Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, November 12
For cancellation of confirmed railway tickets 48 hours before the scheduled time of the train, people will have to pay double the amount as cancellation charges from today as compared to the earlier rates.
The Union Railway Ministry has amended the refund rules and has notified it under the title Railway Passengers (cancellation of ticket and refund of fare) Rules, 2015.
To get a ticket cancelled before 48 hours for first class AC/executive class, passengers will have to pay Rs 240, which was Rs 120 earlier.
Similar is the case with other categories. Even for the unreserved and waiting list tickets, the cost will be double than the earlier charges.
For second class unreserved, Rs 30 will be the cancellation fee, which was Rs 15 earlier.
Officials of the Railways said keeping in view the problem of touts indulging in black marketing of tickets, which came to light in the recent past at few stations, the norms were amended by the ministry.
The objectives of the new changes in the refund rules are to plug the scope of misuse, facilitate passengers on mobile ticketing, propose paperless ticketing and discourage agents on black marketing of tickets.
Under the revised rules, an additional facility has been made available for the passengers, which is automatic refund of fare on e-tickets in case of cancellation of trains for the convenience of the passengers.