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Soon, railways to offer incentive for cashless booking of train tickets

Railway revenue from reserved tickets is Rs 120 crore a day

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The railways, which already offers a 0.5 per cent discount on the purchase of monthly travel pass if the payment is made through debit and credit cards, is planning to extend the benefit to unreserved categories too, the Economic Times reported.

In a bid to push digital transactions, the railways has already waived service charge on tickets booked through the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation website and also offered a 5 per cent discount on payments made online for services like catering and booking retiring rooms. 

Last week, the railways said passengers can now book