IRCTC SBI Platinum Card provides a loyalty scheme where you can get up to 10% cashback on your AC class ticket fare. You can redeem 1 SBI Card Travel Reward point against Rs.1 of your ticket fare. These reward points will be valid for a period of 3 years from the date of the member's registration.

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How to redeem reward points and a few facts on redemption?

  • You can go to the IRCTC’s official website and log in with your username and password
  • When you make an AC class railway ticket booking, you can choose the Redeem Loyalty points option to pay for your travel ticket
  • Redemption of reward points can be made only against the total ticket fare and you cannot redeem them for individual fares
  • If you cancel a redeemed ticket before the date of the journey, you will get back only 50% of the reward points back, over and above the existing cancellation charges as per the Indian Railway Commercial Rule. The remaining reward points will be credited back to you
  • You can cancel an I-ticket, which you have redeemed through reward points, only at physical counters. E-tickets can be cancelled online on the IRCTC official website
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