Tatkal ticket can be canceled or not
If a confirmed ticket is cancelled within 48 hrs and up to 12 hours before the scheduled departure of the train, cancellation charges shall be 25% of the fare subject to the minimum flat rate mentioned above. If a confirmed ticket is cancelled more than 48 hrs before the scheduled departure of the train, flat cancellation charges shall be deducted Rs 240 for AC First Class/Executive Class, Rs 200 for AC 2 Tier/First Class, Rs 180 for AC 3 Tier/AC Chair car/ AC 3 Economy, Rs 120 for Sleeper Class and Rs 60 for Second Class, per passenger. * Cancellation of e-Tickets before preparation of the train chart: Below are the latest charges imposed by Indian Railways on the cancellation of tickets booked through either counter or IRCTC: The cancellation charges are also different for waitlisted and confirmed tickets in both the cases. The fare of the Tatkal Tickets are always higher than those of normal tickets. Besides normal tickets, the railways offers Tatkal Tickets for those who have to undertake a journey due to an emergency too. It runs over 12,600 trains every day carrying over 23 million passengers. IRCTC Ticket Cancellation Charges: Indian Railways is one of the world's largest public transporters.