
+                          <span className="text-sm truncate">{m.displayName}</span>
+                        </button>
+                      );
+                    })}
+                  </div>
+                  {paymentError && (
+                    <div className="rounded-lg border border-red-200 bg-red-50 dark:border-red-800 dark:bg-red-950/30 p-3 text-sm text-red-700 dark:text-red-300 flex items-center gap-2 mb-3">
+                      <AlertTriangle className="h-4 w-4 shrink-0" /> {paymentError}
+                    </div>
+                  )}
+                  <ActionButton
+                    onClick={() => initiatePaymentMutation.mutate()}
+                    disabled={!selectedPaymentType || initiatePaymentMutation.isPending}
+                  >
+                    {initiatePaymentMutation.isPending ? (
+                      <span className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                        <Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 animate-spin" /> Initiating…
+                      </span>
+                    ) : (
+                      'Initiate Payment'
+                    )}
+                  </ActionButton>
+                </>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {paymentResult && (
+            <div className="card">
+              <h3 className="text-sm font-semibold uppercase tracking-wider text-muted-foreground mb-3">
+                Payment {paymentResult.status === 'SUCCEEDED' ? 'Complete' : 'Initiated'}
+              </h3>
+
+              {paymentResult.status === 'SUCCEEDED' && (
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-emerald-600 dark:text-emerald-400 text-sm font-medium">
+                  <CheckCircle2 className="h-4 w-4" /> Payment succeeded.
+                </div>
+              )}
+
+              {(paymentResult.status === 'FAILED' || paymentResult.status === 'CANCELLED') && (
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-red-600 dark:text-red-400 text-sm">
+                  <AlertTriangle className="h-4 w-4 shrink-0" />
+                  {paymentResult.failureMessage ?? 'Payment was not completed.'}
+                </div>
+              )}
+
+              {paymentResult.clientAction?.type === 'SHOW_BILL_REFERENCE' && (
+                <div>
+                  <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground mb-3">
+                    {paymentResult.clientAction.instructions ??
+                      'Pay this bill at any CBE branch, the CBE Birr app, mobile banking or USSD.'}
+                  </p>
+                  <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-2 bg-muted/30 border border-border rounded-lg px-4 py-3">
+                    <span className="font-mono text-2xl font-bold tracking-widest text-foreground select-all">
+                      {paymentResult.clientAction.billReference}
+                    </span>
+                    <ActionButton
+                      variant="secondary"
+                      size="sm"
+                      icon={billCopied ? Check : Copy}
+                      onClick={async () => {
+                        if (paymentResult.clientAction?.billReference) {
+                          await navigator.clipboard.writeText(paymentResult.clientAction.billReference);
+                          setBillCopied(true);
+                          setTimeout(() => setBillCopied(false), 2000);
+                        }
+                      }}
+                    >
+                      {billCopied ? 'Copied' : 'Copy'}
+                    </ActionButton>
+                  </div>
+                  <div className="text-sm text-muted-foreground mt-3 space-y-1">
+                    <p>Amount: <span className="font-semibold text-foreground">{formatCurrency(booking.totalMinor, booking.currency)}</span></p>
+                    {paymentResult.clientAction.expiresAt && (
+                      <p>Pay before: <span className="font-semibold text-foreground">{formatDateTime(paymentResult.clientAction.expiresAt)}</span></p>
+                    )}
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              )}
+
+              {paymentResult.clientAction && !['SHOW_BILL_REFERENCE'].includes(paymentResult.clientAction.type) && (
+                <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                  {paymentResult.clientAction.message ?? `Next step: ${paymentResult.clientAction.type}.`}
+                </p>
+              )}
+
+              <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mt-3">Payment reference: {paymentResult.intentId}</p>
+
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => { setPaymentResult(null); setPaymentError(null); }}
+                className="text-xs text-primary hover:underline mt-3"
+              >
+                Choose a different payment method
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-4">
+            <Link href={`/bookings?search=${encodeURIComponent(booking.bookingRef)}`}>
+              <ActionButton variant="secondary">View Booking</ActionButton>
+            </Link>
+            <button type="button" onClick={startOver} className="text-sm text-primary hover:underline">
+              Start another group booking
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+export default function GroupBookingPage() {
+  return (
+    <PermissionGuard permission={PERMS.bookings.manage}>
+      <GroupBookingPageContent />
+    </PermissionGuard>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-web/backoffice/src/components/layout/Sidebar.tsx b/apps/edr-passenger-web/backoffice/src/components/layout/Sidebar.tsx
index 3fc80428b..909361c46 100644
--- a/apps/edr-passenger-web/backoffice/src/components/layout/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-web/backoffice/src/components/layout/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import {
   Activity,
   Smartphone,
   Layers,
+  UsersRound,
 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useAuthStore } from '@/lib/auth-store';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ const navigationSections: { title: string; items: NavItem[] }[] = [
     title: 'Operations',
     items: [
       { name: 'Bookings',   href: '/bookings',       icon: Ticket,    permission: PERMS.bookings.view },
+      { name: 'Group Booking', href: '/group-booking', icon: UsersRound, permission: PERMS.bookings.manage },
       { name: 'Passengers', href: '/passengers',     icon: Users,     permission: PERMS.passengers.view },
       { name: 'Tickets',    href: '/tickets',        icon: FileText,  permission: PERMS.tickets.view },
       { name: 'Boarding',   href: '/boarding',       icon: LogIn,     permission: PERMS.tickets.manage },
diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-web/backoffice/src/lib/api/group-booking.ts b/apps/edr-passenger-web/backoffice/src/lib/api/group-booking.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0effa7d5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-web/backoffice/src/lib/api/group-booking.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+import { apiClient } from '@/lib/api-client';
+
+// ── Search (POST /search) ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export interface SearchTripsRequest {
+  originStationId: string;
+  destinationStationId: string;
+  date: string;
+  adultCount: number;
+  childCount?: number;
+  journeyType: 'ONE_WAY';
+  /** Drives which fare tier (Local vs International) gets quoted — see fareTier in the page component. */
+  nationality?: string;
+}
+
+export interface ScheduleClassOption {
+  name: string;
+  baseFareMinor: number;
+  displayCurrency: string;
+  displayAmountMinor: number;
+  available: number;
+}
+
+export interface ScheduleCoachType {
+  coachTypeId: string;
+  coachTypeName: string;
+  coachTypeCode: string;
+  coachId: string;
+  classes: ScheduleClassOption[];
+}
+
+export interface ScheduleResult {
+  type: 'DIRECT';
+  scheduleId: string;
+  trainNumber: string;
+  trainName: string;
+  origin: { id: string; code: string; name: string; city: string; sequence: number };
+  destination: { id: string; code: string; name: string; city: string; sequence: number };
+  departureAt: string;
+  arrivalAt: string;
+  durationMinutes: number;
+  status: string;
+  hasAvailability: boolean;
+  displayCurrency: string;
+  coachTypes: ScheduleCoachType[];
+}
+
+export type SearchEmptyReasonCode =
+  | 'NO_ROUTE'
+  | 'NO_SCHEDULE_ON_DATE'
+  | 'CANCELLED'
+  | 'PACKAGE_ONLY'
+  | 'CHECKIN_CLOSED'
+  | 'FULLY_BOOKED';
+
+/** Structured, not a string — always render via a code→message lookup, never directly. */
+export interface SearchEmptyReason {
+  code: SearchEmptyReasonCode;
+  originStationName: string;
+  destinationStationName: string;
+}
+
+export interface SearchTripsResponse {
+  journeyType: string;
+  outbound: ScheduleResult[];
+  requestedDate: string;
+  outboundReason?: SearchEmptyReason;
+  /** Nearby schedules for the same station pair on a different date, offered when `outbound` is empty. */
+  alternativeOutbound?: ScheduleResult[];
+}
+
+// ── Seat classes (GET /seat-classes) ───────────────────────────────────────
+
+export interface SeatClassOption {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+}
+
+// ── Auto-assign + hold (POST /seats/auto-assign-hold) ─────────────────────
+
+export interface AutoAssignHoldRequest {
+  scheduleId: string;
+  originStationId: string;
+  destinationStationId: string;
+  seatClassName: string;
+  adultCount: number;
+  childCount?: number;
+}
+
+export interface HeldPassengerSeat {
+  passengerId: string;
+  seat: {
+    id: string;
+    label?: string;
+    seatNumber?: string;
+    coach?: string;
+    row?: number;
+    col?: string;
+  };
+}
+
+export interface AutoAssignHoldResponse {
+  holdId: string;
+  expiresAt: string;
+  ttlSeconds: number;
+  schedule: { id: string; trainNumber: string; trainName: string; departureAt: string; arrivalAt: string } | null;
+  passengers: HeldPassengerSeat[];
+}
+
+// ── Group booking creation (POST /bookings/group) ──────────────────────────
+
+export interface GroupBookingPassengerInput {
+  seatId: string;
+  passengerName: string;
+  dateOfBirth: string;
+  idDocumentType: 'NATIONAL_ID' | 'PASSPORT' | 'DRIVING_LICENSE' | 'OTHER';
+  idDocumentNumber?: string;
+  passportNumber?: string;
+  passportCountry?: string;
+  nationality?: string;
+  phone?: string;
+  email?: string;
+}
+
+export interface CreateGroupBookingRequest {
+  scheduleId: string;
+  holdId: string;
+  originStationId: string;
+  destinationStationId: string;
+  seatClassId: string;
+  bookingType: 'ONE_WAY';
+  passengers: GroupBookingPassengerInput[];
+}
+
+export interface GroupBookingSeat {
+  seatId: string;
+  passengerName: string;
+  passengerCategory: 'ADULT' | 'CHILD';
+  seat: { seatNumber: string; bedPosition?: string | null; coach: { number: string } };
+}
+
+export interface CreateGroupBookingResponse {
+  id: string;
+  bookingRef: string;
+  status: string;
+  totalMinor: number;
+  currency: string;
+  adultCount: number;
+  childCount: number;
+  seats: GroupBookingSeat[];
+  schedule: {
+    departureAt: string;
+    arrivalAt: string;
+    train: { number: string; name: string };
+    originStation: { name: string };
+    destinationStation: { name: string };
+  };
+}
+
+// ── Payment (GET /payments/methods, POST /payments/initiate) ───────────────
+
+export type PaymentMethodType =
+  | 'TELEBIRR' | 'CBE_BIRR' | 'EBIRR' | 'WAAFI' | 'DMONEY' | 'CAC_BANK' | 'CARD' | 'WALLET' | 'CBE_BILL';
+
+export interface SupportedPaymentMethod {
+  id: string;
+  type: PaymentMethodType;
+  displayName: string;
+  region: string;
+  currency: string;
+  enabled: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface InitiatePaymentRequest {
+  bookingId: string;
+  method: PaymentMethodType;
+  paymentMethodId?: string;
+  platform?: 'web' | 'mobile' | 'inapp';
+}
+
+export interface PaymentClientAction {
+  type: 'REDIRECT' | 'LAUNCH_APP' | 'INVOKE_BRIDGE' | 'COLLECT_OTP' | 'AWAIT_PUSH' | 'SHOW_BILL_REFERENCE';
+  url?: string;
+  /** Set when type=SHOW_BILL_REFERENCE (CBE bill payment) — the number the payer enters at any CBE channel. */
+  billReference?: string;
+  instructions?: string;
+  expiresAt?: string;
+  message?: string;
+  payerAccountMasked?: string;
+}
+
+export interface InitiatePaymentResponse {
+  intentId: string;
+  status: string;
+  clientAction?: PaymentClientAction;
+  merchantOrderId?: string;
+  failureCode?: string;
+  failureMessage?: string;
+  sessionExpiresAt?: string;
+  paymentDeadline?: string;
+}
+
+export const groupBookingApi = {
+  searchTrips: (dto: SearchTripsRequest) =>
+    apiClient.post<SearchTripsResponse>('/search', dto),
+
+  getSeatClasses: () => apiClient.get<SeatClassOption[]>('/seat-classes'),
+
+  autoAssignHold: (dto: AutoAssignHoldRequest) =>
+    apiClient.post<AutoAssignHoldResponse>('/seats/auto-assign-hold', dto),
+
+  createGroupBooking: (dto: CreateGroupBookingRequest) =>
+    apiClient.post<CreateGroupBookingResponse>('/bookings/group', dto),
+
+  getPaymentMethods: () => apiClient.get<SupportedPaymentMethod[]>('/payments/methods'),
+
+  initiatePayment: (dto: InitiatePaymentRequest) =>
+    apiClient.post<InitiatePaymentResponse>('/payments/initiate', dto),
+};
diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-web/backoffice/src/lib/export/passenger-template.ts b/apps/edr-passenger-web/backoffice/src/lib/export/passenger-template.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e2f20964
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-web/backoffice/src/lib/export/passenger-template.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+import ExcelJS from 'exceljs';
+
+// Brand palette — matches finance-workbook.ts / ActionButton's primary variant, kept as a
+// small local copy rather than a shared import since these are two unrelated export domains.
+const BRAND = 'FF14714C';
+const BRAND_TINT = 'FFEAF5EF';
+const INK = 'FF1F2937';
+const MUTED = 'FF6B7280';
+const BORDER = 'FFE2E5E1';
+const WHITE = 'FFFFFFFF';
+
+const THIN_BORDER: Partial<ExcelJS.Borders> = {
+  top: { style: 'thin', color: { argb: BORDER } },
+  left: { style: 'thin', color: { argb: BORDER } },
+  bottom: { style: 'thin', color: { argb: BORDER } },
+  right: { style: 'thin', color: { argb: BORDER } },
+};
+
+/** Column order is the contract — passenger-excel.ts reads by this same header order. */
+export const PASSENGER_TEMPLATE_COLUMNS = [
+  'Full Name',
+  'Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD)',
+  'Passenger Type',
+  'ID Document Type',
+  'ID Document Number',
+  'Passport Number',
+  'Passport Country',
+  'Nationality',
+  'Phone',
+  'Email',
+] as const;
+
+const REQUIRED_ROW = 200;
+
+export interface PassengerTemplateInput {
+  trainNumber: string;
+  origin: string;
+  destination: string;
+  travelDate: string;
+  seatClassName: string;
+  adultCount: number;
+  childCount: number;
+}
+
+export async function buildPassengerTemplate(input: PassengerTemplateInput): Promise<Blob> {
+  const wb = new ExcelJS.Workbook();
+  wb.creator = 'EDR Passenger Backoffice';
+  wb.created = new Date();
+
+  const ws = wb.addWorksheet('Passengers', { views: [{ state: 'frozen', ySplit: 5 }] });
+  ws.columns = PASSENGER_TEMPLATE_COLUMNS.map((h) => ({ width: h.length < 14 ? 18 : h.length + 4 }));
+
+  // ── Title + trip context banner ──────────────────────────────────────────
+  ws.mergeCells(1, 1, 1, PASSENGER_TEMPLATE_COLUMNS.length);
+  const title = ws.getCell(1, 1);
+  title.value = 'EDR Group Booking — Passenger Template';
+  title.font = { bold: true, size: 16, color: { argb: WHITE } };
+  title.fill = { type: 'pattern', pattern: 'solid', fgColor: { argb: BRAND } };
+  title.alignment = { vertical: 'middle', horizontal: 'left', indent: 1 };
+  ws.getRow(1).height = 30;
+  for (let c = 1; c <= PASSENGER_TEMPLATE_COLUMNS.length; c++) ws.getCell(1, c).fill = title.fill;
+
+  ws.mergeCells(2, 1, 2, PASSENGER_TEMPLATE_COLUMNS.length);
+  const subtitle = ws.getCell(2, 1);
+  subtitle.value = `Train ${input.trainNumber} · ${input.origin} → ${input.destination} · ${input.travelDate} · ${input.seatClassName}`;
+  subtitle.font = { size: 11, color: { argb: INK } };
+  subtitle.alignment = { vertical: 'middle', horizontal: 'left', indent: 1 };
+  ws.getRow(2).height = 20;
+
+  ws.mergeCells(3, 1, 3, PASSENGER_TEMPLATE_COLUMNS.length);
+  const requirement = ws.getCell(3, 1);
+  const total = input.adultCount + input.childCount;
+  requirement.value = `Fill in exactly ${total} passenger row${total === 1 ? '' : 's'} below — ${input.adultCount} Adult${input.adultCount === 1 ? '' : 's'} + ${input.childCount} Child${input.childCount === 1 ? '' : 'ren'}. One row per passenger, in any order.`;
+  requirement.font = { italic: true, size: 10, color: { argb: MUTED } };
+  requirement.alignment = { vertical: 'middle', horizontal: 'left', indent: 1 };
+  ws.getRow(3).height = 18;
+
+  ws.mergeCells(4, 1, 4, PASSENGER_TEMPLATE_COLUMNS.length);
+  const instructions = ws.getCell(4, 1);
+  instructions.value =
+    'Columns marked * are required. Date of Birth must be YYYY-MM-DD and not in the future — it determines Adult/Child pricing (under 5 = Child). ' +
+    'ID Document Type must be one of: NATIONAL_ID, PASSPORT, DRIVING_LICENSE, OTHER. Do not rename or reorder columns.';
+  instructions.font = { size: 9, color: { argb: MUTED } };
+  instructions.alignment = { vertical: 'middle', horizontal: 'left', indent: 1, wrapText: true };
+  ws.getRow(4).height = 28;
+
+  // ── Header row ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  const headerRow = ws.getRow(5);
+  const requiredCols = new Set([0, 1, 2, 3]); // Full Name, DOB, Passenger Type, ID Document Type
+  PASSENGER_TEMPLATE_COLUMNS.forEach((h, i) => {
+    const cell = headerRow.getCell(i + 1);
+    cell.value = requiredCols.has(i) ? `${h} *` : h;
+    cell.font = { bold: true, color: { argb: WHITE }, size: 11 };
+    cell.fill = { type: 'pattern', pattern: 'solid', fgColor: { argb: BRAND } };
+    cell.alignment = { vertical: 'middle', horizontal: 'left', wrapText: true };
+    cell.border = THIN_BORDER;
+  });
+  headerRow.height = 30;
+
+  // ── One filled example row so the format is obvious at a glance ──────────
+  const example = ws.getRow(6);
+  const exampleValues = [
+    'Abebe Kebede',
+    '1990-05-15',
+    'Adult',
+    'NATIONAL_ID',
+    'ET123456789',
+    '',
+    '',
+    'Ethiopian',
+    '+251911234567',
+    'abebe@example.com',
+  ];
+  exampleValues.forEach((v, i) => {
+    const cell = example.getCell(i + 1);
+    cell.value = v;
+    cell.font = { italic: true, color: { argb: MUTED } };
+    cell.fill = { type: 'pattern', pattern: 'solid', fgColor: { argb: BRAND_TINT } };
+    cell.border = THIN_BORDER;
+  });
+
+  // ── Blank rows with borders + dropdown validation for Passenger Type / ID Document Type ──
+  // exceljs's types only expose per-cell `cell.dataValidation`, not a worksheet-level range API.
+  for (let r = 7; r <= REQUIRED_ROW; r++) {
+    const row = ws.getRow(r);
+    for (let c = 1; c <= PASSENGER_TEMPLATE_COLUMNS.length; c++) {
+      row.getCell(c).border = THIN_BORDER;
+    }
+    row.getCell(3).dataValidation = {
+      type: 'list',
+      allowBlank: true,
+      formulae: ['"Adult,Child"'],
+      showErrorMessage: true,
+      errorTitle: 'Invalid Passenger Type',
+      error: 'Choose Adult or Child.',
+    };
+    row.getCell(4).dataValidation = {
+      type: 'list',
+      allowBlank: true,
+      formulae: ['"NATIONAL_ID,PASSPORT,DRIVING_LICENSE,OTHER"'],
+      showErrorMessage: true,
+      errorTitle: 'Invalid ID Document Type',
+      error: 'Choose NATIONAL_ID, PASSPORT, DRIVING_LICENSE, or OTHER.',
+    };
+  }
+
+  const buffer = await wb.xlsx.writeBuffer();
+  return new Blob([buffer], { type: 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet' });
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-web/backoffice/src/lib/import/passenger-excel.ts b/apps/edr-passenger-web/backoffice/src/lib/import/passenger-excel.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a37d3a80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-web/backoffice/src/lib/import/passenger-excel.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,229 @@
+import ExcelJS from 'exceljs';
+
+const VALID_ID_TYPES = ['NATIONAL_ID', 'PASSPORT', 'DRIVING_LICENSE', 'OTHER'];
+
+/**
+ * Mirrors guest-booking.service.ts's per-passenger nationality inference exactly (NATIONAL_ID
+ * always forces 'Ethiopian'; PASSPORT falls back to Djiboutian/Other by passport country), so a
+ * row that will actually be priced at a different fare tier than the one quoted at search time
+ * is caught here instead of silently mispricing the group later.
+ */
+function inferredFareTier(docType: string, nationality: string, passportCountry: string): 'LOCAL' | 'INTERNATIONAL' {
+  const natUpper = nationality.trim().toUpperCase();
+  const isEthiopian = natUpper === 'ETHIOPIAN' || docType === 'NATIONAL_ID';
+  let resolved = nationality;
+  if (isEthiopian && docType === 'NATIONAL_ID') resolved = 'Ethiopian';
+  else if (!isEthiopian && docType === 'PASSPORT') resolved = nationality || (passportCountry === 'Djibouti' ? 'Djiboutian' : 'Other');
+  else if (isEthiopian && docType === 'PASSPORT') resolved = 'Ethiopian';
+  const resolvedUpper = resolved.trim().toUpperCase();
+  return resolvedUpper === 'ETHIOPIAN' || resolvedUpper === 'DJIBOUTIAN' ? 'LOCAL' : 'INTERNATIONAL';
+}
+
+export interface ParsedPassengerRow {
+  /** 1-based row number in the sheet, for error messages ("row 8"). */
+  rowNumber: number;
+  fullName: string;
+  dateOfBirth: string; // normalized YYYY-MM-DD, empty if invalid/missing
+  passengerType: 'Adult' | 'Child' | '';
+  idDocumentType: string;
+  idDocumentNumber: string;
+  passportNumber: string;
+  passportCountry: string;
+  nationality: string;
+  phone: string;
+  email: string;
+  errors: string[];
+  warnings: string[];
+}
+
+export interface ParsePassengerExcelResult {
+  rows: ParsedPassengerRow[];
+  /** Structural problems (wrong file, missing columns) — nothing in `rows` can be trusted if this is non-empty. */
+  fileErrors: string[];
+}
+
+function cellText(row: ExcelJS.Row, colIndex: number): string {
+  if (colIndex < 1) return '';
+  const v = row.getCell(colIndex).value;
+  if (v === null || v === undefined) return '';
+  if (v instanceof Date) return v.toISOString().split('T')[0];
+  if (typeof v === 'object') {
+    const anyV = v as any;
+    if (typeof anyV.text === 'string') return anyV.text.trim();
+    if (anyV.result !== undefined) return String(anyV.result).trim();
+    if (anyV.richText) return anyV.richText.map((t: any) => t.text).join('').trim();
+  }
+  return String(v).trim();
+}
+
+/** Strips a trailing " *" (required-column marker) so header matching survives the template's own formatting. */
+function normalizeHeader(h: string): string {
+  return h.replace(/\s*\*\s*$/, '').trim();
+}
+
+export async function parsePassengerExcel(file: File, quotedFareTier?: 'LOCAL' | 'INTERNATIONAL'): Promise<ParsePassengerExcelResult> {
+  const buffer = await file.arrayBuffer();
+  const wb = new ExcelJS.Workbook();
+  try {
+    await wb.xlsx.load(buffer);
+  } catch {
+    return {
+      rows: [],
+      fileErrors: ['Could not read this file. Make sure it is a valid .xlsx or .xls file exported from the downloaded template.'],
+    };
+  }
+
+  const ws = wb.worksheets[0];
+  if (!ws) return { rows: [], fileErrors: ['The workbook has no sheets.'] };
+
+  // Locate the header row by scanning the first several rows for one starting with "Full Name" —
+  // the template puts it at row 5 (after the title/instruction banners), but scanning is more
+  // forgiving of an edited file than hardcoding a row number.
+  let headerRowIndex = -1;
+  let headers: string[] = [];
+  for (let r = 1; r <= 10; r++) {
+    const row = ws.getRow(r);
+    const values: string[] = [];
+    for (let c = 1; c <= 12; c++) values.push(normalizeHeader(cellText(row, c)));
+    if (values.some((v) => v.toLowerCase().startsWith('full name'))) {
+      headerRowIndex = r;
+      headers = values;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  if (headerRowIndex === -1) {
+    return {
+      rows: [],
+      fileErrors: ['Could not find the expected header row (starting with "Full Name"). Please use the downloaded template without changing its structure.'],
+    };
+  }
+
+  const colFor = (label: string) => headers.findIndex((h) => h.toLowerCase().startsWith(label.toLowerCase())) + 1;
+  const idx = {
+    fullName: colFor('Full Name'),
+    dob: colFor('Date of Birth'),
+    type: colFor('Passenger Type'),
+    docType: colFor('ID Document Type'),
+    docNumber: colFor('ID Document Number'),
+    passportNumber: colFor('Passport Number'),
+    passportCountry: colFor('Passport Country'),
+    nationality: colFor('Nationality'),
+    phone: colFor('Phone'),
+    email: colFor('Email'),
+  };
+  if (idx.fullName < 1 || idx.dob < 1 || idx.type < 1 || idx.docType < 1) {
+    return {
+      rows: [],
+      fileErrors: ['One or more required columns (Full Name, Date of Birth, Passenger Type, ID Document Type) are missing. Please use the downloaded template.'],
+    };
+  }
+
+  const rows: ParsedPassengerRow[] = [];
+  const lastRow = ws.actualRowCount || ws.rowCount;
+
+  for (let r = headerRowIndex + 1; r <= lastRow; r++) {
+    const row = ws.getRow(r);
+    const fullName = cellText(row, idx.fullName);
+    const dobRaw = cellText(row, idx.dob);
+    const typeRaw = cellText(row, idx.type);
+    const docTypeRaw = cellText(row, idx.docType).toUpperCase();
+    const docNumber = cellText(row, idx.docNumber);
+    const passportNumber = cellText(row, idx.passportNumber);
+    const passportCountry = cellText(row, idx.passportCountry);
+    const nationality = cellText(row, idx.nationality);
+    const phone = cellText(row, idx.phone);
+    const email = cellText(row, idx.email);
+
+    // Skip fully blank trailing rows (the template pre-formats borders down to row 200).
+    if (![fullName, dobRaw, typeRaw, docTypeRaw, docNumber, passportNumber, nationality, phone, email].some((v) => v)) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    const errors: string[] = [];
+    const warnings: string[] = [];
+
+    if (!fullName) errors.push('Full Name is required');
+
+    let dateOfBirth = '';
+    let ageYears: number | null = null;
+    if (!dobRaw) {
+      errors.push('Date of Birth is required');
+    } else {
+      const parsed = new Date(dobRaw);
+      if (isNaN(parsed.getTime())) {
+        errors.push(`Date of Birth "${dobRaw}" is not a valid date (use YYYY-MM-DD)`);
+      } else if (parsed.getTime() > Date.now()) {
+        errors.push('Date of Birth cannot be in the future');
+      } else {
+        dateOfBirth = parsed.toISOString().split('T')[0];
+        ageYears = (Date.now() - parsed.getTime()) / (365.25 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
+      }
+    }
+
+    let passengerType: 'Adult' | 'Child' | '' = '';
+    const normalizedType = typeRaw.trim().toLowerCase();
+    if (normalizedType === 'adult') passengerType = 'Adult';
+    else if (normalizedType === 'child') passengerType = 'Child';
+    else errors.push(`Passenger Type "${typeRaw}" must be "Adult" or "Child"`);
+
+    // The backend computes ADULT/CHILD from date of birth alone (under 5 = Child), regardless
+    // of this column — flag a mismatch so the uploader notices before it surprises them later.
+    if (passengerType && ageYears !== null) {
+      const impliedType = ageYears < 5 ? 'Child' : 'Adult';
+      if (impliedType !== passengerType) {
+        warnings.push(`Date of Birth implies ${impliedType}, but Passenger Type is set to ${passengerType} — seats/fare are priced by age, not this column`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (!docTypeRaw) {
+      errors.push('ID Document Type is required');
+    } else if (!VALID_ID_TYPES.includes(docTypeRaw)) {
+      errors.push(`ID Document Type "${docTypeRaw}" must be one of NATIONAL_ID, PASSPORT, DRIVING_LICENSE, OTHER`);
+    }
+
+    if (docTypeRaw === 'PASSPORT' && !passportNumber) {
+      warnings.push('Passport Number is empty for a PASSPORT document type');
+    }
+
+    // The whole group is priced at one uniform fare tier (the one quoted at search time) — a
+    // row whose document type/nationality would actually resolve to the other tier will be
+    // priced wrong (over- or under-charged) with no per-passenger fare split to fix it.
+    if (quotedFareTier && VALID_ID_TYPES.includes(docTypeRaw)) {
+      const rowTier = inferredFareTier(docTypeRaw, nationality, passportCountry);
+      if (rowTier !== quotedFareTier) {
+        warnings.push(
+          `This passenger's documents imply ${rowTier === 'LOCAL' ? 'Local (Ethiopian/Djiboutian)' : 'International'} pricing, but the group was quoted at ${quotedFareTier === 'LOCAL' ? 'Local' : 'International'} rates — this passenger's actual fare will differ from the group rate`,
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    rows.push({
+      rowNumber: r,
+      fullName,
+      dateOfBirth,
+      passengerType,
+      idDocumentType: docTypeRaw,
+      idDocumentNumber: docNumber,
+      passportNumber,
+      passportCountry,
+      nationality,
+      phone,
+      email,
+      errors,
+      warnings,
+    });
+  }
+
+  if (rows.length === 0) {
+    return { rows: [], fileErrors: ['No passenger rows found below the header. Fill in at least one row and try again.'] };
+  }
+
+  return { rows, fileErrors: [] };
+}
+
+export function countByType(rows: ParsedPassengerRow[]): { adults: number; children: number } {
+  return {
+    adults: rows.filter((r) => r.passengerType === 'Adult').length,
+    children: rows.filter((r) => r.passengerType === 'Child').length,
+  };
+}