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Summary

 Online cancellation or cancellation through 139 shall be

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Cancellation of PRS counter tickets (Fully 
Confirmed/RAC/Waitlisted) through IRCTC website or through 139  
Purpose: 
To facilitate passengers with PRS counter tickets to cancel their 
tickets through within the prescribed time limit as per Refund Rule 
2015 facility for cancellation of such tickets through IRCTC website 
(www.irctc.co.in) / 139 (by IVRS and SMS). 
A pilot project was inaugurated by Hon’ble MR on 29th April,2016,  
for cancellation of fully confirmed PRS counter tickets. The pilot 
was restricted to cancellation of tickets for trains scheduled to 
depart  within the next 24 hours. Now this facility is being extended 
to all confirmed tickets without any time limit and also for RAC and 
Waitlisted tickets with effect from 26th May,2016. 
Conditions: 
 Cancellation will be permitted in normal circumstances only 
and not in case of late running of trains/cancellation of trains 
etc., 
 
 This facility shall be available only in case the mobile number 
has been given at the time of booking the ticket. 
 
 Online cancellation or cancellation through 139 shall be 
permitted only upto 4 hours before the scheduled departure 
of the train in case of confirmed tickets and upto half an hour 
before the scheduled departure of the train in case of 
RAC/Waitlisted tickets. 
 
 Refund of fare amount shall be collected only at the journey 
commencing station or nearby satellite PRS locations defined 
by Zonal Railway as under:- 
    
(a) During first two hours of the opening of PRS counters on 
the next day for the tickets for the trains whose scheduled 
departure time is between 1801 hours and 0600 hours. 
   
(b) Upto 4 hours after the scheduled departure of the train 
during 
the 
working 
hours 
of 
PRS 
counters/current  
counters/special counters where cancellation is permitted 
round the clock on the  tickets for the trains whose scheduled 
departure time is  between 0601 hours and 1800 hours. 
(c) No refund of amount would be given after the above 
mentioned prescribed time limit. 
*******

Procedure for Cancellation 
 
A. Cancellation through IRCTC website:            
* A new page will be given on IRCTC website (www.irctc.co.in) without 
any login for purpose of cancellation of PRS counter tickets. 
* Passenger will be asked to enter PNR number & Train number on 
IRCTC website along with captcha. 
* The details entered by passenger shall be validated and an OTP will 
be sent to the passenger on his mobile no. given at the time of booking 
the ticket. The OTP received on the mobile will be entered by the 
passenger in the web page and it will be validated by the system.  
*  After receiving the confirmation OTP number from the passenger, full 
cancellation of PNR will be done and PNR will be marked as Cancelled 
but not refunded in the system. Seat/berth will be released and would be 
made available for booking both at PRS & IRCTC Website. Refund 
amount due will also be displayed to the passenger on the website. 
* An SMS will be sent to the passenger with PNR and fare details. 
Sample format: ”Your ticket has been cancelled. PNR, xxxxxx, 
Amt,xxxxx. Refund of fare amount shall be collected only at the journey 
commencing station or nearby satellite PRS locations as per the notified 
time”. 
* All the privilege/duty pass/PTOs/complimentary pass tickets shall be 
allowed to be cancelled through website or through 139.  
* All types of PNRs including i-tickets (after printing) and system tickets 
booked across counter/post office/YTSK/Go India terminals/Bank 
terminals etc.’ will be allowed to be  cancelled on website except the 
following: 
(a). Circular Journey tickets and onwards tickets booked against CJT. 
(b). Foreign tourists PNRs against which berth allotment has been done 
(c). ATAS generated new PNR 
(d). Duplicate ticket. 
(e). Cluster ticket and pre-bought ticket.

B. Cancellation through 139:                               
Now Rail Ticket booked through Railway Reservation counter can be 
cancelled t

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