Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a written reply to questions about cancellation charges on waitlisted tickets, “As per the Railway Passenger (Ticket Cancellation and Refund of Fare) Rules 2015, clerkage fee is levied on cancellation of all waitlisted tickets cancelled through IRCTC website.”

Will train ticket cancellation charges be waived?

Samajwadi Party MP Iqra Chaudhary raised the issue of the Railways imposing cancellation charges on waitlisted tickets cancelled due to lack of seats in trains.

Chaudhary wanted to know “whether the government is planning to waive such cancellation charges on the said waitlisted tickets cancelled by Railways.”

Why are waiting tickets issued?

Vaishnav said waiting list tickets are issued to fill seats that become vacant upon cancellation of confirmed/RAC tickets during the advance reservation period.

“Besides, waitlisted ticket passengers also have the option to be ‘upgraded’ under the updated scheme or transferred to an alternate train under the Vikalp scheme,” he said.

Asked whether the government has data on revenue collected from cancellation charges, Vaishnav said, “The amount collected on account of ticket cancellation is not kept separately.”

Waiting list and RAC ticket refund rules

If your ticket is in RAC and waiting list even after chart preparation and you cancel your ticket 30 minutes before the scheduled departure time of the train, then a cancellation charge of Rs 60 will be levied in sleeper class. Whereas in AC class, Rs 65 will be deducted. The remaining amount will be refunded.

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If your ticket is still in RAC and waiting list even after charting and you cancel your ticket 30 minutes before the scheduled departure time of the train, then a cancellation charge of Rs 60 will be levied in sleeper class. Whereas there will be a reduction of Rs 65 in AC class. The remaining money will be refunded.

4 hour rule for confirmed tickets

If your ticket is confirmed and suddenly the journey gets cancelled, then you have to be very careful regarding the ticket cancellation charge. Because, according to the rules of cancellation of railway tickets, special care is taken about timing during cancellation of confirmed tickets. If the ticket is confirmed and you are not able to cancel the ticket before 4 hours of the scheduled departure time of the train, then no refund will be given from the Railways.

What are the rules for cancellation of confirmed tickets?

• Cancellation charge of Rs 60 per passenger in General Class (2S) will have to be paid 48 hours before the departure time of the train.
• There will be a reduction of Rs 120 in sleeper class.
• A charge of Rs 180 will be deducted for AC chair car and third AC.
• There will be a reduction of Rs 200 in Second AC, Rs 240 in First AC and Executive class. GST will also be applicable.
• GST is not charged on any sleeper class ticket, whereas Railways charges GST on AC class tickets.

How much will be the cut?

• In case of confirmed train tickets, if the ticket is canceled within 48 hours and up to 12 hours before the scheduled departure time, 25% of the total amount will be deducted.
• If the ticket is canceled between 4 hours and 12 hours before the scheduled departure time of the train, half of the ticket amount i.e. 50% will be deducted.
• If you are not able to cancel your ticket 4 hours before the scheduled departure time of the train, then you will not get a single penny of refund.
• Waitlist and RAC tickets must be canceled 30 minutes before the scheduled departure time of the train. Otherwise you will not get a refund.

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