INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
No refund will be granted on cancellation of confirmed Tatkal tickets, said IRCTC.IRCTC or Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation,
which handles catering, tourism and online ticketing operations of Indian Railways, also offers option of ticket cancellation
If a confirmed ticket is cancelled more than 48 hours before scheduled departure of train, passenger is required to bear certain charges
In such a case, passenger needs to pay Rs 240 (per passenger) 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, according to IRCTC website.2
If a confirmed ticket is cancelled within 48 hours and up to 12 hours before scheduled departure of train, a cancellation charge of 25 per
Cancellation charges per person on confirmed tickets in less than 12 hours and up to four hours before scheduled departure of a train or up
to chart preparation, whichever is earlier, stand at 50 per cent of fare
However, this is subject to minimum cancellation charges, ticketing arm of Railways said.4
However, no refund of fare shall be admissible on RAC (Reservation Against Cancellation) e-tickets is case ticket is not cancelled or TDR is
not filed online up to thirty minutes before scheduled departure of train.5
Also, 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, according
