Indian Railway Refund Rules
Indian Railway Refund Rules PDF read online or download for free from the indianrailways.gov.in/ link given at the bottom of this article.
If you are looking for the Indian Railway Refund Rules, then you are at the right place. Here we have provided complete Rules in PDF format of Indian Railway Refund policy. You can download the PDF form the official website of indian railway or direct download from the given link at the bottom of the page.
You can check here Rules & Procedure for Cancellation of E-Tickets, Cancellation of e-Tickets before charting preparation of the train, Cancellation of e-Tickets after the preparation of Reservation charts, Cancellation of e-tickets in case of trains cancelled and more.
Cancellation charge per passenger on a confirmed ticket
| Duration | Deduction per passenger |
|---|---|
| 48 hours before departure of train | Rupees 120 |
| 12 hours before departure of train | 25% of the base fare subject to minimum Rupees 120 |
| 4 hours or chart preparation (whichever is earlier) before departure of train | 50% of the base fare subject to minimum Rupees 120 |
| 4 hours or chart preparation (whichever is earlier) till the departure of trains | No Refund |
| After Train Departure | No Refund |
Rules & Procedure for Cancellation of E-Tickets
- e-Tickets can be cancelled on IRCTC website https://irctc.co.in till Chart preparation of the train.
- Cancellations are not allowed at face to face at Railway Counters. If the user wishes to cancel his e-Ticket, he can do so till the time of chart preparation for the train.
- For train starting up to 12 noon, the chart preparation is usually done on the previous night.
- Passenger can log on to https://www.irctc.co.in and go to “Booked Tickets” link and select the ticket to be cancelled and can initiate the cancellation by selecting the passengers to be cancelled.
- Cancellation would be confirmed online and the refund would be credited back to the account used for booking as for normal Internet tickets.
- If there is any partial cancellation of the ticket, please ensure that a fresh e-reservation slip (Electronic Reservation Slip) is printed separately as done for the original ticket.
- To take you to step by step and familiarize you with the procedure for cancelling of e-tickets, please click HERE
Cancellation of e-Tickets before charting preparation of the train:
- If a confirmed ticket is cancelled more than 48 hrs before the scheduled departure of the train, flat cancellation charges shall be deducted
- Rs.240/- for AC First Class/Executive Class
- Rs.200/- for AC 2 Tier/First Class
- Rs.180 for AC 3 Tier/AC Chair car/ AC 3 Economy
- Rs.120/- for Sleeper Class and Rs.60/- for Second Class
- Cancellation charges are per passenger.
- If a confirmed ticket is cancelled within 48 hrs and up to 12 hours before the scheduled departure of the train, cancellation charges shall be 25% of the fare subject to the minimum flat rate mentioned in the above clause.
- Less than 12 hours and up to four hours before the scheduled departure of the train up to chart preparation which is earlier, 50% of the fare paid subject to the minimum cancellation charges.
- Note the Chart preparation time is the time for the chart preparation from the Train Originating Station or from the previous chart Preparation station.
Cancellation of e-Tickets after the preparation of Reservation charts: For Normal User
- E-ticket cannot be cancelled after chart preparation. Users are requested to use the online TDR filing for such cases and track Status of the refund case through tracking service provided by IRCTC. TDR can be filed as per Railway rules:
- No refund of fare shall be admissible on the tickets having confirmed reservation in case the ticket is not cancelled or TDR not filed online up to four hours before the scheduled departure of the train.
- No refund of fare shall be admissible on RAC e-tickets is the case the ticket is not cancelled or TDR not filed online up to thirty minutes before the scheduled departure of the train.
- In case, on a party e-ticket or a family e-ticket issued for travel of more than one passenger, some passengers have confirmed reservation and others are on RAC or waiting list, a full refund of fare, less clerk, shall be admissible for confirmed passengers also 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.
- For filing online TDR, select “File Ticket Deposit Receipt (TDR)” from menu “Services”.
- For the ticket booked at the old site, select “Old Transaction History” from the menu “My Transactions” and after getting the password verified select “File TDR” link in the left panel under the “My Transactions” menu.
- IRCTC will forward the claim to Concerned Railways to process the refund and money of refund amount will be credited back to the same account through which payment was made after receiving the same from the concerned Railways.
- For any other clarifications please mail to [email protected]
Cancellation of e-Tickets after the preparation of Reservation charts: For Agents
An E-ticket cannot be cancelled after chart preparation. Whenever Agents received such a request from their customers they are required to send a mail to [email protected] containing following details.
PNR No.
Transaction ID :
Train No.
From:
To:
Date of journey:
S.No.
PASSENGER NAME
AGE
SEX
Reasons for Filing TDR
IRCTC will file TDR and forward the claim to Concerned Railways to process the refund and money of refund amount will be credited back to Agents account through which payment was made after receiving the same from the concerned Railways.
For any other clarifications please mail to [email protected]
For Tatkal Tickets Booked as e-Tickets:
- No refund will be granted on cancellation of confirmed Tatkal tickets.
- For contingent cancellation and waitlisted Tatkal ticket cancellations, charges will be deducted as per existing Railway rules. Partial cancellation of Tatkal e-tickets is allowed .
Cancellation of e-tickets in case of trains cancelled:
- 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. In case of e-tickets, such cancellations can be done by the customer through Internet.
You can download the Indian Railway Refund Rules PDF using the link given below.
