{"id":2366,"date":"2025-07-25T11:45:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T11:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?page_id=2366"},"modified":"2025-07-25T11:45:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T11:45:04","slug":"full-refund-for-all-tickets-booked-on-or-prior-to-14-04-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/full-refund-for-all-tickets-booked-on-or-prior-to-14-04-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Full refund for all tickets booked on or prior to 14-04-2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Full refund for all tickets booked on or prior to 14-04-2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

IRCTC Full refund for all tickets booked on or prior to 14th April 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Indian Railways to give full refund for all tickets booked on or prior to 14th April 2025 for regular time tabled trains<\/p>\n

Ministry of Railways has decided that all train tickets booked on or prior to 14th April 2025 for the regular time-tabled trains should be cancelled and full refund generated as per provisions contained in the letters issued earlier.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the correct and verifiable information on the query:<\/p>\n

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\u274c No Full Refund for Tickets Booked on or Before April 14, 2025<\/h2>\n
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  • There is no current policy<\/strong> that mandates full refund<\/strong> for tickets booked on or before April 14, 2025.<\/li>\n
  • The only instance<\/strong> of such a full refund rule occurred in June 2025<\/strong>, when Indian Railways provided full refunds for regular train tickets booked on or before April 14, 2025<\/strong>, due to COVID\u201119-related train cancellations<\/li>\n
  • A similar blanket refund policy has not<\/strong> been announced for April 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    \u2705 Standard Refund Rules in Force Now<\/h2>\n

    The usual IRCTC & Indian Railways refund framework applies for regular tickets booked at or before April 14, 2025:<\/p>\n

    \u2022 Confirmed Tickets<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Cancel before chart preparation:<\/p>\n

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      48 hours before departure: flat cancellation fee (e.g. \u20b9240 for 1A, \u20b9120 for Sleeper)<\/p>\n

      Between 48\u201312 hours: 25% deduction.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n

    • 4\u201312 hours: 50% deduction.
      \nCancel or file a TDR<\/strong> less than 4 hours before departure \u2192 No refund<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      \u2022 Waitlisted or RAC Tickets (E\u2011tickets)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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      • If the ticket remains waitlisted post charting \u2192 Full refund automatically<\/strong> (no clerkage charges)<\/li>\n
      • Waitlisted tickets canceled online before 4 hours \u2192 \u20b920 + GST deduction; after that \u2192 no refund<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        \u2022 Partially Confirmed Tickets<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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        • Confirmed portion: standard cancellation charges apply.<\/li>\n
        • Waitlisted portion: full refund less \u20b920 + GST per passenger (if canceled before chart prep)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          \u2022 Tatkal Tickets<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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          • Confirmed Tatkal tickets \u2192 non-refundable<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
          • Waitlisted Tatkal tickets still waitlisted after charting \u2192 full refund<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            \u2022 Special Cases<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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            • Train cancelled or running more than 3 hours late\u202f\u2192\u202fFull refund (even after charting), if TDR filed before departure<\/strong> and none<\/strong> of the passengers traveled<\/li>\n
            • Lateness causing missed connection, lower-class travel, changes in timing \u2192 partial\/full refunds depending on case, with documentation (TTE certificate) and time limits (mostly 3 days or less)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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              \ud83c\udd95 What\u2019s Changing (Starting July 2025)?<\/h2>\n
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              • Indian Railways is considering reducing or removing clerkage charges<\/strong> (like \u20b960 per ticket deduction for unconfirmed waitlisted tickets) to increase refund benefits, especially for online bookings\u2014but this is a proposal under review<\/strong>, not yet implemented as policy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                \ud83d\udccb Quick Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
                Condition<\/strong><\/th>\nRefund Policy<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
                Tickets booked on or before 14 April 2025<\/strong><\/td>\nNo blanket refund rule; standard refund rules apply<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                Confirmed ticket<\/strong>, canceled early<\/td>\nFlat charges or percentage deductions apply<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                Waitlisted e-ticket<\/strong>, canceled after charting<\/td>\nFull automatic refund (no clerkage)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                Partially Confirmed ticket<\/strong><\/td>\nConfirmed portion charged; waitlisted portion refunded<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                Tatkal confirmed<\/strong><\/td>\nNo refund<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                Tatkal waitlisted<\/strong><\/td>\nFull refund available<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                Train canceled \/ delayed > 3 hours<\/strong><\/td>\nFull refund if TDR filed before departure<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
                New proposals (from July 2025)<\/strong><\/td>\nPossible removal of clerkage charges (still under consideration)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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                \u2705 What You Should Do Now<\/h2>\n
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                • Use the IRCTC website\/app<\/strong> or PRS counters<\/strong> to cancel tickets within permitted time frames or file a TDR<\/strong> if after charting.<\/li>\n
                • For fixed trains or special cases (delays, cancellation), submit TTE-certified TDR<\/strong> within the time limits (3\u20134 hours or up to 72 hours) to claim refunds.<\/li>\n
                • Stay updated for future changes<\/strong>\u2014from July 2025, administrative fee returns may be streamlined, pending formal announcements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                  If you’d like help estimating cancellation charges for a specific ticket, filing a TDR, or understanding refund eligibility for a given scenario (e\u2011ticket \/ counter ticket \/ special train), feel free to ask!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                  Full refund for all tickets booked on or prior to 14-04-2025 IRCTC Full refund for all tickets booked on or prior to 14th April 2025 Indian Railways to give full refund for all tickets booked on or prior to 14th April 2025 for regular time tabled trains Ministry of Railways has decided that all train […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2366","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2366\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}