31-Jul-2010 [21:16:18 GMT+05:30]

The SBI Railway Card – Now Travel for Free!

Presenting the SBI Railway Card – The only credit card that gives you Free Train Tickets.

The SBI Railway Card is brought to you by SBI Cards and Indian Railways through IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited).

Get 10% of you base fare as Railway Points, on AC class (except 3 AC) railway tickets through your complimentary membership to Shubh Yatra -- the Frequent Traveller Programme of Indian Railways.

Benefit from an exclusive 1.8% transaction charge waiver on your credit card transactions at www.irctc.co.in.

Shop, dine, travel on your SBI Railway Card and earn 1 Railway Point for every Rs. 125 of retail spends.

Your card offers you a tank full of advantages. Just use your card to purchase fuels and other lubricants for amounts exceeding Rs. 400 up to Rs. 2000, each time, at designated IndianOil & IBP petrol pumps and save transaction fee.

Enjoy high savings with our 0% Balance Transfer interest rate for 75 days.

Get a complimentary personal accident insurance cover of Rs. 10 lac in the event of loss of life resulting from a train accident, while traveling on a valid ticket.

Worldwide Acceptance
Accepted across the globe at over 24 million VISA outlets including 110,000 VISA outlets in India.

Get cash anytime, anywhere
251 SBI card Cash Points in 100 cities and 5500 VISA ATMs across India and over 810,000 VISA ATMs across the globe give access to cash whenever you need.

Flexipay*
Travel now, pay later with the easy installment plan from SBI Railway Card. Take that dream vacation with your family and friends and pay in easy installments.

ProtectionPlus
ProtectionPlus is an Insurance cover to provide you complete protection through:
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Credit Shield: Protects the outstanding amount on your card

Lost card protection
In case your card is lost or stolen, just call the 24-hr SBI Card Customer Helpline in India or the VISA Helpline abroad to report the loss so that we can block your card account immediately.

Purchase Protection* facility
Get insurance of up to Rs 15000 on purchases with your card like refrigerators, televisions, washing machines and personal items such as watches, jewelry, etc.

E-Statements & SBI Card SMS Alerts
Receive your card account statements directly into your e-mail box. And receive information regarding your credit card status, as an SMS on your mobile phone.

Teledraft Facility
Simplifying life at the touch of a button. Now your card statements come with an added advantage of convenience,
E-statements. All you need is an active e-mail ID and you can receive your card account statements directly into
your e-mail box.

The SBI Railway Card Helpline
Get all your queries or requests answered 365 days a year, through the 24 hr SBI Railway Card customer helpline reachable at 39 02 12 12 or 1600 180 1295.

Add-on card
Share the power of your card with your spouse, parents and children/siblings above 18 years by applying for add-on cards for them at a low annual fee Rs. 250 only.

Travel Benefit
As a cardholder, you get great discounts and benefits with AVIS all over the world.
Your card has also tied up with Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) to make your travel completely hassle free. Avail of benefits like discounts on air tickets, home delivery of tickets, hotel reservations & even booking of railway tickets!

IAPA Membership
As a cardholder, you can obtain IAPA (International Airline Passengers Association) membership at a discount of 20% (on Bronze membership). The IAPA membership entitles you to savings of up to 50% at more than 17,000 hotels throughout the world and up to 30% savings on car rentals.

How to Register?

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

* Terms and conditions apply