Service charges for booking IRCTC E-Ticket

Class Service Charge

Sleeper Class/Second Class (SL/2S)

Rs.10/- per ticket

Higher Class (1AC, 2AC, 3AC, CC, 3E, FC)

Rs.20/- per ticket

Up to 6 persons can have a common E-Ticket and all together they have to pay Rs.10/-. Along with IRCTC service charge banks are also going to charge for booking the ticket.The various bank charges for booking ticket via IRCTC are as follows:

Payment by Credit Cards

AXIS PG For all Master / Visa Credit Cards (Not International Credit Cards) /Debit cards (If enabled by card Issuer). Transaction charges of 1.65%.

ICICI PG

For all MASTER / VISA Credit Cards (Not International Credit Cards) / Debit cards (If enabled by card Issuer). Transaction Charge 1.8%

HDFC PG

For all MASTER / VISA Credit Cards (Not International Credit Cards) / Debit cards (If enabled by card Issuer). Transaction Charge 1.8%

CITI PG

For all MASTER / VISA / DINERS CLUB CREDIT CARDS / VISA Debit cards (If enabled by card Issuer).Transaction Charges 1.8%

American Express

For all credit cards issued by American Express. Transaction Charges 1.8%

Payment through Credit Cards EMI Option

ICICI BANK EMI Pay in 3 installments with your ICICI Bank Credit Cards. Transaction charges 3.95%.

CITI Bank EMI

Pay in 3 installments with your Citibank/Diners Club Credit Cards. Transaction charges 2.8%.

Payment through ATM cum Debit Card

CITI Bank Transaction charges of Rs.10/- or 1.8% whichever is higher + applicable S.Tax

Punjab National Bank

Transaction charges of Rs.10/- per transaction

Indian Bank

Transaction Charges of Rs.10/- per transaction

SBI ATM-cum-Debit Card

Transaction charges of Rs.10/- per transaction

Andhra Bank

Transaction charges of Rs.10/- per transaction

Canara Bank

Transaction Charges of Rs.10/- per transaction

Bank of India

Transaction charges of Rs.10/- per transaction

Payment through Net Banking facility

HDFC Bank Transaction Charges of Rs.10/- + service tax and education cess as applicable

ICICI BANK

Transaction Charges of Rs.10/-+Service Tax as applicable

AXIS Bank

Transaction Charges of Rs.10/- + taxes per transaction

The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V.

Transaction Charges of Rs.10/-+Service Tax as applicable

IDBI Bank

Transaction charges of Rs.10/- per transaction

Indian Bank

Transaction Charges of Rs.10/- per transaction

State Bank of India

Transaction charges of Rs.10/- per transaction

PNB-Net Banking

Transaction Charges NIL

Federal Bank

Transaction Charges NIL

Syndicate Bank

Transaction charges of Rs.10/- per transaction

Indusind Bank

Transaction Charges NIL

Karnataka Bank

Transaction charges of Rs.10/- per transaction

Corporation Bank

Transaction charges of Rs.12/- per transaction

Bank of India

Transaction charges of Rs.10/- per transaction

Rajasthan Bank

Transaction Charges Rs.15/- per transaction

SBI Associates

Transaction Charges Rs.10/- per Transaction

Oriental bank of commerce

Transaction charges of Rs.10/- At selected branches of OBC

Union Bank Of India

Transaction charges of Rs.10/- per transaction

Bank of Baroda

Transaction Charge NIL

Payment through Cash Cards

ITZ Cash Card Transaction charges 1.5%

Done Cash Card

1. Upto 277.00 >Transaction Charge 1.80% 2. 278.00 to 555.00>Transaction Charge Rs. 5.00 3. 556.00 to 833.00 >Transaction Charge Rs. 10.00 4. 834.00 to 100000.00 >Transaction Charge Rs. 15.00

I Cash Card

Transaction charges 1.8% or Rs.7.5/- which ever is lower

OxiCash

Transaction charges 1.8%

For more information regarding service taxes please refer to the corresponding bank. All the above charges are valid as on the date 1 July 2011. Utmost care has been taken while presenting this information, but still I recommend you to visit official IRCTC site for latest and revised charges because charges keep changing from time to time. Update:

ERS/VRM will be treated as authorized ticket

Electronic Reservation Slip (ERS) The printout in standard specified format containing reservation particulars, and instructions for use which can be used by the passenger along with the relevant authorized Identification, as travel authority for performing the journey. Virtual Reservation Message (VRM) A screen-shot of the e-ticket displayed through laptops/palmtops/ Mobile phone is referred as Virtual Reservation Message (VRM). VRM combined with valid photo-id in original will be treated as an instrument on par with the ERS. ERS/VRM along with one of the eight prescribed proofs of identity in original will also authorize the passenger to enter the platform on the day of journey and he/she will not be required to purchase platform ticket. ERS/VRM along with original id proof will be required to be produced on demand of Ticket Checking Staff on the platform.