IRCTC SBI Card on RuPay Platform vs Kotak Biz 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

• Avail 4 reward points for every Rs. 100 on categories like Travel and Tour Operators & Domestic Airlines, Direct Marketing/Advertising services, Supermarket, Lodging – Hotels, Motels, Resorts
• Avail 1 reward points for every Rs. 100 on all other spends 
• 1 complimentary airport lounge access per calendar quarter to Visa affiliated lounges across Indian airports. Enjoy benefits such as gourmet meal, comfortable seating, widescreen TVs, newspaper and magazines, free Wi-Fi
• Get 1% on transaction fuel surcharge will be waived for transactions made between Rs. 500 - Rs. 3000
• One can also save railway surcharge of 1.8% for transactions on www.irtc.co.in and 2.5% for transactions on Indian Railways Booking Counters. Maximum railway surcharge waiver allowed in a calendar year is Rs. 500
• Travel Insurance programme includes the following:

A. Card Liability Cover (Lost Card Liability, Counterfeit/Skimming/Phishing and Online Fraud Protection)- Sum Insured is Rs. 50,000

B. Purchase Protection - Sum Insured is Rs. 25,000

C. Loss of Checked in Baggage / Delay of Checked in Baggage / Valuable Documents Cover / Missing of Connecting International Flight During Transit - Sum Insured is Rs. 10,000

• Safety features of the card includes being embedded with EMV Chip and setting a 6-digit PIN authentication for higher security of your transactions
• Interest free period: Up to 48 days

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

• Avail 4 reward points for every Rs. 100 on categories like Travel and Tour Operators & Domestic Airlines, Direct Marketing/Advertising services, Supermarket, Lodging – Hotels, Motels, Resorts
• Avail 1 reward points for every Rs. 100 on all other spends 
• 1 complimentary airport lounge access per calendar quarter to Visa affiliated lounges across Indian airports

Cons

• No dinning or movie benefits
• No Golf Benefits
• No cashback benefits