What is the difference between i-ticket and e-ticket in India's online train ticket reservation?
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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?
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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?
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If you want an easier and cleaner website to book Indian Railways ticket online, then you can try cleartrip and yatra
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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?
online-resources trains india tickets
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?
online-resources trains india tickets
online-resources trains india tickets
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If you want an easier and cleaner website to book Indian Railways ticket online, then you can try cleartrip and yatra
– Deepa
Aug 16 '12 at 11:39
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If you want an easier and cleaner website to book Indian Railways ticket online, then you can try cleartrip and yatra
– Deepa
Aug 16 '12 at 11:39
If you want an easier and cleaner website to book Indian Railways ticket online, then you can try cleartrip and yatra
– Deepa
Aug 16 '12 at 11:39
If you want an easier and cleaner website to book Indian Railways ticket online, then you can try cleartrip and yatra
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The nomenclature is confusing but here's the difference:
- iTicket - Fancy name for a paper ticket bought through their website. You specify the journey details, passenger information, and pay online. The ticket is sent through courier to the delivery address specified. This is the same as the ticket you get when you buy from a railway booking counter.
Downside:- You cannot cancel this ticket online. You have to queue up at a railway booking counter and produce the ticket and the booking clerk cancels it for you.
- You have to buy an iTicket at least 3 days before the journey date. This time is required because the ticket is physically delivered to the customer's address.
- eTicket - Stands for 'electronic ticket'. It's a paperless, online-only ticket. No need to take a printout of the page before travelling. Just show id proof to TTR
The main theme is to save trees so go paperless and You can cancel the ticket online.
edited Apr 7 '17 at 5:15
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answered Jun 1 '12 at 20:26
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one more thing, if you have waiting list e-ticket, it shall automatically gets cancelled at the time of chart preparation, in case you have an iTicket you need to manually get it cancelled, iTicket is hence used by many booking through IRCTC, if they really had to make their journey in any possible way.
– mohits00691
Jun 2 '12 at 12:10
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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)
answered Jun 1 '12 at 9:47
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If I remember correctly,i-ticketsare not available anymore when you book tickets online.
– rlesko
Jun 1 '12 at 12:52
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i-tickets are available, though you need to make booking at least 3 days in advance. However you almost always want to book e-tickets as i-tickets cannot be canceled online - the only time you may want to go for i-ticket is when you don't have any acceptable form of identity proof.
– YetAnotherUser
Jun 1 '12 at 14:06
This answer by escist has the full scoop. @myselfpoddar, consider switching the accepted answer as that one is much better than mine. :-)
– Jonik
Jun 2 '12 at 8:02
@Jonik that's very kind of you!
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Jun 21 '12 at 11:22
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The nomenclature is confusing but here's the difference:
- iTicket - Fancy name for a paper ticket bought through their website. You specify the journey details, passenger information, and pay online. The ticket is sent through courier to the delivery address specified. This is the same as the ticket you get when you buy from a railway booking counter.
Downside:- You cannot cancel this ticket online. You have to queue up at a railway booking counter and produce the ticket and the booking clerk cancels it for you.
- You have to buy an iTicket at least 3 days before the journey date. This time is required because the ticket is physically delivered to the customer's address.
- eTicket - Stands for 'electronic ticket'. It's a paperless, online-only ticket. No need to take a printout of the page before travelling. Just show id proof to TTR
The main theme is to save trees so go paperless and You can cancel the ticket online.
edited Apr 7 '17 at 5:15
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answered Jun 1 '12 at 20:26
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one more thing, if you have waiting list e-ticket, it shall automatically gets cancelled at the time of chart preparation, in case you have an iTicket you need to manually get it cancelled, iTicket is hence used by many booking through IRCTC, if they really had to make their journey in any possible way.
– mohits00691
Jun 2 '12 at 12:10
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The nomenclature is confusing but here's the difference:
- iTicket - Fancy name for a paper ticket bought through their website. You specify the journey details, passenger information, and pay online. The ticket is sent through courier to the delivery address specified. This is the same as the ticket you get when you buy from a railway booking counter.
Downside:- You cannot cancel this ticket online. You have to queue up at a railway booking counter and produce the ticket and the booking clerk cancels it for you.
- You have to buy an iTicket at least 3 days before the journey date. This time is required because the ticket is physically delivered to the customer's address.
- eTicket - Stands for 'electronic ticket'. It's a paperless, online-only ticket. No need to take a printout of the page before travelling. Just show id proof to TTR
The main theme is to save trees so go paperless and You can cancel the ticket online.
edited Apr 7 '17 at 5:15
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answered Jun 1 '12 at 20:26
escist
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one more thing, if you have waiting list e-ticket, it shall automatically gets cancelled at the time of chart preparation, in case you have an iTicket you need to manually get it cancelled, iTicket is hence used by many booking through IRCTC, if they really had to make their journey in any possible way.
– mohits00691
Jun 2 '12 at 12:10
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up vote
14
down vote
accepted
up vote
14
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The nomenclature is confusing but here's the difference:
- iTicket - Fancy name for a paper ticket bought through their website. You specify the journey details, passenger information, and pay online. The ticket is sent through courier to the delivery address specified. This is the same as the ticket you get when you buy from a railway booking counter.
Downside:- You cannot cancel this ticket online. You have to queue up at a railway booking counter and produce the ticket and the booking clerk cancels it for you.
- You have to buy an iTicket at least 3 days before the journey date. This time is required because the ticket is physically delivered to the customer's address.
- eTicket - Stands for 'electronic ticket'. It's a paperless, online-only ticket. No need to take a printout of the page before travelling. Just show id proof to TTR
The main theme is to save trees so go paperless and You can cancel the ticket online.
edited Apr 7 '17 at 5:15
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answered Jun 1 '12 at 20:26
escist
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The nomenclature is confusing but here's the difference:
- iTicket - Fancy name for a paper ticket bought through their website. You specify the journey details, passenger information, and pay online. The ticket is sent through courier to the delivery address specified. This is the same as the ticket you get when you buy from a railway booking counter.
Downside:- You cannot cancel this ticket online. You have to queue up at a railway booking counter and produce the ticket and the booking clerk cancels it for you.
- You have to buy an iTicket at least 3 days before the journey date. This time is required because the ticket is physically delivered to the customer's address.
- eTicket - Stands for 'electronic ticket'. It's a paperless, online-only ticket. No need to take a printout of the page before travelling. Just show id proof to TTR
The main theme is to save trees so go paperless and You can cancel the ticket online.
edited Apr 7 '17 at 5:15
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one more thing, if you have waiting list e-ticket, it shall automatically gets cancelled at the time of chart preparation, in case you have an iTicket you need to manually get it cancelled, iTicket is hence used by many booking through IRCTC, if they really had to make their journey in any possible way.
– mohits00691
Jun 2 '12 at 12:10
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one more thing, if you have waiting list e-ticket, it shall automatically gets cancelled at the time of chart preparation, in case you have an iTicket you need to manually get it cancelled, iTicket is hence used by many booking through IRCTC, if they really had to make their journey in any possible way.
– mohits00691
Jun 2 '12 at 12:10
3
3
one more thing, if you have waiting list e-ticket, it shall automatically gets cancelled at the time of chart preparation, in case you have an iTicket you need to manually get it cancelled, iTicket is hence used by many booking through IRCTC, if they really had to make their journey in any possible way.
– mohits00691
Jun 2 '12 at 12:10
one more thing, if you have waiting list e-ticket, it shall automatically gets cancelled at the time of chart preparation, in case you have an iTicket you need to manually get it cancelled, iTicket is hence used by many booking through IRCTC, if they really had to make their journey in any possible way.
– mohits00691
Jun 2 '12 at 12:10
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10
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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)
answered Jun 1 '12 at 9:47
Jonik
9,7661254105
If I remember correctly,i-ticketsare not available anymore when you book tickets online.
– rlesko
Jun 1 '12 at 12:52
3
i-tickets are available, though you need to make booking at least 3 days in advance. However you almost always want to book e-tickets as i-tickets cannot be canceled online - the only time you may want to go for i-ticket is when you don't have any acceptable form of identity proof.
– YetAnotherUser
Jun 1 '12 at 14:06
This answer by escist has the full scoop. @myselfpoddar, consider switching the accepted answer as that one is much better than mine. :-)
– Jonik
Jun 2 '12 at 8:02
@Jonik that's very kind of you!
– escist
Jun 21 '12 at 11:22
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up vote
10
down vote
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)
answered Jun 1 '12 at 9:47
Jonik
9,7661254105
If I remember correctly,i-ticketsare not available anymore when you book tickets online.
– rlesko
Jun 1 '12 at 12:52
3
i-tickets are available, though you need to make booking at least 3 days in advance. However you almost always want to book e-tickets as i-tickets cannot be canceled online - the only time you may want to go for i-ticket is when you don't have any acceptable form of identity proof.
– YetAnotherUser
Jun 1 '12 at 14:06
This answer by escist has the full scoop. @myselfpoddar, consider switching the accepted answer as that one is much better than mine. :-)
– Jonik
Jun 2 '12 at 8:02
@Jonik that's very kind of you!
– escist
Jun 21 '12 at 11:22
add a comment |Â
up vote
10
down vote
up vote
10
down vote
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)
answered Jun 1 '12 at 9:47
Jonik
9,7661254105
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)
answered Jun 1 '12 at 9:47
Jonik
9,7661254105
answered Jun 1 '12 at 9:47
Jonik
9,7661254105
answered Jun 1 '12 at 9:47
Jonik
9,7661254105
answered Jun 1 '12 at 9:47
Jonik
9,7661254105
9,7661254105
If I remember correctly,i-ticketsare not available anymore when you book tickets online.
– rlesko
Jun 1 '12 at 12:52
3
i-tickets are available, though you need to make booking at least 3 days in advance. However you almost always want to book e-tickets as i-tickets cannot be canceled online - the only time you may want to go for i-ticket is when you don't have any acceptable form of identity proof.
– YetAnotherUser
Jun 1 '12 at 14:06
This answer by escist has the full scoop. @myselfpoddar, consider switching the accepted answer as that one is much better than mine. :-)
– Jonik
Jun 2 '12 at 8:02
@Jonik that's very kind of you!
– escist
Jun 21 '12 at 11:22
add a comment |Â
If I remember correctly,i-ticketsare not available anymore when you book tickets online.
– rlesko
Jun 1 '12 at 12:52
3
i-tickets are available, though you need to make booking at least 3 days in advance. However you almost always want to book e-tickets as i-tickets cannot be canceled online - the only time you may want to go for i-ticket is when you don't have any acceptable form of identity proof.
– YetAnotherUser
Jun 1 '12 at 14:06
This answer by escist has the full scoop. @myselfpoddar, consider switching the accepted answer as that one is much better than mine. :-)
– Jonik
Jun 2 '12 at 8:02
@Jonik that's very kind of you!
– escist
Jun 21 '12 at 11:22
If I remember correctly,
i-tickets are not available anymore when you book tickets online.– rlesko
Jun 1 '12 at 12:52
If I remember correctly,
i-tickets are not available anymore when you book tickets online.– rlesko
Jun 1 '12 at 12:52
3
3
i-tickets are available, though you need to make booking at least 3 days in advance. However you almost always want to book e-tickets as i-tickets cannot be canceled online - the only time you may want to go for i-ticket is when you don't have any acceptable form of identity proof.
– YetAnotherUser
Jun 1 '12 at 14:06
i-tickets are available, though you need to make booking at least 3 days in advance. However you almost always want to book e-tickets as i-tickets cannot be canceled online - the only time you may want to go for i-ticket is when you don't have any acceptable form of identity proof.
– YetAnotherUser
Jun 1 '12 at 14:06
This answer by escist has the full scoop. @myselfpoddar, consider switching the accepted answer as that one is much better than mine. :-)
– Jonik
Jun 2 '12 at 8:02
This answer by escist has the full scoop. @myselfpoddar, consider switching the accepted answer as that one is much better than mine. :-)
– Jonik
Jun 2 '12 at 8:02
@Jonik that's very kind of you!
– escist
Jun 21 '12 at 11:22
@Jonik that's very kind of you!
– escist
Jun 21 '12 at 11:22
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