Independent card analysis

IRCTC RBL Bank Credit Card

RBL Bank · Mastercard + RuPay · Entry card

A low-fee railway-focused RuPay option with cancellation protection and railway-lounge access.

Best suited to

Frequent IRCTC rail travellers who also want a UPI-enabled card.

Authored and reviewed by GainFair
Terms checked 23 Sept 2026
Annual fee
₹500 + GST
Joining fee
₹500 + GST
Base reward rate
0.5%
Forex markup
3.5%

Reward rates by spending category

Published catalogue rates before caps and merchant-category exclusions.

CategoryRecorded rate
Online shopping
0.5%
Groceries & essentials
0.5%
Dining & delivery
0.5%
Travel & hotels
0.5%
Beauty & wellness
0.5%
Entertainment & movies
0.5%
Healthcare & pharmacy
0.5%
Subscriptions & streaming
0.5%
Offline store shopping
0.5%
International spending
0.5%
Gold & jewellery
0.5%
Other miscellaneous
0.5%
Fuel & commute
0%
Bills & utilities
0%
Education & family
0%
House rent
0%
Insurance premiums
0%

Caps and fee waiver

Reward caps
No general cap recorded
Annual fee waiver
No waiver recorded
Monthly income requirement
Not listed

Airport lounge access

No complimentary airport lounge access recorded

Benefit details

Benefits & conditions

Expand a category to see recorded benefits, fees and eligibility, with conditions and links to the sources. Categories without recorded details are grouped below; missing information does not mean a benefit is unavailable.

Rewards and cashback · 8 items
  • IRCTC train points

    Usage-based value

    Five points per ₹200 only on eligible IRCTC train-ticket bookings.

    Conditions: Five points per ₹200 only on eligible IRCTC train-ticket bookings.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • IRCTC flight and hotel points

    Usage-based value

    Two points per ₹200 only on eligible IRCTC flight and hotel bookings.

    Conditions: Two points per ₹200 only on eligible IRCTC flight and hotel bookings.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • FASTag, NCMC and UTS points

    Usage-based value

    Three points per ₹200 only on eligible RBL FASTag, NCMC reload and UTS transactions.

    Conditions: Three points per ₹200 only on eligible RBL FASTag, NCMC reload and UTS transactions.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • Other eligible points

    Usage-based value

    One point per ₹200 on other eligible retail purchases.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • RuPay UPI support; sub-₹2,000 offline UPI at small merchants is reward-ineligible

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    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • Five points per ₹200 on eligible IRCTC train tickets and two on IRCTC flights/hotels

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    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • Three points per ₹200 on eligible FASTag, NCMC reload and UTS transactions

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    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • 500 points each quarter after ₹75,000 eligible spend

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Fees · 2 items
  • Annual card fee

    Cost ₹500

    ₹500 annual fee before applicable tax.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • Joining fee

    Cost ₹500

    ₹500 one-time joining fee before applicable tax.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
Welcome benefits · 1 item
  • 500 welcome reward points

    Recorded value ₹500

    IRCTC reward points worth ₹500 on the published redemption route.

    Conditions: Pay the annual membership fee · Complete an eligible transaction above ₹500 within 30 days of card issuance

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
Spend milestones · 1 item
  • 500 points at ₹75,000 eligible calendar-quarter spend

    500 reward units

    Unlocked after ₹75,000 of eligible spending.

    Conditions: Reach ₹75,000 per calendar quarter

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
Airport lounge access · 2 items
  • Eight participating railway-lounge visits per year, capped at two per quarter

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    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • Eight railway-lounge visits yearly plus ₹5,000 train-ticket cancellation cover

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Insurance and protection · 1 item
  • Train-ticket cancellation cover up to ₹5,000 under the published policy conditions

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    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
Foreign-currency charges · 1 item
  • Foreign-currency markup

    Usage-based value

    3.5% foreign-currency markup before applicable tax.

    Conditions: Applies to eligible foreign-currency transactions

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
Eligibility and availability · 1 item
  • Application eligibility

    Shown without a cash value

    Application availability: open. No universal verified numeric income threshold is used as a hard filter. RBL Bank does not publish one universal numeric income threshold for this co-brand card.

    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
Other benefits · 2 items
  • Reversal of eligible IRCTC train booking transaction charge: 1% up to ₹200 on bookings up to ₹5,000

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    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
  • NCMC contactless transit functionality on eligible card variants

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    Status: verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-23Official source ↗
Other categories (9)

These categories have no detailed entries. We distinguish confirmed absences from information that still needs review.

What stands out

  • ✓ Five points per ₹200 on eligible IRCTC train tickets and two on IRCTC flights/hotels
  • ✓ Three points per ₹200 on eligible FASTag, NCMC reload and UTS transactions
  • ✓ 500 points each quarter after ₹75,000 eligible spend
  • ✓ Eight railway-lounge visits yearly plus ₹5,000 train-ticket cancellation cover

What to watch

Railway lounges are not airport lounges. Each accelerated channel has a 1,000-point billing-cycle cap, broad categories are excluded, and offline RuPay UPI purchases below ₹2,000 at small merchants do not earn points.

Recorded exclusions

Fuel Commute · Bills Utilities · Insurance · Rent · Education Family · Wallet load · Government payments · Quasi cash · Contracted services · Cash withdrawal · Bills2pay · Emi · Fees charges · Gst

How GainFair evaluates this card

The personal card advisor applies your monthly spending to category rates, limits rewards at the applicable caps, adds eligible movie, milestone and lounge value, and subtracts annual fees plus foreign-currency markup and GST. It can recommend keeping your current cards when a new card does not create enough incremental value.

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Issuer sources

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Sources checked 23 Sept 2026