PNR Status of booked
ticket can be checked easily. All tickets booked through Indian Railways
OR IRCTC having a unique PNR number. You can enter your 10-Digit PNR
Number in below box & check PNR Status. You can
also check the PNR status from your mobile phone or land line. You can
check Rail PNR status of various zones. These zones are southern
railways, western railways, northern railways & central
railways.Check PNR status of your Indian railways booked ticket.
Enter the 10-digit PNR number below
Rail
PNR Status Explained: PNR is an abbreviation for Passenger Name Record.
PNR is a record of travel for a passenger or group of passenger. A PNR
number is generated against each booking. PNR number is also generated
in case of non-confirm booking. PNR is also generated for online booking
or booking made through Indian Railways Counter. The PNR information is
stored in the database. PNR is of 10-digits unique number and having
only digits from 0 to 9.
In Indian
Railways advance booking is allows up to 90 days before the actual train
start date. Passenger should book a ticket well advance to get a
confirmed ticket. If confirm ticket is not available, Railway provides a
ticket with RAC (Reservation Against Cancellation) OR WL (Wait List) ticket. Both RAC or WL ticket also have a PNR number.
Reservation Against Cancellation (RAC)
means a passenger does not have a reserved berth. RAC only confirm that
a seating capacity will be provide for sure. Also, RAC tickets will be
confirmed first against each cancellation. Depending on the number of
wait listed passengers, RAC tickets will be upgraded to confirm ticket.
In RAC, Railways allot a single berth to 2 passengers for sitting. RAC
passengers are allowed to board the train. Ticket Checker present in the
train can also allot the free seat for those passengers, who are unable
to board the train.
Wait List (WL)
means that a passenger will not get the confirmed berth or seating
accommodation. On every cancellation free berth will be first allotted
to RAC Passengers. After RAC passengers, berth will be allotted to Wait
List passengers in terms to their waiting number. The number of wait
list for each train may vary. When maximum number of wait list will be
crossed a REGRET status will come. This REGRET status define that no
further booking is allowed in the train.
You
can find PNR number on top left corner of railway ticket booked through
railway counter. PNR number is also mentioned on ticket booked through
IRCTC website or any other online source.
Please visit Wikipedia for more information about PNR.
Check PNR Status of Indian Railway / IRCTC
How to Check Rail PNR Status?
You
can check the Rail PNR status by Land line telephone or mobile by
calling 139. It can also be checked through sending a SMS though your
mobile. You can also check the PNR status on many other websites.
Check Rail PNR Status through SMS from your Mobile Phone
As
we told earlier you can also check PNR status by sending SMS from your
mobile. It is easy to check PNR status from mobile, if you don’t have
access to internet. Indian Railways also provides a service to check the
PNR status through SMS. You will get an instant current PNR status on
your mobile via SMS. A passenger needs to send a SMS to get the reply
containing current PNR status. Below are the codes for sending SMS and
checking your current PNR Status.
1.) SMS: PNR <10-digit PNR Number> to 139. For example PNR 0123456789
2.) SMS: PNR <10-digit PNR Number> to 54959.
3.) SMS: PNR <10-digit PNR Number> to 5676747.
4.) SMS: IRPNR <10-digit PNR Number> to 57886.
5.) PHONE: Dial 139 from
your phone to check PNR status. You can check the information for
arrival & departure, fares, accommodation & seat availability.
You
can also perform the query like Train Alert, Train Status, Seat
Availability, Train Running Information, Train Time Table, Train fare
& many more. You can check all this on your mobile by receiving SMS
from Indian Railways. To get a list of all available code on your mobile
phone, you can simply send a SMS TRAIN to 5676747. You can alternative
visit Indian Railways SMS Service page to see the code for various numbers.
Rail PNR Status Symbols & Their Description to Understand the Current PNR Status
| SYMBOL | DESCRIPTION | ||
| CAN/MOD | Cancelled or Modified Passenger. | ||
| CNF/Confirmed | Confirmed (Seat Number shall be available after chart preparation). | ||
| CK | Tatkal Quota. | ||
| CKWL | Tatkal Waiting List | ||
| RAC | Reservation Against Cancellation. | ||
| WL# | Wait List Number | ||
| RLWL | Remote Local Wait List | ||
| GNWL | General Wait List | ||
| PQWL | Pooled Quota Wait List | ||
| REGRET/WL | No More Booking Permitted | ||
| RELEASED | Ticket Not Cancelled but Alternative Accommodation is Provided. | ||
| R## | RAC Coach Number Birth Number | ||
| . | ……………………………………. |
Cancellation of Indian Railways Tickets & Refund Rules
Indian Railways tickets can booked by various easy methods. Some of the popular method are:
1.) Ticket booking from the Indian Railways booking counter.
2.) E-Ticket from the IRCTC website.
3.) I-Ticket from the IRCTC website.
4) Ticket booked through any travel agent online / offline.
Any
passenger can cancel their train ticket in case they don’t want to
travel. A refund request can also be made by filing a TDR if a passenger
not able to board the train. TDR can be filed only after 24 hour train
reaches at destination.
Some rules are applicable for each cancellation of ticket. These rules may vary depending on type of ticket.
For E-tickets cancellation you can check the rules for e-ticket cancellation.
For I-tickets cancellation you can check the rules for i-ticket cancellation.
For ticket booked through railway counter you can see the refund rules here.
For More information about the cancellation and refund charges you can visit the official Indian railways website.
For filing the TDR & refund rules apply for TDR, you can visit here.
Tips for Tatkal Ticket Booking
Tatkal
booking is the last possible way to get the confirmed ticket for your
journey. It is very important the you know how to book a ticket online
before booking a tatkal ticket. You can have a look on Quick Booking Guide.
When you understand about the ticket booking, you can check the Tatkal Booking Guide.
Their is a Magic form for fast filling the booking form while booking the Tatkal ticket.
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and Government of India. It does not reproduce, transmit, or store any
user information or any content of Indian Railways websites in its
database. Only purpose is to provide public with extended information
about ticket booking and PNR status checking. For checking PNR Status or
any other information you can visit official Indian railways website
at http://www.indianrail.gov.in.
