Acceptance of International Debit and Credit Cards for payment for e-ticketing through IRCTC website

Acceptance of International Debit and Credit Cards for payment for e-ticketing through IRCTC website

Purpose:

ØAt present, only American Express International Credit Cards are accepted at IRCTC portal through American Express (AMEX) Payment Gateway.  Other International Cards are not accepted for payments as on date.

ØIRCTC will now permit other International Credit/Debit Cards issued outside India also for booking of e-tickets through IRCTC website.  These International Credit/Debit Cards will be used for payment through the payment gateway provided by M/s.Atom Technologies.

Conditions:

Ø4% of transaction value (inclusive taxes as applicable) shall be levied for each transaction through the International Credit/Debit Cards. 

ØThis payment option is available only when ticket is booked at least 2 days in advance of journey date.

ØThis payment option is not available for booking of “Tatkal” or “Premium Tatkal” quota tickets.

ØThis payment option is not available for booking of tickets in “Premium trains”.

Process:

Ø Select the “International Cards powered by Atom” payment option present under ‘Payment Gateway/Credit Card’ category at payment page.

ØInput all the mandatory details for payment at the Gateway page, such as Card Number, Name, Expiry, CVV, Bank Name, mobile number, e-mail and address.

ØAfter submission of all the details, ticket will be booked in case of successful payment response received from the Bank/Payment Gateway.

Benefits:

ØAcceptance of all International Credit/Debit Cards will fulfil the longstanding demand of foreign tourists as they will be able to book e-tickets directly and will no longer depend on other Agencies for this purpose

Source:PIBNEWS