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- Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told Rajya Sabha, in a written reply to Congress MP Chandrakant Handore's question, that Indian Railways does not maintain separate zone-wise records of earnings from ticket cancellation charges and seized waiting tickets.
- The minister also detailed cancellation rules, including fixed fees by class for cancellations up to 48 hours before departure, 25% and 50% fare deductions for later cancellations, and no refund within 4 hours of departure.
- Vande Bharat Sleeper and Amrit Bharat Express trains have separate, stricter refund rules, which the minister said are meant to curb fraudulent or speculative booking.
What to watch next
- Whether railways introduces zone-wise tracking of such earnings in future
- Any changes to the separate refund rules for Vande Bharat Sleeper and Amrit Bharat trains
- Follow-up by MPs on the burden of heavy cancellation charges on passengers
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