{
  "id": 20164046,
  "title": "Indian Railways May Change RAC Ticket Rules, Passengers Could Get Partial Fare Refund Soon",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/indian-railways-may-change-rac-ticket-rules-passengers-could-get",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T11:11:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/indian-railways-may-change-rac-ticket-rules-passengers-could-get-partial-fare-refund-soon"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Indian Railways is reportedly considering significant changes to its Reservation Against Cancellation (RAC) ticket rules, which could provide partial fare refunds to millions of passengers. Under the current system, passengers with RAC tickets are allowed to board reserved coaches but often have to share side-lower berths, paying the full fare. The railway authorities are reviewing the RAC system, potentially introducing a mechanism to refund a portion of the ticket fare when an RAC passenger does not receive a confirmed berth. This proposal comes in response to concerns raised by Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, which questioned the practice of charging full fares to RAC passengers who are unable to secure individual berths. However, no final decision has been announced, and existing RAC ticket rules will continue until an official decision is made.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}