IRCTC Ticket Refund Policy Explained In 5 Brief Points

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Partial cancellation of tatkal e-tickets is allowed as per IRCTC refund rules.IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) offers
refund of money on online ticket cancellation
Once online cancellation of Indian Railways ticket is confirmed, the refund is credited back to the account used for booking as for normal
Internet tickets, said IRCTC on it's official website- irctc.co.in
However, e-ticket cannot be cancelled after chart preparation for normal passenger, added IRCTC
In such a scenario, user can use the online TDR (Ticket Deposit Receipt) filing facility and track refund status of the case through
tracking service provided by IRCTC
on the tickets having confirmed reservation in case the ticket is not cancelled or TDR not filed online up to four hours before the
cancellation of confirmed tatkal tickets, said IRCTC
System) 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, mentioned IRCTC.