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Card for suburban train travel soon
An estimated 1.1 crore passengers who travel on suburban trains daily across the country will soon get a Rail Card in place of monthly season tickets which they can also use for some retail therapy. The public sector transporter is in talks with 31 banks to firm up the co-branding proposal, a senior Railway Ministry official said.
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Three types of Rail Cards, gold, silver and platinum are being planned. While the silver card will be for monthly pass holders, gold cards is for those opting for a six-month pass and platinum card fpr annual pass holders.
He said discussions are on with 31 banks including SBI, ICICI, HDFC and PNB for the co-branding exercise. “Banks have shown keen interest in the Rail Card project and accordingly agreements will be signed.” The Rail Card will be launched in Mumbai as a pilot project before the facility is extended to other places. Suburban train service is a key mode of transport in Kolkata and Chennai as well. A mobile app is already in place for paperless unreserved tickets on local trains.
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