What is the difference between i-ticket and e-ticket in India's online train ticket reservation?
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- Aparna Patel
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- 30 Jul, 2023
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12/19/2019 8:13:21 AM
The nomenclature is confusing but here’s the difference:
- iTicket – Fancy name for a paper ticket bought through irctc website. You specify the journey details, passenger information, and pay online. The ticket is sent through courier to the delivery address specified. This is the same as the ticket you get when you buy from a railway booking counter.
Downside:- You cannot cancel this ticket online. You have to queue up at a railway booking counter and produce the ticket and the booking clerk cancels it for you.
- You have to buy an iTicket at least 3 days before the journey date. This time is required because the ticket is physically delivered to the customer’s address.
- eTicket – Stands for ‘electronic ticket’. It’s a paperless, online-only ticket. No need to take a printout of the page before travelling. Just show id proof to TTR
The main theme is to save trees so go paperless and you can cancel the ticket online.
6/1/2012 9:47:21 AM
With a quick look I didn’t find a good definition in the IRCTC website FAQ, but a web search found this explanation:
- I-Ticket – Delivered to the customer at his desired address through courier.
- E-ticket – The user can take a printout of the Electronic Registration Slip (ERS)
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