What is the difference between i-ticket and e-ticket in India's online train ticket reservation?
What is the difference between i-ticket and e-ticket in India's online ticket booking?
When we book online train tickets in India through the Government website of www.irctc.co.in, we have a option called: Type: i-ticket or e-ticket, out of which we have to select one.
What is the difference between the two?
Best Answer
With a quick look I didn't find a good definition in the IRCTC website FAQ, but a web search found this explanation:
- I-Ticket - Delivered to the customer at his desired address through courier.
- E-ticket - The user can take a printout of the Electronic Registration Slip (ERS)
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What is meant by I ticket?
IRCTC I-ticket- refers to a Railway reservation booked on this website for the consummation of which a printed Railway ticket on standard Stationery is dispatched by IRCTC to the Customer through the courier, which constitute the authority to travel on trains.What is the full form of I ticket?
i-ticket means ticket booked via internet but you wanted the ticket to be printed in the normal ticket form and couriered to your address.How can I convert my e-ticket to I ticket?
The E-Tickets CANNOT be converted into I-Tickets. Since the Passenger, whose ID has been provided at the time of booking the ticket, the entire ticket would automatically get cancelled.Can I travel without printout of I ticket?
Rail passengers needn't carry a printout of their e-ticket anymore. They can travel by showing an SMS message of the ticket on their mobile phone or a screenshot of it on a laptop/iPad along with original identity proof to be shown to the ticket examiners.Difference between E-TICKET and I-TICKET of IRCTC
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