Will Indian Railways remove cancellation charges on IRCTC waiting tickets? Ashwini Vaishnaw answersThe Indian Railways levies clerkage charges on all canceled waitlisted tickets, as per the 2015 Railway Passengers (Cancellation of Tickets and Refund of Fare) Rules. These charges, along with revenue from other sources, fund maintenance and operations. Waitlisted tickets help manage vacant berths from cancellations of confirmed or RAC...
more... tickets. Passengers with waitlisted tickets can be upgraded or shifted to alternate trains. The government doesn't track cancellation fee revenue separately; it's included in overall railway receipts. Cancellation charges for all ticket types (confirmed, RAC, waitlisted) apply and vary based on cancellation time (48+ hours, 12-48 hours, 4-12 hours) before departure, with a minimum charge.
Indian Railways sabhi cancel hue waitlisted tickets pe clerkage charges lagata hai, 2015 ke Railway Passengers (Cancellation of Tickets and Refund of Fare) Rules ke hisab se. Yeh charges, aur dusre sources se aayi revenue ke saath, maintenance aur operations ko fund karte hain. Waitlisted tickets confirmed ya RAC tickets ke...
more... cancellation se khali hone wali berths ko manage karne mein help karte hain. Waitlisted tickets wale passengers ko upgrade ya alternate train mein shift hone ka option bhi hai. Government cancellation fees se aayi revenue ko alag se track nahi karti; yeh railway ki total receipts mein shamil hai. Sabhi ticket types (confirmed, RAC, waitlisted) ke liye cancellation charges lagte hain aur yeh cancellation ke time (48+ hours, 12-48 hours, 4-12 hours) pe depend karte hain, minimum charge ke saath.