Indian Railways tightens cancellation rules, doubles no-refund window to 8 hours

Indian Railways has tightened its ticket cancellation rules across the board, doubling the no-refund window and extending percentage-based penalties to cancellations made earlier than before — a restructuring the government said was aimed at eliminating the financial incentive that allows touts to hold and offload tickets at inflated prices at the last moment.

The new structure of cancellations penalties was announced by Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday.