Benefits of Shubh Yatra Scheme from IRCTC

Get back up to 10%* of your AC ticket fare as Indian Railway Points

Once you have a minimum of 500 Railway Point, you can redeem them for FREE Railway Tickets at www.irctc.co.in

* In 1st Class AC, 2nd Class AC, Executive Chair Car and AC Chair Car travel only depends on journey date

Kindly note:
Shubh Yatra Programme benefits can only be availed on railway tickets booked at
www.irctc.co.in
Railway Points can only be earned on 1st Class AC, 2nd Class AC, Executive Chair Car and AC
Chair Car travel only

Please note that Railway Points cannot be earned on AC III Tier tickets.

Railway Points are only awarded for full-fare tickets and are not awarded on concessional
tickets or transactions involving vouchers
You must be one of the passengers on the ticket to earn Railway Points. Also, Railway Points
will be awarded only on your individual fare
Railway Points shall accrue to your account 5 days after the date of your journey, provided
your ticket has not been cancelled
First Year Membership Fee – Rs.500; Annual Renewal Fee – Rs.300 (taxes & transaction charges
extra, as applicable)

How to earn Railways reward Points

Earning Railway Points is very simply as shown in the Points Chart given below.

Express Rewards Super-Fast Rewards
4 Railway Points for every Rs. 100 spent 10 Railway Points for every Rs. 100 spent
(Valid on tickets with Date of Travel between April 1 – July 14 and September 16 – January 14) (Valid on tickets with Date of Travel between January 15 – March 31 and July 15 – September 15)
Railway Points will always be rounded off to the lower integer
While redeeming the Railway Points for FREE Railway tickets, each Railway Point will be
equivalent to Re. 1/- of your ticket fare
Railway Points will be valid for a period of 3 years from the date of member’s registration.

How to redeem Railways points

To redeem your Railway Points, log onto www.irctc.co.in with your own login details (username
and password)
Choose the option to pay through Railway Points for your CONFIRMED 1st AC, AC II Tier, AC Chair
Car or Executive Chair Car tickets at the payment gateway
It is mandatory for you to be one of the passengers on the ticket to redeem your Railway Points
Kindly note:
You can start redeeming Railway Points once you have a minimum of 500 Railway Points
in your account earned through transactions at www.irctc.co.in only
You may redeem Railway Points in multiples of Re. 1
Redemption can be made only against the total ticket fare, inclusive of IRCTC service charges.
You cannot redeem Railway Points for individual fares
Cancellation of a Redeemed Ticket
If you cancel a redeemed ticket before the date of journey, you forfeit 50% of the Railway Points,
over and above the existing cancellation charges as per the Indian Railway Commercial Rule.
Remaining Railway Points will be credited back to your account
On cancellation of redeemed tickets, only Railway Points would be credited back and not cash
You can cancel a redeemed i-ticket only at physical counters (PRS). However, if you are holding an
e-ticket, you can cancel it online at www.irctc.co.in

How to Register with IRCTC Indian Railways website?

  • You need to be a registered user of IRCTC to apply for Shubh Yatra or the Railway Card online. New users sign up
  • If you are a registered user, login with your username & id here
  • For the Railway Card you can also directly call the 24 hr customer helpline at 39 02 12 12 (1800 180 1295 from MTNL/BSNL lines)