Train Ticket Cancellation Charges and Rules
Indian Railway Train ticket cancellation rules are very complex for a general user it is very difficult to know about the Cancellation charges that he has to pay when hr cancel the ticket. So here i will tell you about the Train ticket cancellation charges for Indian railways. These charges depend on the status of your ticket and the time of your cancellation. So i will clearly describe all railways cancellation rules.
Indian railway has different rules for booking/ cancellation and all other. Like it has different rules for online booking and offline booking. Then there is tatkal scheme and then there are rules for chart preparation and cancellation. Also refund rules. So being a experienced user , i will explain all these points clearly in simple language.
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Here i will only discuss about the ticket booked in general quota as i have another post for tatkal ticket cancellation rules. Now every class have different rules. Let us now talk about it.
As i told earlier the cancellation charge for train ticket depends on the the cancellation time, ticket status and your class. So the amount of charge that will be deduct will depend on these three.
Cancellation charge for e-ticket before chart preparation
Here is the cancellation charges of confirmed ticket according to the time frame and the ticket class.
| Before 48 Hours of Train Departure | Within 48 hrs and up to 6 hours of Train Departure |
Less Than 6 hours of departure |
|
| AC First Class/Executive Class | Rs 120 / Passenger | 25% Of the fare to minimum Rs 70 | 50% Of the fare to minimum Rs 70 |
| AC 2 Tier/First Class | Rs 100 / Passenger | 25% Of the fare to minimum Rs 60 | 50% Of the fare to minimum Rs 60 |
| AC 3 Tier/AC Chair car/ AC 3 Economy | Rs 90 / Passenger | 25% Of the fare to minimum Rs 60 | 50% Of the fare to minimum Rs 60 |
| Sleeper Class | Rs 60 / Passenger | 25% Of the fare to minimum Rs 40 | 50% Of the fare to minimum Rs 40 |
| Second Class | Rs 30 / Passenger | 25% Of the fare to minimum Rs 20 | 50% Of the fare to minimum Rs 20 |
Cancellation charge for e-ticket After chart preparation
Online ticket can not be cancelled after the chart preparation for normal user. But you can file TDR to get the refund if applicable.
Other Railways Cancellation Rules and Charges
According to Indian railways full refund is given to waiting list and RAC ticket, if cancel before the 3 Hours of train departure. Some clerkage charge are deducted per passenger in this case.
If due to any case like flood, any disaster or any other reason, if the train is cancelled full refund will be given. The refund will be proceed automatically for the e-ticket, you do not need to file the TDR.
So here i have clearly explained all the rules of train ticket cancellation and all train ticket cancellation charges. If you still have any doubt on cancellation and refunds. Just comment below.
This post was last modified on August 22, 2018 2:24 pm
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if i cancel the tatkal waiting/reservation ticket then can i refund full charge .
f i cancel the tatkal waiting/reservation ticket then can i refund full charge .
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No some charges will be deducted
My waiting ticket is cancell automatically but amount not return yet & at the sametime I cancel my RAC ticket before 6hrs of departure of the train but amount not return also .
It takesh 2-3 days to get amount refunded in your bank. And if it does not, you can file TDR from your IRCTC panel.
my ticket is not confirmed , W/L 2, chart prepared , I will get refund on tatkal ticket
Upto my knowledge, your ticket will auto cancel and yu will get refund.
Can i cancel the ticket WL before 10 days and get full cash back
Yes You can, there will be some deduction of service charges