Where are you going?
Search every Indian Railways train, check a PNR, or pick your berth. No pop-ups on the way in.
Tatkal needs one, and so do the first 15 minutes of general booking. Verify once in your profile. You'll get an OTP on your phone when you book.
Know when you confirm
A waitlisted ticket moves as other people cancel. Follow the PNR and you get a message each time it moves, and one when the chart is out.
Still waitlisted when the chart is prepared? An e-ticket is cancelled for you and refunded less ₹60 a passenger. You can't board a reserved coach on it.
The times that matter
When booking opens, when the chart comes out, and the last moment to change your plans.
- General booking
- 60 days ahead
- Tatkal
- 10:00 · 11:00
- First chart
- 8 hours before
- Change your boarding station
- 30 minutes before
- Cancel with a refund
- 8 hours before
Cancel a ticket
What comes back depends on your class, your ticket and how close to departure you cancel. These are the rules from April 2026.
Confirmed tickets
| When you cancel | What is kept, per passenger |
|---|---|
| More than 72 hours before | The flat charge for your class |
| 72 to 24 hours before | 25% of the fare, and never less than the flat charge |
| 24 to 8 hours before | 50% of the fare, and never less than the flat charge |
| Less than 8 hours before | All of it. No refund. |
Flat charge by class
- 1A · EC
- ₹240
- 2A
- ₹200
- 3A · 3E · CC
- ₹180
- SL
- ₹120
- 2S
- ₹60
Other tickets
| RAC or waitlisted | ₹60 a passenger, up to 30 minutes before departure |
| Tatkal, confirmed | No refund |
| Waitlisted e-ticket at the chart | Cancelled for you, refunded less ₹60 a passenger |
AC classes add 5% GST to the charge. The IRCTC convenience fee is not refunded. If the railway cancels your train, you get the full fare back without asking.
Trips where the train is the point
Each one starts with a ticket you can search here.
Other things you can do
Food to your berth, a room at the station, and the rest of the trip.