IRCTC iPay: Big change in train ticket booking rules, refund will be given immediately on cancellation, big change in train ticket booking rules, refund will be given immediately on cancellation

Indian Railways has made a significant amendment in its refund policy for internet ticket booking. Passengers who bought train tickets on IRCTC website or app and later canceled them, will no longer have to wait for two to three days for refund. Passengers who wish to make further bookings on the same day or the next day can book tickets without worrying about the refund amount being credited to their bank account by IRCTC. According to a report, passengers who book tickets through IRCTC’s payment gateway, IRCTC-ipay, will get a refund immediately after cancellation. IRCTC-ipay was launched in 2019, as part of the Central Government’s Digital India campaign. In this sequence, IRCTC has recently revamped its website.

IRCTC-ipay Auto Pay

IRCTC has launched a cool new feature called IRCTC iPay which allows users of IRCTC website/mobile app to get instant refund. IRCTC has added AutoPay to its iPay payment gateway. Any user will have to debit his UPI bank account / other payment instrument through any mandate facility that facilitates his payment for using this service. AutoPay feature ensures better ticket booking dependability by saving users time while entering payment instrument details. This functionality also helps in reducing the time taken to get refund for Tatkal bookings.

How to book train tickets through IRCTC-ipay?

1. Visit the IRCTC website (www.irctc.co.in).
2. Enter travel details.
3. Select Train Details.
4. Log in to the website using the credentials.
5. Enter passenger details.
6. Select the IRCTC iPay option.
7. Click on Pay & Book.
8. Enter payment details like credit card/debit card/UPI details.
9. Ticket will be booked immediately after payment.
10. Confirmation will be done through SMS/Email.

IRCTC-ipay Tatkal Booking

With better arrangements, passengers will be able to book Tatkal and ordinary tickets as well as cancel them. In view of the increasing number of train passengers, IRCTC has enhanced its user interface as well as the IRCTC-iPay feature, resulting in faster ticket booking. Only cancellation charge is levied from the transaction and the order is issued in case of waiting list of Tatkal bookings, where the booking remains in the waiting list even after final chart preparation. This facility comes in handy when the ticket is not booked even after the payment has been deducted from the user’s bank account, or when a tatkal waiting list ticket remains in the waiting list even after chart preparation and the waiting list ticket is removed from charting. are given. In such circumstances the user’s account will be debited only for IRCTC service charge, cancellation charge and payment gateway charge.