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REFUND RULES wef 12 Nov 15

NOVEMBER-2015
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Circular numberNOVEMBER-2015
TypeCommercial Circular
Topicrefunds

Summary

No refund shall be granted on RAC ticket or wait-listed ticket after thirty minutes before the

Text of the circular

Refund Rules and TDR Filing w.e.f. 12-NOVEMBER-2015 
 
Authority:- Railway Board letter No.TCII/2003/2015/Refund Policy/1 dated 06-
Nov-2015 The Gazette Of India Notification Dated 04-Nov-2015. 
 
Ticket Booking/cancellation Hours: 00.20 HRS to 23.45 HRS 
Refund Rules:- (i-ticket & e-tickets) 
 
Reservation Failed Transaction:- (i-ticket & e-tickets) 
 
 
If amount getting debited from customer account and ticket not issued, IRCTC will refund the entire Fare and 
IRCTC service charges electronically (as credit to the relevant credit /debit card account used for the 
transaction), but the bank/card transaction charges are likely to be forfeited. 
 
IRCTC's payment reconciliation team works on a 24 x 7 basis, IRCTC offers no guarantees whatsoever for the 
accuracy or timeliness of the refunds reaching the Customers card/bank accounts. This is on account of the 
multiplicity of organizations involved in processing of online transactions, the problems with Internet 
infrastructure currently available and working days/holidays of financial institutions. 
 
Refund on cancellation: - (i and e-ticket) 
 
The e-tickets shall be cancelled through internet and the refund of fare shall be credited to the account 
from which booking transaction took place, after deducting the applicable charges and in case of i-
tickets, the ticket shall be cancelled at the reservation counter and thereafter on online application, due 
shall be credited to the account from which booking transaction took place. 
 
In case of e-tickets shall be cancelled online or online TDR shall be filed within the time limits 
prescribed under these rules for obtaining refund. 
 
All refund will be processed as per Extant Railway Refund Rules:

1. Cancellation Charges for Confirmed Tickets: - 
 
The amount deducted is based on the time of cancellation and the status of your ticket. Detailed 
explanations are given below: - 
 
(a) If the ticket is presented for cancellation more than forty eight hours in advance of the 
scheduled departure of the train, a minimum per passenger cancellation charges shall be 
deducted at the flat rate: - 
 
 
 
Class of your ticket 
Flat Cancellation charges per 
 
 
passenger 
 
AC First/Executive Class
Rs.240 plus GST
 
First Class/AC 2 Tier
Rs.200 plus GST
 
AC Chair Car/AC 3Tier/AC 3 Economy
Rs.180 plus GST
 
Sleeper Class
Rs.120
 
Second Class
Rs.60
(b) 
 
 
If the ticket is presented for cancellation
25%(twenty five) percent of fare subject
 
between forty eight hours and upto 
the minimum of the cancellation charge 
 
twelve  hours before the scheduled 
referred to in clause 1(a) plus GST 
 
departure of the train 
applicable for all AC Classes 
(c) 
 
 
If the ticket is presented for cancellation
50%(Fifty) percent of fare subject to a
 
within twelve hours before the scheduled minimum of the cancellation charge 
 
departure of the train and upto four 
referred clause 1(a) ) plus GST
 
applicable for all AC Classes 
 
hours before the scheduled departure of 
 
 
 
the train irrespective of distance 
 
 
 
 
 
(d) 
No refund of fare shall be admissible on the ticket having confirmed 
reservation in case ticket is not cancelled or TDR not filed online upto four hours 
before the scheduled departure of the train 
 
(e) 
No refund of fare shall be admissible on RAC e-tickets in case the ticket is not 
cancelled or TDR not filed online upto thirty minutes before the scheduled departure 
of the train. 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Cancellation Charges for RAC or Waitlisted Tickets:- 
 
(a) 
In case of e-tickets shall be cancelled online or online TDR shall be filed within the time limits 
prescribed under these rules for obtaining refund.

(b) 
Where a RAC ticket or wait-listed ticket is presented for cancellation, the refund of fare 
shall be made after deducting the clerkage if the ticket is present for cancellation upto 
thirty minutes before the scheduled departure of the train irrespective of the distance. 
 
Clerkage Charge:- 
 
 
Upto 30 minutes be

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