E-ticket questions

monkey · Jul 11th, 2006, 10:49

It's my first time trying to book an e-ticket on India Rail. I have a few questions.

1)When you sign up for an account, they "require" you to fill in you passport number. I think this is very high level personal information that isn't needed to have an account. Is it ok to use a dummy number?

2) When you choose your ticket, they ask for some sort of photo ID to verify the passenger with the e-ticket. Is a foreign driver's licence valid photo ID? According to their site a driver's licence is fine, but it doesn't specify whether it may be foreign or not.

3) Are e-tickets generally recognised now on most routes? Or will I still need to convince the ticket officer that my printed sheet of paper is really a valid ticket?

Thanks for your help!

Nick-H · Jul 11th, 2006, 12:49

No idea about the passport thing; never thought about it like that. I think there is a check digit built in, so you will have to try it and see if it is accepted. Can't see that they would ever check it with the passport.

I haven't travelled on an e-ticket. I would think your Canadian license would be fine. Or even your passport, which will probably be with you on the train.

Have other e-ticket travellors been asked for ID?

Haven't heard any problems with e-tickets posted here. the Indian railway system is very amazing: I'd be surprised to hear of a TTE who was not up to date on things (but I'm no train expert...)

asad7874 · Jul 11th, 2006, 13:11

1. Not sure whether they will enquire about your passport if the no. is specified. Though I dont see any problem specifying correct passport no.

2. Driver's License is just fine. It can be any other photo identity as well, if you have one. They require it to check that the person travelling is the same for whom the ticket has been booked.

3. e-tickets are recognised on most of the routes and ticket officers recognise it as a valid travel document. I have travelled on e-tickets and didn't find any problems.

TimMakins · Jul 11th, 2006, 14:40

With an Indrail Pass, your passport number is entered on to it, and it can be asked for when showing your ticket. I guess if you have the wrong number, you might have problems with your ticket. You will find that your passport number is entered into 100s of hotel registers - I don't think you need worry about revealing it too much.

Tim in Ireland

shere · Jul 11th, 2006, 14:58

I also did not enter a passport number as there was no * mark next to it indicating it was an essential requirement.

Foreign licenses are fine. I was told I could use my International Driving Permit.

monkey · Jul 11th, 2006, 19:34

Yes, I forgot that passport numbers are taken at hotels. I just don't like the idea of them kept online. Here in Canada, people are highly aware of identity theft issues and laws regarding personal information collection. So I avoid revealing anything unnecessarily.

I think I will go ahead and book online. Seems too easy to be true! Thanks for your responses.

mercurie · Jul 11th, 2006, 20:11

I had a couple of people travelled on E-Ticket very recently.

E-Tickets are absolutely fine. For Photo ID, sometime the Conductor ask for it and sometime dont. Any legal photo ID is acceptable. Photo ID such as driving licence is absolutely fine (even the international D/L).

E-Tickets are generally available for all routes and sectors now. I even booked one for a Meter Gauge train!

Hope this helps.

Merc.

Jul 11th, 2006, 10:49	#1
monkey Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: toronto Posts: 8	E-ticket questions It's my first time trying to book an e-ticket on India Rail. I have a few questions. 1)When you sign up for an account, they "require" you to fill in you passport number. I think this is very high level personal information that isn't needed to have an account. Is it ok to use a dummy number? 2) When you choose your ticket, they ask for some sort of photo ID to verify the passenger with the e-ticket. Is a foreign driver's licence valid photo ID? According to their site a driver's licence is fine, but it doesn't specify whether it may be foreign or not. 3) Are e-tickets generally recognised now on most routes? Or will I still need to convince the ticket officer that my printed sheet of paper is really a valid ticket? Thanks for your help!

Jul 11th, 2006, 12:49	#2
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 27,692	No idea about the passport thing; never thought about it like that. I think there is a check digit built in, so you will have to try it and see if it is accepted. Can't see that they would ever check it with the passport. I haven't travelled on an e-ticket. I would think your Canadian license would be fine. Or even your passport, which will probably be with you on the train. Have other e-ticket travellors been asked for ID? Haven't heard any problems with e-tickets posted here. the Indian railway system is very amazing: I'd be surprised to hear of a TTE who was not up to date on things (but I'm no train expert...) __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

Jul 11th, 2006, 14:40	#4
TimMakins Surprised and Delighted by Life Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: On the road... Posts: 961	With an Indrail Pass, your passport number is entered on to it, and it can be asked for when showing your ticket. I guess if you have the wrong number, you might have problems with your ticket. You will find that your passport number is entered into 100s of hotel registers - I don't think you need worry about revealing it too much. Tim in Ireland __________________ Travelling Tim - http://www.mapability.com/blogs/ "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Mark Twain

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
One way ticket	Bollywood Crazy	Indian Visa and Passport Questions	5	Apr 28th, 2006 06:06
openjaw ticket uk	strawberry	Domestic India Flights	14	Jan 13th, 2006 17:15
RAC ticket?!	fredjican	Indian Railways	6	Nov 25th, 2005 15:30
Help with getting ticket to Ind/SL ODI Ticket, Pune	ChrisBurns	Chai and Chat	2	Oct 31st, 2005 19:38
one-way ticket	chen'ua	Indian Visa and Passport Questions	7	Sep 2nd, 2005 15:03

Jul 11th, 2006, 13:11	#3
asad7874 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 89	1. Not sure whether they will enquire about your passport if the no. is specified. Though I dont see any problem specifying correct passport no. 2. Driver's License is just fine. It can be any other photo identity as well, if you have one. They require it to check that the person travelling is the same for whom the ticket has been booked. 3. e-tickets are recognised on most of the routes and ticket officers recognise it as a valid travel document. I have travelled on e-tickets and didn't find any problems.

Jul 11th, 2006, 14:58	#5
shere Maha Guru Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: England Posts: 1,110	I also did not enter a passport number as there was no * mark next to it indicating it was an essential requirement. Foreign licenses are fine. I was told I could use my International Driving Permit.

Jul 11th, 2006, 19:34	#6
monkey Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: toronto Posts: 8	Yes, I forgot that passport numbers are taken at hotels. I just don't like the idea of them kept online. Here in Canada, people are highly aware of identity theft issues and laws regarding personal information collection. So I avoid revealing anything unnecessarily. I think I will go ahead and book online. Seems too easy to be true! Thanks for your responses.

Jul 11th, 2006, 20:11	#7
mercurie Mercurie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Posts: 73	I had a couple of people travelled on E-Ticket very recently. E-Tickets are absolutely fine. For Photo ID, sometime the Conductor ask for it and sometime dont. Any legal photo ID is acceptable. Photo ID such as driving licence is absolutely fine (even the international D/L). E-Tickets are generally available for all routes and sectors now. I even booked one for a Meter Gauge train! Hope this helps. Merc.

User Name		Remember Me?
Password