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IRCTC complaint: the full escalation ladder

Your complaint is stuck. Here is who is above customer care at IRCTC, how many days each level gets, and the letter to send next.

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The ladder

  1. Level 1 — IRCTC customer support: raise and track it on equery.irctc.co.in, or call 14646 (in 12 languages; from abroad +91-8044647999 / +91-8035734999). For a problem cancelling an e-ticket or filing a TDR, write to etickets@irctc.co.in from your registered email ID.
  2. Level 2 — Rail Madad, Indian Railways’ grievance system, for anything on the train or at the station (coach, cleanliness, staff, catering, security): railmadad.indianrailways.gov.in or 139. Keep the reference number.
  3. Level 3 — CPGRAMS, the Government of India’s grievance portal (free): file at pgportal.gov.in under Ministry of Railways, quoting your complaint numbers. The officer must resolve it within 21 days (or send an interim reply). If you rate the answer “Poor”, an appeal goes to the next senior officer, who must decide within 30 days.
  4. Level 4 — the consumer commission, online at e-jagriti.gov.in, within 2 years — for a refund, compensation or a service you paid for. Write the consumer complaint.

Contacts from IRCTC’s own grievance page, read on 10 Nov 2026. They change — if one bounces, tell us with the feedback box below.

Your complaint so far

What happened

Your details

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Open my case file

Email it to the officer (button below) or print, sign and post it. Keep a copy.

Why this works

Most people stop at customer care. The officers above are the levels the rules require — public bodies and public-sector companies have their own grievance cells, and every Central Government ministry answers grievances on CPGRAMS within 21 days. Writing to them, with your complaint number, is often what gets a complaint taken seriously. IRCTC’s own “You may contact us” box (on irctc.co.in) gives eQuery, 14646, etickets@irctc.co.in and the registered office — it names no grievance officer.

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Kaise use karein

  1. Fill in your complaint date and number.
  2. See where you stand and your next date.
  3. Send the letter by email or post. Keep a copy.

Kaise kaam karta hai

Customer care ke upar bhi log hote hain. Grievance cell, phir CPGRAMS (21 din) aur consumer court — unka email, phone aur chitthi yahan hai.

Questions people ask

What is the IRCTC escalation matrix?
IRCTC eQuery and 14646, etickets@irctc.co.in for cancellation and TDR, Rail Madad (139) for problems on the train or at the station; then CPGRAMS at pgportal.gov.in under Ministry of Railways, and the consumer commission.
How long does CPGRAMS take?
The grievance officer must resolve it within 21 days or send an interim reply (DARPG guidelines of 23 August 2024). If you rate the answer “Poor”, an appeal goes to the next senior officer, who must decide within 30 days.
Where does this information come from?
From IRCTC’s own page, read on 10 Nov 2026. IRCTC’s own “You may contact us” box (on irctc.co.in) gives eQuery, 14646, etickets@irctc.co.in and the registered office — it names no grievance officer.

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