Last Updated on September 14, 2026 by अनुपम श्रीवास्तव
Answer a few questions about your ticket. The tool will estimate the cancellation deduction and refund where the rule is clear, and tell you whether to cancel, wait for an automatic refund or use the refund-claim route.
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Use the current status of your ticket, not only the status it had when you booked it. The result is an estimate of the railway fare refund, not the IRCTC convenience fee.
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How does this refund tool work?
The tool first looks at the current ticket status, quota and train rule set. It then checks how much time is left before departure and applies the matching cancellation rule.
For confirmed tickets, the deduction can be a flat class charge or a percentage of fare. For RAC and waitlisted tickets, the normal rule uses clerkage instead of the confirmed-ticket percentage slabs.
Why do some older pages show 48 / 12 / 4 hours?
Some older railway refund pages still show the previous confirmed-ticket windows. The newer confirmed-ticket rule uses 72 / 24 / 8 hours.
RAC, waitlisted, mixed-ticket, Tatkal and special-train cases have their own rules, so do not apply the confirmed-ticket slabs to every ticket.
What are the normal confirmed-ticket cancellation slabs?
For a standard confirmed ticket, more than 72 hours before departure uses the minimum class-based cancellation charge. From 72 to 24 hours, the deduction is 25% of fare subject to the class minimum. From 24 to 8 hours, it is 50% subject to the minimum.
Inside the final 8 hours, the normal voluntary refund is not available.
Are Vande Bharat Sleeper and Amrit Bharat II different?
Yes. Their confirmed-ticket special rule is different from the normal train rule. More than 72 hours before departure, 25% is deducted. From 72 hours to 8 hours, 50% is deducted. Inside 8 hours, no voluntary refund is available.
What happens if my ticket is RAC or waitlisted?
RAC and waitlisted tickets normally use a clerkage deduction if cancelled before the cutoff. The normal cutoff is 30 minutes before scheduled departure.
If a RAC or waitlisted ticket becomes confirmed before final charting, confirmed-ticket cancellation rules can apply instead. That is why this tool asks for your current status.
What if every passenger is still waitlisted after charting?
For a fully waitlisted IRCTC e-ticket after charting, the PNR is dropped from the reservation chart and the refund is processed automatically, subject to the applicable deduction.
Do not use this rule for a mixed PNR where some passengers are confirmed or RAC.
Will I get a refund on a confirmed Tatkal ticket?
Not for normal voluntary cancellation. A confirmed Tatkal ticket does not get the normal confirmed-ticket cancellation refund.
Waitlisted Tatkal tickets and some railway-caused disruption cases follow separate rules.
Why does the tool say “Refund claim / TDR-type case”?
Older detailed railway instructions use the term TDR for several unusual refund claims. Newer e-ticket reforms removed routine dependence on TDR, but unusual cases can still need a refund claim and verification.
For those cases, use the current refund or claim option shown in your booking account instead of blindly following an old step-by-step TDR guide.
Does this include the IRCTC convenience fee?
No. Enter the railway fare for the passengers in this calculation. Do not add the IRCTC convenience fee or payment-gateway charge.
The result is an estimate of the railway-fare refund and cancellation deduction.
Why can the final refund differ slightly?
The railway system can calculate some ticket components and GST at ticket level. This tool estimates the amount from the fare, class, passenger count and rule that you enter.
Before pressing the final cancellation button, compare this estimate with the amount shown by the official booking system.