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IRCTC Ticket Cancellation Refund Calculator
Estimate the refund and cancellation deduction for confirmed, RAC, waitlisted, Tatkal, cancelled-train, and train-delay e-ticket scenarios.
Use the fare actually paid for the passengers being cancelled. The result is an educational estimate based on published Indian Railways and IRCTC rules; the amount sanctioned by IRCTC or the concerned railway remains final.
Estimate Your IRCTC Refund
Enter only the fare for passengers being cancelled. This estimate does not promise the amount IRCTC will sanction.
Estimate based on official IRCTC rules reviewed October 2026. Enter railway fare only—not IRCTC convenience fee, payment charges, insurance or unrelated add-ons. Mixed PNR status, rounding and TDR decisions may change the actual credit.
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How the IRCTC Ticket Cancellation Refund Calculator Works
1
Choose the Ticket Scenario
Select confirmed regular, confirmed Tatkal, RAC/waitlist, cancelled train, or a train delayed by more than three hours.
2
Enter Fare and Passengers
Enter the fare for only the passengers being cancelled and their passenger count.
3
Select Class and Timing
For ordinary confirmed tickets, choose the travel class and how long before departure the cancellation occurs.
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Review the Estimate
See the estimated refund, base deduction, applicable GST, deadline, and action required.
Indian Railways Cancellation Refund Formula
Estimated refund = eligible fare - cancellation charge - GST on cancellation charge (AC classes)
For a regular confirmed ticket, the charge is the applicable flat per-passenger minimum when cancelled more than 48 hours before departure; 25% of fare subject to that minimum from 48 to 12 hours; and 50% subject to that minimum from 12 to 4 hours. Vande Bharat Sleeper and Amrit Bharat II use a separate 72-hour and eight-hour schedule. Confirmed tickets generally receive no refund after their applicable deadline. RAC and waitlisted e-tickets use the published clerkage rule when cancelled within their deadline.
Example Calculation
Input: Two 3AC passengers, total eligible fare ₹4,000, cancelled 30 hours before departure
Output: Base charge = max(25% of ₹4,000, ₹180 × 2) = ₹1,000; AC GST estimate = ₹50; estimated refund = ₹2,950
Common Uses
- • Compare the refund before different cancellation deadlines
- • Estimate deductions for a family or group PNR
- • Understand confirmed Tatkal and RAC/waitlist treatment
- • Check when a TDR rather than ordinary cancellation may be required
Questions about this calculator
More than 48 hours before departure, the published minimum per passenger is ₹240 for First AC/Executive, ₹200 for AC 2 Tier/First Class, ₹180 for AC 3 Tier/AC Chair Car/AC 3 Economy, ₹120 for Sleeper, and ₹60 for Second Sitting. GST applies to cancellation charges for AC classes.
The charge is 25% of the eligible fare, subject to the applicable minimum flat charge per passenger. GST is added to the cancellation charge for AC classes.
IRCTC states that no refund is granted when a confirmed Tatkal e-ticket is voluntarily cancelled. Contingent circumstances and waitlisted Tatkal tickets follow the applicable railway rules.
For a fully waitlisted e-ticket after chart preparation, the passengers are dropped from the chart and the system processes an automatic refund after deducting clerkage. They are not permitted to board using that ticket.
Yes. Under IRCTC's January 2026 published rules, a confirmed ticket attracts a 25% deduction when cancelled more than 72 hours before departure, a 50% deduction from 72 hours up to eight hours, and no refund less than eight hours before departure.
No. After chart preparation, normal online cancellation is unavailable. An online TDR may be filed only for an applicable reason, and the concerned Zonal Railway decides eligibility and the refund amount.
Indian Railways states that confirmed e-tickets receive an automatic full fare refund when the train is fully cancelled from origin to destination; a TDR is not normally required for that scenario.
A full-fare refund may be available when the train is more than three hours late at your boarding station, nobody on the PNR travels, and an online TDR is filed before the train's actual departure. Cancelling normally or filing after departure can make the claim ineligible.
What this IRCTC refund calculator covers
The calculator handles the most common e-ticket cases: voluntary cancellation of a regular confirmed ticket, confirmed Tatkal cancellation, RAC or waitlisted cancellation, a fully cancelled train, and a train delayed by more than three hours when the passenger does not travel. It shows the calculation rather than presenting a refund number without context.
Confirmed ticket cancellation deadlines
For ordinary confirmed tickets, timing changes the deduction. More than 48 hours before scheduled departure uses a class-based flat charge per passenger. From 48 hours to 12 hours, the charge is 25% of fare subject to the same minimum. From 12 hours to four hours, it becomes 50% subject to the minimum. Ordinary online e-ticket cancellation is available only until chart preparation. After chart preparation, an eligible TDR claim may be required and its outcome is decided by the concerned Railway.
Vande Bharat Sleeper and Amrit Bharat II rules
IRCTC's January 2026 refund document publishes a separate confirmed-ticket schedule for Vande Bharat Sleeper Express, which also governs Amrit Bharat II Express. The deduction is 25% when cancelled more than 72 hours before departure and 50% between 72 hours and eight hours. No refund is granted when cancellation occurs less than eight hours before departure.
RAC, waitlist and chart preparation
An unused RAC or waitlisted reservation can generally be cancelled up to 30 minutes before scheduled departure with clerkage deducted. If every passenger on an e-ticket remains waitlisted after chart preparation, IRCTC drops the names from the chart and processes the refund automatically after deducting clerkage. A ticket that becomes confirmed is treated under confirmed-ticket rules.
Fare, GST and convenience fee
Enter only the eligible railway fare for the passengers you are cancelling—not the complete checkout payment. For standard rules, the estimate applies 5% GST to the calculated cancellation charge for AC classes. Non-AC First Class is kept separate from AC 2 Tier so GST is not added merely because both use the same ₹200 minimum charge. Booking convenience fees, payment-provider charges, catering adjustments, insurance, rounding and split passenger status can make the credited amount differ.
Cases that require TDR review
Train diversion, short termination, AC failure, travelling in a lower class, partial travel and mixed-status group tickets can require an online Ticket Deposit Receipt and supporting evidence. Those claims are decided by the concerned railway and should not be reduced to an automatic guaranteed figure. Always use the reason and deadline displayed by IRCTC for the actual booking.
Official references
Rules used here are based on IRCTC's Refund Rules and TDR Filing document updated in January 2026 and its published e-ticket cancellation procedure. Last reviewed October 2026. DevCalc is an independent calculator and is not affiliated with IRCTC or Indian Railways.
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