INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
In case of cancellation of trains for online tickets, automatic refund is granted.IRCTC, the ticketing arm of Indian Railways, allows refund
on a booked train ticket under certain conditions
While IRCTC allows refund through online and offline modes in case of cancellation of a regular train ticket, no refund - or money back - is
Tatkal tickets, introduced by the Railways in 1997, are meant for passengers who want to travel at a short notice
Tatkal - to apply for refund of money on ticket cancellations.In online cancellation of tickets, the money is returned to the
case of cancellation of a train ticket (regular or Tatkal ticket) and refunds the remaining amount.Indian Railways' rules on refund and
waitlisted train tickets under the unreserved (second class) category
For the tickets of second class (reserved) and other classes, a fee of Rs 60 per passenger is charged, according to Indian Railways' website
Cancellation charge passenger on confirmed (reserved) tickets when done 48 hours before the scheduled departure of the train costs to Rs 240
for 1st AC/executive class
For 2 AC/1st class, it costs to Rs 200
The charges for 3AC/3A economy is Rs 180 while for sleeper class, the charges are priced at Rs 120
The cancellation charges for second class are Rs 60.3
Cancellation charge per passenger on confirmed (reserved) tickets when done in between 48 hours and 12 hours before the scheduled departure
of the train costs to 25 per cent subject to minimum charge mentioned above
Cancellation charge per passenger on confirmed (reserved) tickets when done in between 12 hours and 4 hours before the scheduled departure
of the train costs to 50 per cent, subject to minimum charge as mentioned above
No refund is given by Indian Railways after the above prescribed time limit.4
Partially confirmed tickets can be cancelled up to half an hour before the scheduled departure of the train from the ticket counter, said
Refund on unused RAC/WL (Waitlisted) tickets is given up to half an hour before the scheduled departure of the train subject to deduction of
In case of cancellation of trains for online tickets, automatic refund is granted
Filing of TDR (Ticket Deposit Receipt) is not required.The Railways provides an online facility to enable users to find the refund status of
their cancelled tickets in real time
case of cancellation of Tatkal ticketThe Railways does not permit a refund in case of cancellation of a confirmed Tatkal tickets
However, in case of "contingent cancellation and waitlisted Tatkal ticket cancellations", refunds are allowed after deduction of charges as
"Partial cancellation of Tatkal e-tickets is allowed If the train is marked as 'CANCELLED' in PRS due to breaches, floods, accidents etc
full refund is permissible in case the ticket is cancelled within three days of the scheduled departure of the train
full refund of fare and Tatkal charges on tickets booked under Tatkal scheme under the following conditions, according to the carrier's
If the train is delayed by more than three hours at the journey originating point of the passenger and not the boarding point if the
passenger's journey originating point and boarding point are different.2
If the train is to run on a diverted route and passenger is not willing to travel.3
If the train is to run on diverted route and boarding station or the destination or both the stations are not on the diverted route.4
In case of non attachment of coach in which Tatkal accommodation has been earmarked and the passenger has not been provided accommodation in
If the party has been accommodated in lower class and does not want to travel
In case the party travels in lower class, the passenger will be given refund of difference of fare and also the difference of Tatkal
charges, if any.How to know the status of refund against cancelled train tickets1
The user is required to log in to the website Indianrail Refunds website - refunds.indianrail.gov.in.(The Railway Coaching Refund website
also contains information on cancellation and refund rules)2
PNR number as well as the date of train journey as given on the train ticket)3
The took then displays the status of refund against cancellation of train tickets booked through either of online or offline modes.
