If we have to cancel our journey for any reason, then the railway also deducts cancellation charges on the confirmed ticket. Do you know when and how much charge does the railway deduct from you for ticket cancellation? Let’s know what the rule is.
A large part of our country’s population travels by trains every day. This is the reason why Indian Railways is called the lifeline of our country. Often we plan our journey in advance and reserve tickets. But if for some reason we have to cancel our journey, then the railway also deducts cancellation charges on confirmed tickets. Do you know how much charge the railway deducts from you for ticket cancellation?
Let us know how much cancellation charge will be deducted in which category if the ticket is cancelled before how much time
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- If your ticket is confirmed and you cancel your ticket 48 hours before the departure time of the train, then a cancellation charge of ₹240 per passenger is deducted on confirmed tickets of AC First Class and Executive Class. Similarly, if your ticket is of Second AC, then the railway charges you ₹200 cancellation charge for it.
- If your ticket is of third AC chair or third AC economy class, then if you cancel the ticket 48 hours before the train departure, the railway charges you Rs 180. Similarly, the cancellation charge for sleeper class is Rs 120 and for second class, Rs 60 has been fixed.
- If you cancel a confirmed ticket less than 48 hours and up to 12 hours before the train departure time, the Railway will deduct 25% of the ticket amount as cancellation charge.
- If you cancel a confirmed ticket less than 12 hours before the scheduled departure time of the train and 2 hours before the departure of the train, 50% of your ticket amount will be deducted as cancellation charge.
