To make their journey pleasant, people also book train tickets in advance, so that they do not face any problem during the journey. However, many times people have to cancel their journey due to some reasons. Now in such a situation it becomes necessary for you to know the railway rules related to it.
Indian Railways IRCTC News: To make the long journey easy, even today people prefer to travel by Indian Railways only. Due to the network of Indian Railways spread across the country, people can easily get trains for almost all the places. To make their journey pleasant, people also book train tickets in advance, so that they do not face any problem during the journey. However, many times people have to cancel their journey due to some reasons. In such a situation, people also cancel train tickets to get their money back. Now in such a situation it becomes necessary for you to know the railway rules related to it, so that you can avoid deducting more charges.
Why it is important to know the rules
If for some reason you also have to cancel your journey and you are thinking of canceling the train ticket, then first it is important for you to know the railway rules, in which different cancellation charges have been fixed for different classes. By knowing these rules, you can save your money to a great extent.
Know here what is the rule for cancellation
If the train is canceled due to a flood-like situation, then the passenger gets a full refund of the ticket. Provided that for this you have to cancel your ticket within three days of the journey. At the same time, 25 percent charge is levied on cancellation of confirmed tickets before 12 hours and 50 percent for cancellation of tickets up to 12 to 4 hours before the train leaves the station.
Confirmed tickets can be canceled up to 48 hours before the departure of the train. In this, you have to pay a cancellation charge of Rs 240 for AC First Class, Rs 200 for AC Two Tier, Rs 120 for Sleeper Class, Rs 60 for Two Seater, Rs 180 for AC Three Tier and AC Chair Car.
If you cancel the waiting or sleeper class ticket of RAC up to 30 minutes before the departure of the train, then Rs 60 is deducted as cancellation charge on your ticket.
If you are thinking of canceling the Tatkal ticket, then it is important for you to know that according to the rules of the Railways, you do not get any refund amount in it.
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