Unlike the popular belief among railway authorities, there are many common rules for train travel, which are quite difficult to fathom for the average passengers. The list of “ifs” and “buts” that come with any important railway rule, makes it very difficult to understand for every passenger, barring the Rail Fans. One such set of, confusing, rules is pertaining the train ticket cancellation. To be frank, Indian railways too has to account for endless scenarios while formulating their rules, so it can automatically get a bit confusing for the passengers. But, we at RailYatri always make it a point to present the rules in a simple and easy to understand manner. And with this thought in mind, we bring you every detail you wanted to know about train ticket cancellations. Here it goes…
What are the cancellation charges?
Cancellation charges are more commonly known as Clerkage Charges in the Indian railways circle. Passengers with Confirmed or RAC ticket, at the point of booking, need to cancel their tickets manually. As for the Waitlisted tickets, if they are not confirmed at the point of final chart preparation then a complete refund would be provided, automatically. Here is however a break-up of the cancellation charges that are expected, when a ticket is cancelled 48 hours before the departure of a train.
- Cancellation Charge for Sleeper Class: INR 120 (for Confirmed tickets), INR 60 (for RAC or WL tickets) on per passenger basis.
- Cancellation Charge for 3 AC: INR 180 (for Confirmed tickets), INR 60 (for RAC or WL tickets) on per passenger basis.
- Cancellation Charge for 2 AC: INR 200 (for Confirmed tickets), INR 60 (for RAC or WL tickets) on per passenger basis.
- Cancellation Charge for 1 AC: INR 240 (for Confirmed tickets), INR 60 (for RAC or WL tickets) on per passenger basis.
