Confirm Ticket Cancel Charge
IRCTC, or the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, handles the Indian Railways' ticketing operations exclusively.
E-tickets can be conveniently purchased through two platforms: https://www.irctc.co.in/railconnect/app/iRCTC, which is available on both the Play Store and App Store.
The following is a schedule and summary of fees associated with IRCTC e-ticket cancellations, as mentioned on the IRCTC website:
IRCTC will issue refunds for cancelled Indian Railways e-tickets classified into two distinct categories.
The first category is
- Before Preparation of Charts,
- After Preparation of Charts
IRCTC shall process the refund for both categories, less any applicable fees, within a timeframe of 5 to 7 working days, depending upon the payment method.
Cancelling an IRCTC e-ticket before chart preparation
Cancellation of e-tickets purchased through the IRCTC website or app is exclusively possible online and not offline.
"E-tickets may be cancelled online through this website before the train's chart preparation." "Directly, railway counters do not permit cancellations," the IRCTC stated on their website's support page.
Railways prepare the charts a few hours prior to the train's departure. Determining the exact time at which a chart for a particular train would be prepared is challenging; therefore, only a rough estimate can be used.
IRCTC shall send an SMS notification to recipients once the chart has been generated.
"Chart preparation for trains departing before noon is typically completed the evening before," the IRCTC stated on its website.
Initiating the cancellation process is possible through the IRCTC app or website.
Step 1: Navigate to the IRCTC website at www.irctc.co.in and enter your login information.
Step 2: Proceed to the 'Booked Tickets' tab and choose the tickets for the particular train that you wish to cancel.
After being chosen, verify it. Therefore, the reservations would be cancelled.
Rail Connect for Mobile by IRCTC
Step 1: Register for the IRCTC Rail Connect app in
Step 2: Select 'Train' from the main screen in.
Step 3: Proceed to the 'My Bookings' page. 'Completed' and 'Upcoming' would be the two categories present.
Step 4: Select the 'Upcoming' link. Please choose the train tickets that you wish to cancel.
Step 5: Select the menu icon with three dots after that. In this case, five options would be open.
Step 5: Select the 'Cancel Ticket' link. After that, verify the cancellation.
Confirm Ticket Cancellation Charges before 48 Hours
Cancellation fees are per passenger and are applicable exclusively when confirmed electronic tickets are cancelled or removed from service over 48 hours prior to the train's scheduled departure.
Please be advised that these are all flat-rate charges.
Class of Travel | Cancellation Fee per Passenger |
AC First Class and Executive Class | ₹ 60 |
AC 2 Tier and First Class | ₹ 60 |
AC-3tier, AC Chair Car, and AC-3Economy | ₹ 60 |
Sleeper Class | ₹ 60 |
Second Class | ₹ 60 |
Confirm Ticket Cancellation Charges before 24 Hours
Cancellation fees apply to tickets cancelled within 48 to 12 hours of purchase.
If a confirmed e-ticket is cancelled within 48 hours and up to 12 hours before the train's scheduled departure time, the charge is 25% of the e-ticket fare or the minimum flat rate previously mentioned, whichever is higher.
Class of Travel | Cancellation Fee per Passenger |
AC First Class and Executive Class | 25% or ₹240* |
AC 2 Tier and First Class | 25% or ₹200* |
AC-3tier, AC Chair Car, and AC-3Economy | 25% or ₹180* |
Sleeper Class | 25% or ₹120* |
Second Class | 25% or ₹60* |
* 25% of the e-ticket fare or the minimum flat rate whichever is higher.
Confirm Ticket Cancellation Charges up to 4 Hours
Cancellation charges are 50% of the e-ticket fee for tickets cancelled less than 12 hours and up to four hours before the scheduled departure time of the time and up to the time chart is generated.
Class of Travel | Cancellation Fee per Passenger |
AC First Class and Executive Class | 50% |
AC 2 Tier and First Class | 50% |
AC-3tier, AC Chair Car, and AC-3Economy | 50% |
Sleeper Class | 50% |
Second Class | 50% |
Ticket cancellation after the chart has been prepared
"After chart preparation, an e-ticket cannot be cancelled."
"Users are asked to submit online TDRs for such cases and track the status of the refund case using the tracking service provided by the IRCTC website and app," IRCTC stated on their website's help page.
The IRCTC stated on its website's help page that no refunds of fare will be issued for tickets with confirmed bookings if the ticket is not cancelled or if an online TDR is not completed up to four hours before the train's scheduled departure.
You will get 25% of booking amount it TDR is approved. It can take minimum 45 to 90 days to get refund.