Train Ticket Cancellation: The government said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that the Railway Ministry levies ‘clerkage’ fee on all waitlisted tickets and the revenue collected from all sources, including cancellations, is used for maintenance and operation-related work.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a written reply to questions about cancellation charges on waitlisted tickets, “As per the Railway Passenger (Ticket Cancellation and Refund of Fare) Rules 2015, clerkage fee is levied on cancellation of all waitlisted tickets cancelled through IRCTC website.”
Will train ticket cancellation charges be waived?
Samajwadi Party MP Iqra Chaudhary raised the issue of the Railways imposing cancellation charges on waitlisted tickets cancelled due to lack of seats in trains.
Chaudhary wanted to know “whether the government is planning to waive such cancellation charges on the said waitlisted tickets cancelled by Railways.”
Why are waiting tickets issued?
Vaishnav said waiting list tickets are issued to fill seats that become vacant upon cancellation of confirmed/RAC tickets during the advance reservation period.
“Besides, waitlisted ticket passengers also have the option to be ‘upgraded’ under the updated scheme or transferred to an alternate train under the Vikalp scheme,” he said.
Asked whether the government has data on revenue collected from cancellation charges, Vaishnav said, “The amount collected on account of ticket cancellation is not kept separately.”
Waiting list and RAC ticket refund rules
If your ticket is in RAC and waiting list even after chart preparation and you cancel your ticket 30 minutes before the scheduled departure time of the train, then a cancellation charge of Rs 60 will be levied in sleeper class. Whereas in AC class, Rs 65 will be deducted. The remaining amount will be refunded.
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