IRCTC Ticket Booking Confirmation Email

After booking ticket from IRCTC's website, IRCTC sends an email to the registrant email id with all the ticket booking info. Though the actual printable ticket is in the irctc account, this IRCTC email can be saved for quick references and to contact Indian railways in case of any problem.

Here is how the mail looks like

IRCTC Ticket Booking Confirmation Email

Subject:email from IRCTC

This is a system generated mail. Please do not reply to this email ID. If
you have a query or need any clarification you may:
(1) Call our 24-hour Customer Care or
(2) Email Us care@irctc.co.in
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Dear Customer,

Thank you for using IRCTC's online rail reservation facility. Your e-ticket has been booked and the details are indicated below.
Please take a printout of the Electronic Reservation Slip (ERS) OF YOUR TICKET FROM YOUR Booked Tickets History page .You will carry this printout along with any one from the listed identity cards (Voter Identity Card / Passport / PAN Card / Driving License / Photo ID card issued by Central / State Govt /Student Identity Card with photograph issued by recognized School or College for their students /Nationalised Bank Passbook with photograph /Credit Cards issued by Banks with laminated photograph)during train journey in original. Both these will be examined by ticket checking staff on stations/trains for verification purpose.

...Ticket Details...

For cancellation of your ticket, please log in to your account, select the PNR you wish to cancel and cancel your ticket online. Cancellation of your e-Ticket is possible only on the website www.irctc.co.in, and is NOT possible on PRS Counters.Cancellation can be done till the time of chart preparation for the train which is normally 4 to 6 hours before the scheduled departure of the train from the train originating station.(For trains starting up to 12 in the afternoon the chart preparation is usually done on the previous night).

You can cancel any of the passenger names from the list of passengers on this ticket without affecting the ticket as a whole.

For CHANGE OF BOARDING STATION & CHANGE IN NAME customer can now approach the nearest Railway Reservation Office with ?ElectronicReservation Slip? print out and photo identity proof mentioned in the ?Electronic Reservation Slip? at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure of train as per existing Railway rules.

Once you have cancelled your ticket, the fresh details and changes made by you will be available on the Cancelled e-Tickets History (as a link to site)The refund amount due to you after cancellation will be credited back to the same account which you had used for booking the ticket.

Now users can check their refund status online by clicking 'Refund status' link after logging in.If by any reason you are unable to cancel your ticket on the website till the time of charting and also unable to perform the journey, please send a mail to etickets@irctc.co.in at the earliest giving the details of your claim .We will represent your case with the Railways Claims Wing. However since this is a long drawn-out process. If the user wishes to cancel his E-ticket, he can do so till the time of chart preparation for the train (which is normally 4 to 6 hours before the scheduled departure of the train from the train originating station.(For trains starting up to 12 noon the chart preparation is usually done on the previous night). Similarly these and any other claims/contingencies on this e-ticket may be conveyed to us at etickets@irctc.co.in for processing. For any further assistance, please contact us at us at 24*7 Hrs. Customer Support at 011-39340000 , MON - SAT(10 AM - 6 PM) 011-23344787 , Chennai Customer Care 044 - 25300000 or mail us at care@irctc.co.in.

Just dial 139 from your landline, mobile & CDMA phones for railway enquiries.

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For any enquiries or information regarding your transaction with IRCTC, do not
provide your credit/debit card details by any means to IRCTC. All your queries
can be replied on the basis of 10 digit IRCTC Transaction id/ PNR no./User id.
IRCTC does not store the credit/debit card information in any form during the transaction.

Warm Regards,
Customer Care
Internet Ticketing
IRCTC