IRCTC-Refund of certain fare on failure to provide air-conditioning facility in air-conditioned coaches

IRCTC-Refund of certain fare on failure to provide air-conditioning facility in air-conditioned coaches

Refund of certain fare on failure to provide air-conditioning facility in air-conditioned coaches:-

(1) Where the air-conditioning facility could not be provided for a portion of journey, refund on tickets issued for air-conditioned coaches shall be granted for such portion on the following basis namely

(a) If the ticket is for air-conditioned first class, the difference between the air-conditioned first class fare and first class fare;

(b) If the ticket is for air-conditioned II-tier or air-conditioned III-tier class, the difference between air-conditioned II-tier or air-conditioned III tier class fare and sleeper class fare(Mail and Express);

(c) If the ticket is for air-conditioned chair car, the difference between air-conditioned chair car fare and second class fare (Mail and Express);

(d) If the ticket is for executive class, the difference between the notified executive class fare for the concerned section and first class fare (Mail and Express) for the concerned distance of that section.

In case of e-ticket, the online TDR shall be filed upto twenty hours of actual arrival of the train at passenger’s destination and the original certificate (GC/EFT) issued by the ticket checking staff (TTE) at the time of journey is to be send to following address: through post: Group General Manager/IT, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd., Internet Ticketing Centre, IRCA Building, State Entry Road, New Delhi – 110055.

In case of i-ticket, the original certificate (GC/EFT) issued by the ticket checking staff (TTE) at the time of journey is to be send to following address: through post: Group General Manager/IT,Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd., Internet Ticketing Centre, IRCA Building, State Entry Road, New Delhi – 110055

Refund will be processed through TDR only after receiving the original certificate (GC/EFT). IRCTC will forward the claim to Concerned Zonal Railways under whose jurisdiction the train destination falls. After receipt of the refund amount from the said Railway, refund amount will be credited back to same account of user through which payment was made through opted payment Gateway.

Source : http://www.indianrailways.gov.in

IRCTC-Refund Rules

Source : http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/