Indian Railways offers 3% discount on RailOne App unreserved tickets via all digital payments
The Railway Ministry will offer a 3 per cent discount on the purchase of unreserved tickets through the RailOne app when payments are made using any digital mode.
The incentive will be available for a six-month period from January 14 to July 14, 2026.
Currently, passengers booking unreserved tickets on the RailOne app receive a 3 per cent cashback only when payments are made through the R-wallet. The new initiative significantly broadens the scope of the benefit.
The decision was communicated in a December 30, 2026, letter from the Railway Ministry to the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS), directing it to implement the necessary software changes.
“In order to proliferate digital booking, it has been decided to provide the discount of 3 per cent while booking unreserved tickets through all digital payment modes on RailOne app,” the ministry stated in the letter.
The ministry further clarified that the proposal would remain in force from January 14, 2026 to July 14, 2026, and that CRIS would submit feedback on the scheme in May for further review.
Importantly, the ministry made it clear that the existing 3 per cent cashback for R-wallet payments will continue alongside the new discount scheme.