Travelling by Indian Railways, but lost or misplaced ticket? This is what will happen
Those travelling by Indian Railways trains number in the lakhs on a daily basis. It is one of the most popular modes of travel for workers, families and more. However, there are times when, due to a mistake on part of passengers, their ticket is damaged. Here is what will happen in that case:
(1) No refund of fare in respect of a lost or misplaced ticket shall be granted by Indian Railways.
(2) Refund of fare shall be granted in respect of a torn or mutilated ticket if its genuineness and authenticity are verifiable on the basis of the particulars visible on the face of the ticket.
(3) (i) If the reservation status of a lost, misplaced, torn or mutilated ticket, at the time of receipt of the application for issuance of a duplicate ticket for the purpose of undertaking journey, is reserved or RAC and that the duplicate ticket is sought before preparation of reservation chart of the concerned train, the station master shall issue a duplicate ticket in lieu of the original ticket on collection of the clerkage charge per passenger.
(ii) If a duplicate ticket in lieu of a lost or misplaced reserved ticket is sought after preparation of reservation chart of the concerned train, it shall be issued on collection of a charge equivalent to fifty per cent. of the total fare. Duplicate tickets shall, however, not be issued in respect of RAC tickets after preparation of reservation chart of the concerned train.
(iii) If duplicate ticket in lieu of a torn or mutilated reserved or RAC ticket is sought after preparation of reservation chart of the concerned train, it shall be issued on collection of a charge equivalent to Twenty five per cent of the total fare.
(iv) A duplicate ticket in respect of a party coach ticket or a special train ticket, shall be issued upto the time of departure of the train, on collection of a charge equivalent to ten per cent of the total fare.
(4) (i) No refund shall be granted in respect of charges collected under sub-rule (3) except in cases where the lost or misplaced ticket is traced after the issuance of a duplicate ticket and presented along with the duplicate ticket before departure of the train. The charges collected towards the issuance of duplicate ticket shall be refunded after deducting five per cent. thereof subject to a minimum deduction of rupees twenty.