Section 2 in Railway Passengers (Cancellation Of Ticket And Refund Of Fare) Rules, 1998
2. Definitions.-
In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires(a)"Clerkage" means a charge levied by a railway administration for the clerical work rendered by it in the refund of fares;(b)"Destination station" means the station for which the ticket has been issued;(c)"RAC ticket" means a ticket on which a seat has been reserved against requisition for a berth and a berth may be subsequently provided against cancellation, if any;(d)"Fare" includes basic fare, supplementary charge on superfast trains and reservation fee;(e)"Reserved ticket" means a journey ticket on which a berth or seat has been reserved;(f)"Reservation fee" means the charge, in addition to the fare, levied by the Railway administration for the reservation of a berth or seat;(g)"Station" means a railway station and includes other reservation offices or booking offices in the same city;(h)"Station master" means a railway employee, by whatever name called having overall charge of a railway station and includes any other railway employee authorised to grant refund of fare at a Station;(i)"Ticket" means a single journey ticket or any of a return ticket but does not include a season ticket, an Indrail Pass ticket or a special ticket for a reserved carriage or a tourist car or saloon, or a special train.(i)[(j) "ARP" means advance reservation period upto which a reserved ticket can be booked for a future journey date;(ii)(k)"confirmed ticket" means a ticket on which a seat or berth has been reserved;(iii)(l)"TDR" means ticket deposit receipt issued to the passengers in lieu of the surrendered ticket, at the station wh ere the ticket has been surrendered by the passenger;(iv)(m)"tatkal ticket" means a ticket with shorter advance reservation period, issued to meet the requirements of those passengers who have to travel at short notice;(v)(n)"waitlisted ticket" means a ticket on which no berth or seat has been allotted.]
