INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Cancellation of tickets is permitted for PRS counter tickets in normal circumstances only.Indian Railways offers the facility of both online
and offline ticket cancellation
IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation), the online ticketing arm of Indian Railways allows online ticket cancellation
While passengers who book tickets from PRS (Passenger Reservation) counter, can cancel tickets offline from counters, said IRCTC on it's
official website- irctc.co.in
However, cancellation of tickets and refund of fare is permitted for PRS counter tickets in normal circumstances only and not in case of
tickets cancelled offline (including return journey tickets) before 24 hours of scheduled train departure time, refund of fare permissible
can be collected on submission of original PRS counter ticket from any PRS counter of Indian Railways up to 4 hours before the scheduled
departure time of the train in case of confirmed tickets and up to thirty minutes before the scheduled departure time of train in case of
tickets and up to thirty minutes for RAC/waitlisted tickets before the scheduled departure time, refund of cancelled PRS counter tickets is
permitted only at the journey commencing station or nearby satellite PRS locations by surrendering original journey ticket, as mentioned on
Refund amount due is also be displayed to the passenger on website, said IRCTC.