January 29th, 2018 | Updated on April 8th, 2024
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC), which provides online railway ticket booking facility to passengers, processes more than 1,30,000 Tatkal transactions on a daily basis. Maximum Tatkal tickets are booked within first few minutes of quota opening. Keeping the ever increasing demand in mind, IRCTC keeps releasing new facilities and features for passengers.
Train cancellation and refund have always been a matter of concern for the passengers, especially who travel frequently. But IRCTC has good news for its customers. Indian Railways is offering 100% refund on tatkal ticket cancellation, if some conditions are met.
100% Refund on Tatkal Ticket
For people who have been frequently booking Tatkal tickets and have faced zero refund for cancellation of tickets, IRCTC has a good news for them. As per the railway services, a 100% refund for the Tatkal cancellation tickets will be provided to passengers, if they meet some of the conditions.
Railway Ministry has stated that the refund will be made both online and offline. So, the passengers can apply for the refund through e-online services or they can also claim it at the railway counter.
When is Indian Railways Liable to Give 100% Rebate?
Indian Railways is also liable to make a 100% refund to passengers, under these 5 circumstances.
1. Train delay of 3 hours or more
In case a train reaches its starting station with a delay of 3 hours or more, the passengers will be liable for a 100% refund on their Tatkal ticket. However, if the starting station and boarding station are different, then the passengers will not be liable for any refund.
2. If the train route is diverted
If a train route is diverted and passengers are not willing to travel via that route, then passengers will be refunded 100% on their Tatkal ticket.
3. Both boarding and destination stations are not on route
In case, the train route is diverted and both boarding and destination stations are not there on the route, then passengers will get a full rebate.
4. Railway carriage/Bogie is not attached
If the tatkal quota carriage is not attached to the train and the passenger is not provided with the facilities, as per his booking class, then he is accountable for a 100% refund.
5. Facilities as per booked class unavailable
If a passenger does not get the facilities as per his booked ticket class, then he can claim 100% refund.
6. Passenger books a higher quota and travels in a lower quota
In case, a passenger has booked his ticket in higher quota, but travelled through a lower quota, then he can claim a full rebate.
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