HDFC Bank Railway Booking Offers Credit Cards in India 2026

10% benefit on railway ticket purchases upto ₹20,000 per month
✔︎ 5% benefit on railway tickets – on IRCTC ticketing website and IRCTC Rail Connect App
You get 5 reward points worth ₹5, on every ₹100 you spend on railway ticket bookings on IRCTC website and app – only on bookings upto ₹20,000 per month (since the maximum reward points you can earn at this accelerated rate is restricted to 1000 reward points per month).
– 1 reward point = ₹1, and can be redeemed on HDFC Smartbuy platform for railway ticket bookings.
– Reward points are valid for 2 years from date of earning.
✔︎ Additional 5% cashback on rail ticket booking through HDFC Smartbuy
You earn ₹5 cashback, on rail ticket purchases on HDFC Smartbuy – only on ticket purchase/s upto ₹20,000 per month (since monthly cashback is capped at ₹1000 per month).

1% benefit on UPI spends
– You can link your card in select UPI apps only (PayZapp/ GPay/ PhonePe/ Mobikwik/ PayTM/ BHIM/ Slice).
– You get 1 reward point worth ₹1, on every ₹100 you spend on UPI payments – only on UPI payments upto ₹50,000 per month (since you can earn a maximum of 500 reward points per calendar month on UPI spends).

1% basic benefit on all other card spends
– You get 1 reward point worth ₹1, on every ₹100 you spend on all other card purchases.
– 1 reward point = ₹1, and can be redeemed on HDFC Smartbuy platform for railway ticket bookings.
Exceptions : No reward points are given on fuel purchases, rent payments, government-related transactions, education transactions, wallet loads /gift or prepaid card load/ voucher purchase, EMI transactions, payment of card fees and other charges, payment of outstanding balances, cash advances.

Quarterly milestone benefit of upto 1.6%
– You get a gift voucher worth ₹500, upon spending ₹30,000 or more every 90 days.
Note : Cash transactions, dial-an- EMI, cash-on-call, balance transfer, card account fee, personal loan on credit card, etc will not be considered as eligible spends for this offer.

Complimentary access to railway lounges in India – 2 per quarter

1% transaction charges waiver – on IRCTC ticketing website and Rail Connect App
- You get a 1% transaction charges waiver on IRCTC website and app, only on spends upto ₹1 lakh per month (since the maximum waiver amount is restricted to ₹1000 per monthly card statement cycle).

Fuel surcharge waiver, upto ₹250 per month
– You get 1% fuel surcharge waiver
– only on fuel transactions between ₹400 and ₹5000
– only on yearly fuel purchases of upto ₹25000 per month (since the maximum waiver amount is limited to ₹250 per monthly card statement cycle).

Benefits
– Good card for rail travellers – 10% benefit on rail tickets
– Other rail travel related benefits like complimentary access to railway lounges and 1% transaction waiver on IRCTC
– 1% benefit on UPI spends

Drawbacks to consider
– This is a specialist rail travel card, hence reward rate on non-railway spends is low. So you may need to consider other cards for your other major spending needs like shopping, non-rail travel, fuel, bill payments etc

5% cashback on various spends at Paytm – Prepaid recharges || Utility bill payments || Movie tickets || Mini App
– You earn 5 cashpoints worth ₹5, on every ₹100 you spend on these Paytm transactions – only on spends upto ₹30000 per month (since maximum cashback at this special rate is restricted to ₹1500 per month)
– 1 cashpoint = ₹1. Cashpoints can be redeemed as cashback against your card statement.

3% cashback on select partners – Swiggy || AJIO || Big Basket || Uber
– You earn 3 cashpoints worth ₹3, on every ₹100 you spend at these select partners – only on spends upto ₹16,666 per month (since maximum cashback at this special rate is restricted to ₹500 per month).
– 1 cashpoint = ₹1. Cashpoints can be redeemed as cashback against your card statement.

1% cashback on all other spends
– You earn 1 cashpoints worth ₹1, on every ₹100 you spend on all other transactions – only on spends upto ₹1,00,000 per month (since maximum cashback is restricted to ₹1,000 per month)
– Exceptions – Cashback is not given on wallet loads, fuel spends, EMI spends, rental spends and government spends.
– 1 cashpoint = ₹1. Cashpoints can be redeemed as cashback against your card statement.

Milestone benefit – additional benefit upto 1%, on quarterly card spend of ₹50,000
– You earn ₹500 upon spending ₹50,000 or more on your card each quarter (only for non-EMI, non-wallet and non-rental card spends).

Complimentary domestic airport lounge access – 2 per quarter

Fuel surcharge waiver at all fuel stations, upto ₹500 per month
– Only on fuel transactions between ₹400 and ₹5000, and
– Only on fuel purchases upto ₹50000 per month, since the maximum waiver is limited to ₹500 per month

Benefits
– Good card for Paytm users, you get good cashback on various Paytm spends
– You also get higher cashback on select partners
– Complimentary domestic airport lounge access – 2 per quarter

Drawbacks to consider
– Not a good card for other major spending needs like shopping, fuel etc.