ICICI Bank has launched online booking of railway tickets on its website. This service is being offered in association with the Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC). It is the first bank to offer such a facility on its website. Customers of any bank can use this service to book rail tickets. Rajiv Sabharwal, ED of the bank, said the facility is another exciting service for the rapidly growing digitally savvy customer base in India. He said the bank proposes to introduce the service soon on the bank’s mobile banking app, iMobile as well as on its digital bank on mobile phone, Pockets. Users can search for trains, book an e-ticket, cancel a reservation as well as check their PNR status among others. The website will display latest information for services including train options and ticket availability by connecting directly with the reservation system of the Indian Railways on a real time basis. Users can pay for the rail tickets using their internet banking account, debit or credit card of any bank. Users will have to do a one-time registration on the bank’s website with their mobile number and user id registered with IRCTC.
