The Ministry of Railways has decided to accept credit cards issued by banks with laminated photograph as proof of identity for those travelling on e-tickets with immediate effect.
This is in addition to the existing seven documents accepted by the Railways as proof of identity for undertaking journey on e-tickets: Voter Identity Card, Passport, PAN Card, Driving License, Photo Identity Card issued by Central/State Government, Student Identity Card with photograph issued by recognised School/College for their students and Nationalised Bank Passbook with photograph.