Indian Railways: By now, you should know that when a train is cancelled for any reason, the ticket fare is refunded. However, if the train is delayed because of fog, the passenger can also get a refund for the ticket. If the train is delayed by over three hours because of fog and the traveler cancels the ticket, then the price of the booked ticket will be reimbursed.
Railways will provide a complete refund
Indian Railways will provide a complete refund of the ticket price; however, certain terms and conditions apply. In this case, if the train is delayed by three hours or more because of fog, passengers are eligible to request a complete refund of their ticket price. Nevertheless, for this, the travelers must provide the deposit receipt. Nonetheless, the railways has excluded Tatkal tickets from this group. If the train is postponed because of fog, the passenger may cancel their ticket.
How will you claim a refund
To obtain a refund, the passenger needs to visit the reservation counter, retrieve the form from there, and select the cancellation option. Following this, the information provided for the reservation will need to be entered again. Subsequently, it must be turned in at the ticket counter.
As per the details, when the passenger train is delayed, it gets marked by the railway control of the division overseeing that passenger train. As a result, the details regarding the train’s delay are communicated to all reservation counters.
If the passenger train runs behind schedule, it gets marked by the railway control of the division managing that train. As a result, the details regarding the train’s delay are communicated to all reservation counters. In this case, if the passenger train is delayed by three hours or more, the passenger receives a full refund.
If you have purchased a reservation ticket online and the train is delayed because of fog, you must log in to the IRCTC website with your user ID and password to obtain the refund amount. Following this, you need to choose TDR from the options and click on My Transaction. You need to provide the necessary details. Subsequently, the claim application will be forwarded to the railways, and a refund will be granted if the application is approved. The reimbursement will be issued to the same bank account that was used to book the reserved ticket.