You must have traveled by Indian train at some point or the other. Every day a large number of people travel by train to reach their destination. This rail network spread across India provides a lot of convenience to the people. To travel by train, you have to book a ticket first. Whereas, there are many routes where you have to book tickets several months in advance because these places are very crowded. At the same time, many times, after booking their ticket, they get it canceled due to some reasons. But do you know what are the rules for canceling train tickets? Probably not, but you should know otherwise you may have to pay more. So let's know about this...
Know these rules before canceling your ticket:-
Vetting and RAC
If you have booked waiting tickets in Indian trains or RAC and now you are canceling these tickets for some reason, then you have to pay the cancellation charge. If you cancel this ticket 30 minutes before the departure of the train from the station, then you have to pay a cancellation charge of Rs 60.
On tatkal ticket
Many times, people are not able to get the first ticket on many routes or sometimes have to go somewhere suddenly, in such a situation, they have to get the train ticket immediately. But if you cancel this ticket, you do not get any refund.
Confirmed ticket
If you have a confirmed ticket, you can cancel it up to 48 hours before the departure of the train. If you do this, you will be on...
Rs 240 on AC first-class ticket
Rs 200 on AC two tier
Rs 120 on sleeper class
Rs 60 on two-seater
There is a cancellation charge of Rs 180 on AC three-tier and AC chair car tickets.
These are also some rules
A full refund is given if the train is canceled in case of a flood. All you have to do is cancel your ticket within three days of travel.
If canceled before 12 hours of train departure, 25% of the ticket price will be deducted.
If you cancel the ticket 12 to 4 hours before the train leaves the station, then this charge becomes 50 percent of the ticket price.
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