IRCTC I-Ticket and E-Ticket Booking : Difference Between Indian Railways i-Ticket and e-Ticket

IRCTC i-Ticket and E-Ticket Booking : Difference Between Indian Railways i-Ticket and E-Ticket.

The online railway booking portal of Indian Railways offers comfortable travel options and the journey begins from the click of a mouse at your home. Yes! IRCTC provide the facility for both i-Ticket and E-Ticket Booking facility.

I-Ticket

• I-Ticket is PRS booked Reservation ticket which will be send to your address
• You need a copy of a voter's ID card, passport or ration card to validate the address once the ticket reaches your address.
• The i-ticket needs to be booked three to four days prior to the travel date.
• IRCTC charges a service charge of Rs.40/- per ticket in case of Second Class and Sleeper Class tickets and Rs.60/- per ticket in case of tickets of other classes.(These charges are not per passenger) Apart from this service charge of IRCTC, transaction charges as notified will be levied by the banks for each transaction.
• I-Ticket cancellation is not possible on the Internet, you need to visit PRS counters at any Railway Reservation Office.
• You can book I-Ticket by selecting i-Ticket option on IRCTC official Website..

E-Ticket

• E-Ticket is a Electronic Reservation slip which you can print in a Paper yourself
• Indian Railways started E - ticket facility since 24.02.2006 to provide fast and secure online ticketing for the passengers. The popularity of an e-ticket can be gauged from the fact that, more than 95% passengers book thair tickets online through IRCTC e-Ticket facility.
• But in this case the passengers not get any physical tickets. You need to carry the Mobile SMS provided by IRCTC during ticket conformatiin or take the print out from the IRCTC anytime after your ticket booked successfully.
• IRCTC levies a service charge of Rs.10/- plus service tax (Second / Sleeper) and Rs.20/- plus service tax per e-ticket in case of all other classes(1AC,2AC,3AC,CC,3E,FC) irrespective of the number of passengers booked on an e-ticket.
• You can book E-Ticket by selecting E-Ticket option on IRCTC official Website..

In the journey time you have to carry any of the following valid identity details...

• Passport.
• Voter photo identity card issued by Election Commission of India.
• Driving Licence issued by RTO
• Pan Card issued by Income Tax Department.
• Photo Identity card having serial number issued by Central / State Government.
• Student Identity Card with photograph issued by recognized School/College for their students.
• Nationalized Bank Passbook with photographs.
• Credit Cards issued by Banks with laminated photograph.
• Photo identity cards having serial number issued by public sector Undertakings of State/Central Government, District Administrations, Municipal bodies and Panchayat Administrations.
• Unique Identification Card "Aadhaar”.

Note: If you are forgot to take any of these you will be treated as traveling without ticket.