NFR refunds Rs 33.81 cr for cancellation of 3.67 lakh ticket bookings due to lockdown

Guwahati, Apr 18 () The Northeast Frontier Railways(NFR) has refunded Rs 33.81 crore for cancellation of 3.67lakh ticket bookings due to the lockdown imposed to containthe coronavirus outbreak, a spokesperson of the railway zonesaid on Saturday.

A total of 2,43,939 ticket bookings were cancelledfrom March 24 till April 14 and Rs 22.41 crore was refunded,NFR spokesperson Subhanan Chanda said.

Another 1,23,716 tickets were cancelled from April 15till date and Rs 11.40 crore was refunded, he said.

An amount of Rs 12.87 lakh was refunded against thecancellation of 1,146 e-tickets on Friday, Chanda said.

He said passengers need not worry as the RailwayMinistry has decided to give a full refund for all tickets ofcancelled trains by amending the refund rules. DGACD ACD