IRCTC SBI Card on RuPay Platform vs Axis Bank Privilege Credit Card

• Purchase tickets through irctc.co.in and IRCTC Mobile App for AC1, AC2. AC3, Executive Chair car and Chair Car and earn 10% Value Back as Reward points
• Avail 1 Reward Point for every Rs. 125 spent on non-fuel retail purchases, including railway ticket purchases on irctc.co.in and IRCTC Mobile App
• Save 1% transaction charges on railway ticket bookings on www.irctc.co.in. Enjoy the wide range of tailor made packages ranging from adventure, wildlife, pilgrimage and leisure tours to various places in India. Get accommodation at over 5,000 hotels, covering 350 cities in India
• 1% fuel surcharge across all petrol pumps in India on transactions between Rs. 500 and Rs. 3,000
• IRCTC SBI Card (on RuPay platform) provided great offers on travel, golf, dining and other entertainment options from RuPay
• 4 complimentary railway lounge access in a year to participating lounges in India (Max 1 per quarter)
• Withdraw cash from over 2 plus million global ATMs in 190 countries/territories, including over 43,000 SBI ATMs in India
• Transfer outstanding balance of other bank’s credit card to IRCTC SBI Card (on RuPay platform) to avail a lower rate of interest and pay back in EMIs
• With Flexipay facility, convert transactions in easy monthly installments. Simply transact Rs. 2,500 or more and log on to sbicard.com within 30 days of purchase to convert it into Flexipay
• Use IRCTC SBI Card (on RuPay platform) to book railway tickets online and get them delivered to you

• Milestone Benefit: Avail additional 10,000 Edge reward points worth Rs. 2000 upon achieving spends milestone of Rs. 5 lakh in a card anniversary year

• Annual fees reversal on achieving spends of Rs. 5 Lakhs in the previous card anniversary year
• 2 Complimentary access per calendar quarter to select domestic lounges. Do note to be eligible for the access you have to do 50K spends in prior 3 months
• With EazyDiner, Axis Bank Dining Delights program, get Rs. 1000 off and more
• Fuel surcharge refund on spends at all fuel stations across India. Avail  this offer on transactions between Rs. 400 and Rs. 4,000 only.
• Get Axis EDGE REWARD points for transactions and 500+ rewards and offers to redeem points. Avail points for the following transaction: 10 points on every Rs 200 Spent on the credit card domestically/Internationally
• Purchase Protection Plan up to Rs. 1 Lakhs
• Credit Shield 1 Lakh
• Loss Travel Documents Cover up to 300 USD
• Delay of Check-in Baggage cover up to 300 USD
• Loss of Check-in Baggage Cover up to 500 USD

Pros

• 4 complimentary railway lounge access in a quarter to participating lounges in India
• Bonus Reward Points to be credited to the IRCTC SBI Card (on RuPay platform) account within 45 days of eligible transaction
• Purchase tickets through irctc.co.in and IRCTC Mobile App for AC1, AC2. AC3, Executive Chair car and Chair Car and earn 10% Value Back as Reward points

Cons

• No golf benefits
• No complimentary airport lounge access

Pros

• Milestone and Activation benefits
• Complimentary Airport Lounge Access

Cons 

• No complimentary Golf lessons
• Annual interest rate is too high