I had 2 RAC tickets but seat got only one
I had 2 RAC confirmed tickets, but seats were not mentioned. On the day of travel, I got a single berth for both the tickets. On the charts both names mentioned that a single seat was assigned. I paid full fare for both the tickets, but still I got a single seat. Will I get refund of my money?
Best Answer
No, you'll not get a refund.
RAC tickets are often shared between passengers. You had two tickets and you got one, but often there are cases when you have one ticket and you get half. Meaning, you get to share your berth with a stranger!
Indian Railways charges you to transport you from point A to point B. For most cases, traveling is important, and even though there are thousands of wait-listed tickets that are cancelled every day, the railways lets some RAC passengers travel by sharing seats. Depending upon circumstances, it might be better than having your tickets cancelled. Imagine you booked 2 tickets, and only one of the two gets to travel while the other is cancelled.
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What if I book 2 RAC ticket?
RAC allotments is done as per the seat availability. If two RAC tickets are booked together then there are high chances that seats will be given together or as near as possible. If four or more RAC tickets are booked together then chances are very less that all four seats will be together.Will RAC ticket get seat number?
You will get the coach number and a seat number also if your ticket is RAC allocated.Will my RAC 2 get confirmed?
RAC 2 will almost certainly be a confirmed ticket by the time the reservation charts are prepared.Will RAC 1 get confirmed?
In short RAC means Reservation Against Cancellations, so if you have RAC-1 on your ticket, your ticket will be confirmed which means someone cancels his ticket. Once the coach number chart of a RAC ticket is prepared and sent to your mobile number or you can check the pnr status from the Indian Railways website.waiting ticket confirm hone par coach no. aur seat no. kyo nahi dikhata hai||Wl train ticket booking
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No, there will be no refund.
The Indian railway states RAC(reservation Against Cancellation) as:
The passengers whose names figure under R.A.C., are provided reserved sitting accommodation initially and are likely to get berths becoming vacant due to last minutes cancellation of reservation of passengers not turning up in time before the departure of the train.
A berth is split into 2 seats for 2 RAC ticket holders, if there’s any last minute cancellations, or if any quota allocations remain unsold, or if any confirmed ticket holders are given a free upgrade (more later), an RAC ticket holder is given the empty berth, the other RAC ticket holder can then convert the 2 seats into a berth.
RAC tickets are only issued for 2-tier air con (4 seats per carriage), 3-tier air con (6 seats per carriage), non air con First Class (4 seats per carriage), and non air con Sleeper Class (up to 12 seats per carriage).
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