IRCTC SBI Card on RuPay Platform vs BPCL SBI Card OCTANE

• Purchase tickets through irctc.co.in and IRCTC Mobile App for AC1, AC2. AC3, Executive Chair car and Chair Car and earn 10% Value Back as Reward points
• Avail 1 Reward Point for every Rs. 125 spent on non-fuel retail purchases, including railway ticket purchases on irctc.co.in and IRCTC Mobile App
• Save 1% transaction charges on railway ticket bookings on www.irctc.co.in. Enjoy the wide range of tailor made packages ranging from adventure, wildlife, pilgrimage and leisure tours to various places in India. Get accommodation at over 5,000 hotels, covering 350 cities in India
• 1% fuel surcharge across all petrol pumps in India on transactions between Rs. 500 and Rs. 3,000
• IRCTC SBI Card (on RuPay platform) provided great offers on travel, golf, dining and other entertainment options from RuPay
• 4 complimentary railway lounge access in a year to participating lounges in India (Max 1 per quarter)
• Withdraw cash from over 2 plus million global ATMs in 190 countries/territories, including over 43,000 SBI ATMs in India
• Transfer outstanding balance of other bank’s credit card to IRCTC SBI Card (on RuPay platform) to avail a lower rate of interest and pay back in EMIs
• With Flexipay facility, convert transactions in easy monthly installments. Simply transact Rs. 2,500 or more and log on to sbicard.com within 30 days of purchase to convert it into Flexipay
• Use IRCTC SBI Card (on RuPay platform) to book railway tickets online and get them delivered to you

• As a Welcome Girft, avail 6000 bonus reward points equivalent to Rs. 1500 on payment of annual fees. The Reward Points will be credited to the card holders account within 30 days of annual fee payment
• Spend Based fee reversal benefit - Next year Fee waiver on annual spends of 2 lakhs
• Get 7.25% Value back ~ 25X Reward Points on fuel purchases at BPCL petrol pumps. Maximum 2500 Reward Points per billing cycle
• 6.25% + 1% Fuel surcharge waiver on every BPCL transaction upto Rs. 4000 (exclusive of GST and other charges)
• Avail 25 Reward Points on every Rs. 100 spent at BPCL Fuel, Lubricants & Bharat Gas (Website and app only) spend
• Get 10 Reward Points on every Rs. 100 spent at Dining, Departmental Stores, Grocery & Movies (Up to 7500 Reward Points per month)
• Earn 1 Reward point per Rs. 100 spent on other retail purchases
• Avail 25 Reward Points on every Rs. 100 spent on Bharat Gas (Website and app only) is capped at 500 Reward Points per billing cycle
• 4 Reward Point = Rs. 1
• 1% fuel surcharge across all BPCL petrol pumps in India. This is applicable on transactions up to Rs. 4,000, exclusive of GST and other charges. Maximum fuel surcharge waiver of Rs. 100 per statement cycle per credit card account, which is equivalent to an Annual Savings of Rs.1200
• 4 complimentary visits per calendar year to Domestic VISA lounges in India (Max. 1 visit per quarter)
•  Obtain eGift Vouchers worth Rs. 2,000 from Aditya Birla Fashion Or Yatra Or Bata/Hush Puppies on annual spends of Rs. 3 Lakhs. The Aditya Birla Fashion voucher is redeemable at these brand stores only - Louis Philippe, Van Heusen, Allen Solly, Peter England, Planet Fashion, Simon Carter
• Complimentary Fraud Liability cover of 1 Lakh
• Instant Redemption of Reward Points at select BPCL petrol pumps
• Redeem your Rewards Points at Shop & Smile Rewards Catalogue
•  BPCL SBI Card OCTANE can be used at over 24 million outlets worldwide, including 3,25,000 outlets in India
• Pay electricity, telephone, mobile and other utility bills using the Easy Bill Pay facility
• Transfer the outstanding balance of other banks’ credit cards to BPCL SBI Card OCTANE, and avail a lower rate of interest and pay back in EMIs
• With Flexipay, convert transactions in easy monthly installments. Make any purchase for Rs. 2,500 or more using BPCL SBI Card OCTANE 

Pros

• 4 complimentary railway lounge access in a quarter to participating lounges in India
• Bonus Reward Points to be credited to the IRCTC SBI Card (on RuPay platform) account within 45 days of eligible transaction
• Purchase tickets through irctc.co.in and IRCTC Mobile App for AC1, AC2. AC3, Executive Chair car and Chair Car and earn 10% Value Back as Reward points

Cons

• No golf benefits
• No complimentary airport lounge access

Pros

• 10X reward points across dining, movies, groceries and departmental stores
• Complimentary domestic lounge visits every year
• 6,000 bonus reward points worth the joining fee

Cons

• Fuel benefits are limited to only BPCL outlets
• No golf benefits
• No cashback benefits