Tatkal Ticket Cancellation- Railways automatically cancels the Tatkal waiting ticket and gives refund to the passenger. The rules for canceling confirmed Tatkal tick are slightly different.
New Delhi. In case of emergency, the Tatkal service of Railways is very useful for booking tickets for train travel. Passengers can avail the Tatkal ticket facility of Railways and buy tickets even a day before the journey. Usually, confirmed tickets are available immediately. Yes, sometimes it becomes difficult to get a confirmed seat during festival seasons etc. This question arises in the minds of many passengers whether Tatkal ticket can be canceled or not? If Tatkal ticket is canceled then will refund be given (Tatkal Ticket Cancel Refund) or not.
Tatkal ticket can also be canceled like other tickets. In some cases of Tatkal ticket cancellation, Railways gives refund, while in others it does not. It depends on the reasons for canceling the ticket. According to the IRCTC website, if a passenger has booked a Tatkal Ticket Booking and for some reason he does not travel, then the Railways will not give him a ticket cancel refund on cancellation of the ticket.
Refund will be given in these circumstances
If the train is delayed by more than three hours from the railway station from where the train originates, a refund can be claimed by canceling the confirmed Tatkal ticket. For this the passenger will have to take TDR i.e. ticket deposit receipt. While returning the amount, Railways deducts only clerical charges. Similarly, if the route of the train has been changed and the passenger does not want to travel by that route, then a refund can be claimed by canceling the ticket.
Even after booking a Tatkal ticket, if the Railways is unable to provide a seat to the passenger in the booked reservation class, a refund can be claimed on cancellation of the ticket. Similarly, even if Railways is giving a seat to a passenger in a category below the reservation category and the passenger does not want to travel in that class, the passenger can immediately cancel the ticket and claim a refund.
Party Tatkal Ticket or Family Tatkal Ticket (Tatkal Ticket Full Refund) issued for traveling of more than one person, if the tickets of some people have been confirmed and some are in the waiting list, then all the passengers can cancel the ticket and get refund. Can. But, the ticket will have to be canceled 6 hours before the departure of the train.
Refund even if waiting ticket is cancelled.
If the waiting ticket is not confirmed, it is immediately canceled by the Railways. In case of ticket cancellation, the money is refunded in 3 to 4 days. In this also the full amount is not refunded but the booking charge is deducted. The booking charge is about ten percent of the ticket price. It depends on the train and its class.
