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New Canellation Charges For Train Tickets
New Canellation Charges For Train Tickets
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According to Railway rules, ticket cancellation charges vary depending on the class
of travel and the time when one cancels the ticket.
Business | NDTV Profit Team | Updated: October 03, 2017 08:31 IST
Indian Railways carries over two crore passengers daily. Train ticket cancellation
charges and refund rules are one of the most common queries from rail passengers.
The cancellation charges vary, depending on the class of travel and the time when
the ticket is cancelled. With effect from November 2015, certain provisions of
Railway Passengers (Cancellation of tickets and refund of fare) rules have been
amended and comprehensive Railway Passengers (Cancellation of tickets and refund of
fare) Rules 2015 have been notified through Gazette Notification G.S.R. 836(E).
dated 04.11.2015.
3) Between 12 hours and up to four hours before the scheduled departure of train,
cancellation charges will be 50 per cent of the fare paid subject to the minimum
cancellation rate. No refund of fare shall be admissible on the ticket having
confirmed reservation in case ticket is not cancelled or TDR (ticket deposit
receipt) not filed online up to four hours before the scheduled departure of the
train, says IRCTC website.
5) The e-tickets should be cancelled through internet and the refund of fare will
be credited to the account from which the booking transaction took place, after
deducting the applicable charges.
8) For a PRS (Passenger Reservation System) counter ticket, when the train is
cancelled, a refund of fare is permissible within three days excluding the
scheduled day of departure of train.
10) In case of e-ticket issued for travel of more than one passenger, some
passengers have confirmed reservation and others are on RAC or waiting list, full
refund of fare , less clerkage, shall be admissible for confirmed passengers,
subject to the condition that the ticket shall be cancelled online or online TDR
shall be filed for all the passengers up to thirty minutes before the scheduled
departure of the train, says IRCTC website. Other details about rules on railway
cancellation and refund can be checked in this notification.