Train Ticket Lost :: What To Do Next

Indian Railways Train Ticket Lost

I know the majority of you face situations like losing your Indian Railways train ticket and then wondering what to do next. This guide is for you. We will explain how to handle the situation if you lose your IRCTC online ticket or a directly booked Indian Railways ticket.

Types of Train Tickets in Indian Rail

1. ✅ Online Reservation
2. ✅ Booking at the Railway Station

If You Lose Your Online Ticket : Follow the Steps

There are two types of online tickets:

1. E-Ticket
2. I-Ticket

What to do next when you have loss the India Rail Online Ticket?

E-Ticket : Original Lots Resolution

If you lose your E-Ticket please follow below steps

Steps to Follow: E Ticket

• Log in to your IRCTC account with your user ID and password.
• Go to the “Booked History” section to see your tickets.
• Download or print the ticket again.
• Note: You don’t need a printed copy of the E-Ticket to travel.

I-Ticket : Train Ticket Lots Solution

If you lose your I-Ticket then follows trailed content steps:

• No Refund: You can’t get a refund for a lost I-Ticket.
• Duplicate Ticket:
  • You can get a new ticket if it’s a confirmed or RAC ticket.
  • Contact the railways right away to stop someone else from using it.

If You Lose Your Station Booking Ticket

If you lose a ticket bought at the railway station:

No Refund: You can’t get a refund for a lost ticket.

Travel on Reservation:

• You can still travel if you have a confirmed or RAC ticket.

Before Reservation Chart is Made:

If you report the loss before the reservation chart is made, you can get a new ticket by paying a small fee.

After Reservation Chart is Made:

• If you report the loss after the chart is made, you can get a new ticket by paying 50% of the ticket fare.

Waitlisted Tickets:

You can’t get a new ticket for lost waitlisted tickets.

Steps to Follow:

• Go to the nearest Passenger Reservation System (PRS) supervisor.
• Show proof that the ticket is yours and answer their questions.
• They will help you get a new ticket.

• E-Ticket
  • In this situation don’t worry they’re not many issues to get the duplicate one. All you have to do that log on to your IRCTC Ticket Booking website with your IRCTC Login User ID and Password. Then go to booked history, there you will get a complete history of the booked ticket. From this session, you can download or print the same. Please note now there is not required the E-Ticket Print out too. For more information please visit our detailed feature about the same IRCTC Travel Without Print Out of E-Ticket.
• I-tickets
  • Lost / Misplaced:- No refund is permissible against lost/misplaced tickets. Loss of tickets is reported to railways immediately to prevent fraudulent use of lost tickets. However, a duplicate ticket can be issued only in case of lost/torn/mutilated, confirmed or RAC tickets and the passenger can travel on the accommodation reserved for him as per extant Railway rules.

How to get a new Ticket when you have loss the Indian Railways Direct Booking Ticket from nearest Railway Station ?

No refund is permissible against lost/misplaced tickets. However, the passenger will be allowed to travel on the reservation already made on confirmed one or RAC. If the loss of confirmed/RAC ticket is reported before the preparation of the reservation chart, duplicate ticket will be issued on the collection of the clerkage charge per passenger. If the loss of confirmed/RAC ticket is reported after the preparation of the reservation chart, the duplicate ticket will be issued on the collection of the 50% of the fare. No duplicate ticket will be issued after the preparation of reservation chart in case of RAC ticket. Loss of tickets is reported to railways immediately to prevent fraudulent refunds on lost tickets.

• ✅ No duplicate ticket against lost RAC ticket is permitted after the chart preparation.
• ✅ No duplicate ticket is issued against Wait List lost/torn/mutilated tickets.

You have to Contact nearest PRS supervisor to get a duplicate ticket. Have to give some proof that this ticket is yours. He will ask you some query and you have to respond to them by giving the correct answer. Once the procedure completed you will get your ticket.

• How to Get Train Booked Ticket History