IRCTC To Offer Baggage Insurance To Train Passesngers

NEW DELHI: Aiming at providing passengers more facilities for booking tickets online, IRCTC is planning to offer a new service of 'baggage insurance' for them. 

Under this, a customer will be offered additional services like insurance coverage for baggage while booking e-tickets on the IRCTC website. 

As per the offer, the passenger can claim the insurance money in case of lost or theft of the baggage. The goods like laptop, mobile phone or any other valuable articles will be covered as part of the travel insurance package. 

The tie-up is being formalized with New India Assurance with the details being worked out. 

"We are formalizing a tie-up with a leading insurance company for offering baggage insurance service to e-ticket customers," said a senior IRCTC official, adding that "a customer will be given an option to avail the insurance coverage, which will not be mandatory". 
The insurance premium will depend on the length of the journey and also the class of travel. 

"We are trying to make the offer as the best travel insurance services for train passengers by including other options like hospitalization during the journey," he said. 

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