The Railway Ministry has announced a 3 per cent discount on the purchase of unreserved train tickets booked through the RailOne app using any digital payment mode. The offer will be available for a six-month period from January 14 to July 14, 2026.
Currently, passengers receive a 3 per cent cashback only when unreserved tickets are booked on the RailOne app using the R-wallet payment option.
The expanded incentive was announced in a letter issued by the ministry on December 30, 2026, to the Centre For Railway Information System (CRIS), directing it to implement the required software modifications.
“In order to proliferate digital booking, it has been been decided to provide the discount of 3 per cent while booking unreserved tickets through all digital payment modes on RailOne app,” the letter said.
"The proposal of 3 per cent discount shall be in force during the period 14.01.2026 to 14.07.2026. CRIS shall furnish the feedback of this proposal in May for further examination," it added.
The letter clarified that the existing 3 per cent cashback for bookings through R-wallet on RailOne app will continue.
"In the existing system, 3 per cent cashback is offered to prospective passengers who purchase unreserved tickets on RailOne App and make payments through R-wallet. However, in the new offer, 3 per cent discount will be given to the purchasers of unreserved tickets on RailOne through all digital payment mode," a official said, clarifying that this offer is not available on any other online unreserved tickets purchase platform.
(With PTI inputs)
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