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passengers also subject to the condition that the ticket shall be cancelled online or online

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Cancellation and Refund Rules for IRCTC Trains 
 
E-Ticket booked for IRCTC Trains can be cancelled online and refund will be granted by the 
system as per IRCTC Refund Rules, as follows:  
1. Cancellation Charges for Confirmed Tickets  
The amount deducted is based on the time of cancellation and the status of your ticket at 
the time of cancellation. Detailed explanations are given below:  
a) If a confirmed ticket is cancelled online more than forty-eight (48) hours in advance 
of the scheduled departure of the train, a minimum per passenger cancellation charges 
shall be deducted at the flat rate as below:  
   
Class of Your Ticket  
Flat Cancellation Charges per Passenger  
Executive Class (EC) 
₹240/- +GST 
AC Chair Car (CC) 
₹180/- +GST 
 
b) If a confirmed ticket is cancelled online between forty-eight hours (48) and up to 
twelve (12) hours before the scheduled departure of the train, cancellation charges 
will be deducted as follows: 
 
25%(Twenty Five percent) of the fare subject to the minimum cancellation charge 
referred to in clause 1(a) plus GST applicable for all AC Classes  
 
c) If a confirmed ticket is cancelled online within twelve (12) hours and up to four hours 
before the scheduled departure of the train, cancellation charges will be deducted as 
follows: 
 
50%(Fifty percent) of the fare subject to the minimum cancellation charge referred 
to in clause 1(a) ) plus GST applicable for all AC Classes   
 
d) No refund of fare shall be admissible on the tickets having confirmed reservation in 
case ticket is not cancelled online or TDR not filed online up to four hours before the 
scheduled departure of the train  
  
2. Cancellation Charges for Waitlisted Tickets  
a) In case a wait-listed ticket is cancelled online, the refund of fare shall be made after 
deducting the cancellation charge of ₹ 20/- +GST per passenger, if the ticket is cancelled 
online up to four hours before the Scheduled Departure of the Train.  
 
b) If all passengers on a ticket remain on waiting list after first charting, user need not 
cancel such tickets. Such tickets will be cancelled automatically through the system, and 
the full refund will be credited back, without deducting any cancellation.

3. Cancellation Charges for Partially Confirmed Tickets  
a) 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 waiting list, 
full refund of fare, less cancellation charge of ₹ 20/- +GST per passenger, 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 four hours before 
the Scheduled Departure of the Train.  
 
b) 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 waiting list, 
full refund of fare without deducting cancellation, 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 after first charting and up to thirty minutes 
before the scheduled departure of the train.  
 
c) In case of party e-ticket or family e-ticket issued for travel of more than one passenger, 
some passengers have confirmed reservation and others are on the list of waiting list, 
then in  case of passengers in waiting list not travelling, a certificate shall be obtained by 
travelling passengers from the  ticket checking staff to that effect and refund of fare shall 
be processed online through TDR, indicating the details of the certificate issued by ticket 
checking staff and the online TDR shall be filed up to seventy-two (72) hours of actual 
arrival of the train at passengers' destination and the original certificate issued by ticket 
checking staff shall be sent through post to Group General Manager/IT, 

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