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Missed Train with a Confirm Ticket: Even if you miss the train, the ticket is not wasted, can you travel in another train? Know the rules of railways

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Missed Train with a Confirm Ticket: There are thousands of people who have a reservation or ticket, but due to some reason they miss their train. In such a situation, passengers assume that the ticket has been wasted. However, the truth is different.

Train Ticket Refund Rules: Indian Railways is the means of travel for crores of people every day.

People in the country still try to reserve seats in trains before travelling. They think about other options of travel only after that. Many times they have to do this out of compulsion when they do not get tickets or miss the train. Indian Railways is the means of travel for crores of people every day. Among these, there are thousands of people who have reservations or tickets, but due to some reason or the other, they miss their train. In such a situation, passengers assume that the ticket has been wasted. However, the truth is different from this.

Missing the train is the biggest problem for passengers

The lifeline of the country, Indian Railways, makes and implements rules after carefully considering the difficulties faced by common passengers before, during and after the journey. Missing the train is one of the biggest problems for passengers. In such a difficult time, the first thought that comes to the mind of the passengers is ticket refund. After this, they think whether they can travel in another train on the same ticket or not? Come, let us know what is the rule of the railways in this regard?  

If I miss a train, then on which ticket can I travel in another train?

According to the rules of Indian Railways, if a passenger has a general coach ticket, he can travel in another train of the same category without any problem. If a passenger travels in another category train, he may have to pay a fine. Because, the category and ticket price of premium trains like Passenger, Mail-Express, Superfast, Rajdhani Express and Vande Bharat are different. In many such trains, general tickets are not allowed at all.

If I have a confirmed ticket with reservation, what should I do if I miss the train?

On the other hand, if a passenger has a reservation ticket, then if he misses a train, he cannot travel in another train with that ticket. If caught while travelling in another train, the TTE considers the passenger as a ticketless traveller. Also, as per the rules, he can be fined. If the fine is not paid, further legal action and jail can also be taken. Therefore, in case of having a reservation ticket, one should apply for a refund if the train is missed and one must buy a proper ticket for travelling in another train.

How to file TDR offline and online? What is the method

On missing the train, the reservation ticket made from the counter has to be submitted by going to the counter itself by filling the correct reason in the TDR (TDR Filing Rules) form. Whereas, for e-ticket, one has to log in to the IRCTC site or app and file TDR. For this, after logging in, one has to click on the train option. After that, one has to click on the File TDR option and then click on the File TDR option. Then after seeing the ticket, one has to tick it and click on File TDR. After this, the TDR gets filed (TDR Filing Online) as soon as the reason is selected. After this, the refund amount comes to the account or wallet of the person making the payment within a maximum of 60 days.

What are the rules regarding reservation ticket cancellation and refund?

According to the rules of Indian Railways, there is no refund on cancellation of ticket booked under Tatkal facility. However, if you cancel a confirmed ticket within 48 hours and up to 12 hours before the scheduled departure time of the train, up to 25 percent of the total amount can be deducted. If you cancel the ticket between 12 to 4 hours before the scheduled departure time, 50 percent of the amount will be deducted.

Waiting list and RAC tickets are refunded only if they are cancelled 30 minutes before the scheduled departure time of the train. However, all these facilities are available before the train departs, after the train departs, TDR is the only solution.