Digital Signature Certificate for IRCTC eTicket Booking

The rail travel service agents who are working with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a subdivision of the India Railways need to obtain a class 3 Digital Signature Certificate. Only the agents with the digital certificate are authorized to have legal transactions with IRCTC

IRCTC is a subsidiary of the Indian Railways. The division handles catering, tourism and online ticketing operations of the Indian Railways. It is mandatory for all Rail Travel Service Agents (RTSA), authorised by IRCTC, to purchase a class 3 digital signature certificate from any Indian certifying authority to continue booking Indian railway tickets through the IRCTC website. Only one authorised user will be allow and the details of will be provided by them to IRCTC.

When an Rail Travel Service Agents user logs onto the IRCTC website, an application will verify the authentication of the class 3 digital signature certificate. If the digital signature certificate is authenticated, the application will allow the user to book the number of tickets the agent wishes to booked. There are no restrictions on the number of tickets the agent can book. RTSA who wish to carry out transactions through IRCTC should to contact the IRCTC. To confirm that the RTSA is authorised, send the Zonal Railways letter to the IRCTC.

Benefits of eTicket Booking

An e-ticket makes your entire travel experience to be easy and safe by holding your booking and ticket details electronically. It is a biggest advantage over old style paper tickets

It reduces waiting for tickets to arrive in the post – Agent or Travel Company can email ticket with the details and you print them out.