INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
IRCTC or Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, the ticketing arm of Indian Railways, allows refund on a booked train ticket under
IRCTC allows refund through online and offline modes in case of cancellation of a regular train ticket
However, in case of "contingent cancellation and waitlisted Tatkal ticket cancellations", refunds are allowed after deduction of charges as
per the rules", according to the IRCTC website
A Tatkal ticket is meant for passengers who want to travel at a short notice.In online cancellation of train ticket, the money is returned
IRCTC charges certain cancellation fee towards refund in case of cancellation of a train ticket (regular or Tatkal ticket) and returns the
remaining amount.The Railways provides an online facility to enable users to find the refund status of their cancelled tickets
can key in the Passenger Name Record (PNR) number in the specified field to know the status of their request for a refund.Here's how to
access this facility to know the status of your request for refund:1
The user is required to log in to the website Indianrail Refunds website - refunds.indianrail.gov.in.(The Railway Coaching Refund website
also contains information on cancellation and refund rules)2
PNR number as well as the date of train journey as given on the train ticket)3
The website then displays the status of refund against cancellation of train tickets booked through either the online or offline mode
( How to file a TDR to seek refund)Meanwhile, the Indian Railways on Tuesday announced cancellation of six trains citing "operational
reasons".Here's a list of the trains cancelled by the Northern Railway, which caters to one of the zones served by Indian Railways:Date of
scheduled to commence their journeys on Tuesday, one on Wednesday and two on Thursday.
