How to track your Indian Railways ticket cancellation refund status online at refunds.indianrail.gov.in; Watch video
Indian Railways tickets can be cancelled across ticket counters, IRCTC website and through railway enquiry number 139, says Ved Prakash, Director, Publicity (DIP), Ministry Of Railways.
How to track your Indian Railways ticket cancellation refund status online: Gone are the days when you were supposed to run from pillar to post to get the refund status of your cancelled Indian Railways ticket. In one of the most passenger friendly moves, the Indian Railways has moved to address one of the biggest problems faced by its passengers. Now, you can track the refund status of the cancelled tickets in real-time just by logging on to a new website launched by Railway Ministry. With lakhs of people being affected, this new tool will come as a blessing in solving their problems. The new website Railway Coaching Refund, refunds.indianrail.gov.in, launched by Railway Ministry will help the public to track the refund status of the cancelled ticket.
"Indian Railways tickets can be cancelled across ticket counters, IRCTC website and through railway enquiry number 139," Ved Prakash, Director, Publicity (DIP), Ministry Of Railways said. He also added that a passenger can also file TDR in cases when promised facilities like non-functioning ACs is not available during the journey or for diversion of the route. The issue of TDR is resolved within a week or two.
Under the new Indian Railways initiative, the TDR filed at PRS or Railway ticket counter can be checked online at the Railway Coaching Refund website. Amongst the 2 option given to check the status of Refund includes
1. PNR Numbers and Date of Journey
2. Refund Registration Number
The Indian Railways new website will also facilitate a passenger to check the refund status of TDR that was filed at Railway Ticket Counter or PRS.
How to track your Indian Railways ticket cancellation refund status online at refunds.indianrail.gov.in; watch video here:
Currently, a person who has filed the TDR has to visit the ticket counter to check or to get the refund. In coming days, Rail Ministry plans to expand the service to check the status of other tickets cancelled of any type.
Also, the website which is as of now isolated will be linked to IRCTC or Rail Minister website soon.
By Sameer Dixit
12:14 PM IST