IRCTC refund rules: How can you get a refund of confirmed railway tickets after chart preparation
railway ticket is confirmed, you cannot cancel it after the chart preparation. However, you can file a Ticket Deposit Receipt (TDR) with a valid reason to check whether you are eligible for a refund or not. In such cases, it will entirely depend on the Zonal Railway Division to grant you a refund. It will be up to the Zonal Railway Office whether they accept the reason for filing a TDR request and how much refund you will get.
«Users are requested to use the online TDR filing for such cases (ticket cancellation after preparation of chart) and track the status of the refund case through tracking service provided by IRCTC. TDR can be filed as per Railway rules,» says the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on their website.
«However, please note that the decision about the acceptance/rejection or amount of refund (through TDR) will be taken by the concerned Zonal Railways as per extant Refund rules of Indian Railways and not by IRCTC,» said the IRCTC on e-mail to a customer who filed a TDR request.
Do remember that you can only file TDR online once you cancel your confirmed railway ticket. For e-tickets, you can cancel it online and then file a TDR. If you have bought your tickets from the railway counter (i.e., offline), then you need to cancel your tickets first and then file a TDR. You can go to your nearest railway ticket booking counter to cancel your tickets.
What is the maximum time limit by which TDR can be filed
IRCTC also mentioned that «No refund of fare shall be admissible on the ticket having confirmed reservation in case ticket is not canceled or TDR not filed online up to four hours before the scheduled departure of the train.»
In the case of RAC tickets, an individual needs to
