(Solved) Is the spend criteria on IDFC First Credit Card for railway lounge access as well?

[abhishek0882]

My parents are travelling by train from Sealdah station next month and they both have the add-on cards of IDFC Wealth credit card. Couple of queries:

1) Is the 5k spend criteria for access to railway lounge access as well? Or is it only for airport lounge access and can they access railway lounge access without the 5k spend this month?

2) If the spend criteria is applicable, is rent payment an eligible transaction for the same? (Have made a rental transaction on the primary card this month but that has been the only transaction. Also, I am assuming that the spend on primary card will make the add-on cards eligible for the railway lounge access, if at all the 5k spend criteria is applicable)

3) Both of them also have the AU Royale Debit cards - was wondering if these debit cards have access to railway lounge as well and if yes, is there a spend criteria for the same?

4) Does Sealdah railway lounge provide access to the above cards?

Will appreciate responses to the above. Thanks in advance.

 

[abhishek0882]

Maybe.... as the card name was not shared

I guess I shared the name of the card multiple times, on the topic as well as a few times in the post as IDFC First Wealth credit card. Maybe it wasn't very noticeable.

Yup.. you should be.

Thanks for the reassurance and taking time to share your views. Appreciate it.

its upto us to know whether the card feature is present or not.

Completely agree. But then it has all become too complicated nowadays, more so with features and benefits being added and removed and changed so frequently, it keeps getting difficult. But I guess thats the price we need to pay for availing the benefits........

 

[NOOBY]

I guess I shared the name of the card multiple times, on the topic as well as a few times in the post as IDFC First Wealth credit card. Maybe it wasn't very noticeable.

Arre, I meant that Samrat didn't share the name of card(s) when he said "Add on cards are not allowed in any railway lounge for any bank". He mentioned that HDFC and ICICI cards do not allow facility for add-ons but IDFC Wealth (and maybe others) do allow it

It would be good to have a list of cards which allow railway lounge access facility for add ons as well

 

[wolfdalalstreet]

Can someone please share if the IDFC First WOW Secured Credit Card will also allow railway lounge access?

 

[catcat]

Can someone please share if the IDFC First WOW Secured Credit Card will also allow railway lounge access?

No.

Now, a question from my side - can IDFC first select addon card holders access lounges? T&C here doesn't say anything about Primary or addon card holders.

 

[SpiesCan'tCatchMe]

No.

Now, a question from my side - can IDFC first select addon card holders access lounges? T&C here doesn't say anything about Primary or addon card holders.

I spoke to customer care they said, add on card holders can avail lounge benefits on shared basis with primary card

 

[abhishek0882]

Update - My parents were told (by a number of people at the station) that the lounge at the Sealdah station is closed. There is another lounge but that does not accept cards for lounge access, it a paid lounge only. So they used the paid lounge.