Ticket Cancellation Charges
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Railways tightens rules: No refund on tickets cancelled less than 8 hours before departure
India | Mar 24, 2026, 01:26 PM ISTIndian Railways has revised its ticket refund rules, removed full refunds near departure, and introduced new options for boarding and coach upgrades. Passengers can now cancel tickets from any station and upgrade their coach up to 30 minutes before departure.
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Govt to scrap cancellation charges on waiting tickets? Rail Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw responds
India | Dec 12, 2024, 05:08 PM ISTTicket cancellation charges: The train passengers must note that there are two categories of ticket cancellation in Railways. First – before the chart is created and second – after the chart is created. This decides how much refund you will get.
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Railways cancels all regular train tickets booked till June 30, passengers to get full refund
India | May 14, 2020, 10:24 AM ISTIndian Railways on Wednesday announced to cancel all train ticket bookings made earlier for journeys till June 30.
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Coronavirus: IRCTC issues advisory for passengers over ticket cancellation; says don't do this
Business | Mar 25, 2020, 02:42 PM ISTThe Indian Railways subsidiary, Indian Rail Catering and Tourism Corporation or IRCTC on Wednesday urged to the people not to cancel their e-tickets on their own if their trains being cancelled by the national transporter due to nation-wide lockdown to help curb the spread of deadly novel coronavirus pandemic.
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IndiGo offers free cancellation and ticket amount as credit if booking is of before April 30
India | Mar 24, 2020, 06:49 PM ISTIndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta said on Tuesday that the airline would not be charging any fee for cancelling tickets that are up to April 30, and it would store the ticket price as credit on that PNR, which can be used for alternative booking up to September 30.
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Railways relaxes refund rules for travel between March 21-April 15
India | Mar 21, 2020, 02:47 PM ISTRailways issued an advisory on Saturday relaxing refund rules for passengers who had booked tickets to travel between March 21 and April 15 in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in the country to avoid crowding on trains and encourage social distancing.
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Coronavirus: GoAir to not charge cancellation, rescheduling fee on tickets booked till April 30
India | Mar 08, 2020, 08:21 PM ISTBudget carrier GoAir will not charge any fee on cancellation or rescheduling of tickets booked till April 30 amid the coronavirus scare. The offer applies for all bookings made between March 8 and April 30 and for a travel period between March 8 and September 30.
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Railways earned Rs 9000 Cr from ticket cancellation charges, non-cancellation of wait-listed tickets
Business | Feb 25, 2020, 03:43 PM ISTThe Indian Railways earned over Rs 9,000 crore from ticket cancellation charges and non-cancellation of wait-listed tickets between 2017 and 2020, the national transporter has said in response to an RTI application.
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Man gets Rs 33 refund for cancelled ticket after 2 years of battle with IRCTC
India | May 09, 2019, 11:18 AM ISTThe ticket was booked in April 2017, before the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), and subsequently cancelled. It was booked for a journey on July 2, 2017, a day after the new tax regime came into force.
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Ticket cancellation charges too high, govt tells airlines; orders review
Business | Nov 28, 2017, 10:28 AM ISTThe government believes cancellation charges are too high, sometimes even more than the price of the ticket itself.