You can now buy rail tickets online from ICICI Bank’s website .
The private sector lender, which has entered into a tie-up with Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC), said the “novelty” of this facility is that customers of any bank can use this service.
This is the first time any bank is offering railway tickets for sale from its website, that too for customers of all banks.
Users can pay for the rail tickets using their internet banking account, debit or credit card of any bank.
To avail of this service, users will have to first register on the website of IRCTC and then do a one-time registration on the ICICI Bank’s website. Rajiv Sabharwal, Executive Director, ICICI Bank Limited, said online ticket booking on its website for customers of any bank is yet another “exciting” service for the rapidly growing digital-savvy customer base in India.
Mobile app soon This service will soon also be available on the bank’s mobile banking app, iMobile, as well as on its digital bank on mobile phone, ‘Pockets’, he said.
With this service, users can search for trains, book an e-ticket, cancel a reservation as well as check their PNR status among others. The website will also display the latest information for services, including train options and ticket availability, by connecting directly with the reservation system of the Indian Railways on a real time basis.
For IRCTC, which is the largest e-commerce platform in the country, this is not the first tie-up with any website. In the past, it has had tie-ups with several websites that cater to the travel segment.