Train Ticket Refund: Due to the fog in the cold season, it is very affected, due to which many trains get rescheduled. Many trains are also canceled due to excessive delay. Refund is available on canceled trains, but do you know that even if the train is late, you can claim for refund.
According to the website of Indian Railways, you can get a refund on your confirmed ticket if the train is late. Railways will give you full money for canceling the train ticket which is more than three hours late. For this, you have to go to the IRCT website, app or railway ticket counter and request to cancel the ticket. Also, you have to make sure that you are not traveling in that train.
Refund will be given only if you fulfill this condition
The most important thing is that the refund will be given to you only if the train is running late by more than 3 hours and the ticket is canceled before the arrival of the train. Passengers cannot claim refund on trains running late by 2 or 1 hour. TDR has to be filed before the actual departure of the train to get full refund.
This is how you will get refund from the window
You have to go to the PRS counter before the departure of the train. After this you have to surrender your ticket. Then after investigation you will be given full refund of the ticket. No deduction will be made on this.
How to get refund online
If you have booked ticket through IRCTC app or website, then you have to fill TDR (Ticket Deposit Receipt) file. After filing of TDR, e-ticket refund process may take minimum 90 days and more time. Money will be transferred to your account during this time interval.
Refund will not be available on these tickets
Since Kovid-19, Railways has not given permission to travel on waiting ticket. In such a situation, if you travel with a waiting ticket in sleeper or AC, then you will be fined. Refunds on waiting tickets are given by the Railways till the completion of the train journey. Apart from this, refund cannot be claimed even on the general ticket taken from the window, because it is allowed to travel by the Railways.
