Reservation against Cancellation

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Reservation against Cancellation or simply RAC, is a special provision in the Indian Railways Reservation System, for passengers whose tickets have not yet been confirmed.

Under this, a berth is 'split' into two or more seats so that two people can share it as opposed to a single person. This way maximum number of wait-listed passengers can be accommodated in case of a cancellation (a berth getting freed up). Typically a wait listed passenger would be promoted to an RAC status when a berth is freed up (due to a cancellation). RACs can be promoted to a regular berth also on availability. RAC passengers still have to pay the full fare (as per Indian railways' reservation rules).

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