Refund rules for a confirmed ticket vs non-confirmed ticket booked through Tatkal scheme of Indian railways
I have a few questions before I try to book a ticket through Tatkal scheme of Indian Railways:
- I would like to know if I book a tatkaal ticket on irctc website for indian railways and I do not get a confirm ticket, can I get refund of the money?
- Also if I happen to cancel a confirmed tatkaal ticket, is there any refund scheme?
Edit: I did check the refund rules in the Indian railways website and I found out the following:
No refund of fare shall be admissible on confirmed Tatkal ticket. In case of Tatkal ticket on waitlist, refund of fare shall be granted in accordance with rule for unused waitlisted or RAC tickets.
So I guess the answer to my first question above is yes and the answer to the second question is no unless rules have changed recently and they are not yet documented.
But the second line of the quote above only mentions about waitlisted tatkaal tickets.
- Is there no concept of RAC tickets through Tatkal scheme?
- What does the rule for unused waitlisted or RAC tickets say? I would specifically like to know the rules for e-tickets as I am planning to do online booking only.
Best Answer
All the above answers provided are perfect, except the last part.
RAC tickets, for this purpose are considered confirmed tickets, and refund is provided accordingly, in this specific case though, RAC is not even possible in Tatkal.
However for tickets booked on-line and promoted to RAC (and even without a confirmed sleeping berth) at the time of charting is considered as confirmed and no refund would be provided if you don't travel. This is completely different from the treatment of wait-listed tickets booked on-line for which refund is provided automatically.
Please note these two points from (http://www.indianrail.gov.in/refund_Rules.html)
In case of e-tickets (confirmed or RAC), if the reservation charts have been prepared, online TDR is required to be filed for obtaining refund. No refund of fare shall be admissible on e- ticket having confirmed reservation in case the request for refund is filed online after two hours of the actual departure of the train.
And
No refund of fare shall be admissible on RAC e-tickets in case the request for refund is filed online after three hours of the actual departure of the train.
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Will I get refund for unconfirmed Tatkal ticket?
If you have booked more than one Tatkal ticket, and the reservation hasn't been confirmed, you are entitled to cancel and get the refund for everyone's ticket, provided that you do so up to 30 minutes before your train's scheduled departure time.How much money is refunded on Waitlisted Tatkal ticket?
So, if you cancel a waiting tatkal ticket before the second and final chart preparation (i.e. at least 30 minutes before scheduled departure time) you will be refunded the entire amount less clerkage which is Rs. 60 per passenger.How do I get a refund on a non confirmed ticket?
If your ticket remains fully waitlisted after chart preparation, it will be canceled automatically and your money will be refunded into the account which was used at the time of booking. Book train tickets at MakeMyTrip and get \u20b950 off at first booking. My train got cancelled.tatkal ticket waiting ho jaaye to kya karen | tatkal ticket cancellation refund | tatkal waiting
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