What is meaning of book only if confirm berths are allocated?

What is meaning of book only if confirm berths are allocated?

It simply means that if you are booking a ticket, you will be booked only if you are allotted a confirmed ticket. If all tickets are sold and currently only RAC/WL tickets are available, then you won’t be issued a ticket.

Will I get refund for reservation failed?

When settlement fails and tickets are not booked The amount is not credited to the IRCTC account and stays with the bank. The bank then refunds the money after due verification.

Will I get refund for the tickets booked in Irctc which didn’t get confirmed and remained in waiting list?

Refund for non-confirmed tickets If you have booked more than one Tatkal ticket, and the reservation hasn’t been confirmed, you are entitled to cancel and get the refund for everyone’s ticket, provided that you do so up to 30 minutes before your train’s scheduled departure time.

What happens if online train ticket is not confirmed?

According to the Indian Railways new train ticket booking rule, if you are unable to get a confirmed ticket you can book a wait-listed ticket. So, in case of train ticket cancellations by others, your wait-listed ticket can fetch you a confirmed berth.

What happens if ticket not confirmed?

When can we cancel confirmed train ticket?

Cancellation charges are per passenger. 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 in the above clause.

Can I select a choice of berth while booking IRCTC tickets?

The irctc.co.in also allows a user to select a choice of berth while booking the tickets online. While this feature doesn’t guarantee that you will be allotted the same seats as opted, there is another option that let you chose the option to book tickets only if one or two lower berth is available.

What happens if the IRCTC debited amount is not booked?

Though the IRCTC returns the debited amount to the account in case the ticket is not booked, one will have to wait for around to a week-time to get the money back. It’s advised that select the dedicated lower-berth option only if you cannot travel without it.

What is the meaning of ‘book only if confirm(ed) berths are allotted’?

So ” Book only if confirm (ed) berths are allotted ” option is given so that you get tickets only when the berth is allotted. This might be a little redundant but is useful when you are booking tickets during Tatkal when hundred of tickets can be sold in one second, or in morning hours just when the booking opens & their is huge demand for it.

What happens if there is no lower berth available?

If you opt for any of these options, your tickets won’t be booked if there is no lower berth available. However, even if the ticket is not booked, the total amount will be deducted from your account. Now you may worry that if the ticket is not booked, the amount should not have been debited.