Patna, Bihar Sep 1, 2022 (Issuewire.com) - Rail Mitra, PNR is a distinct ten-digit number assigned to you by IRCTC as soon as you book a train ticket. A PNR number stores the personal as well as trip-related data of each train passenger. Your Railway PNR status displays the real-time info related to your booked train ticket. It helps you know the status of your reservation and see other live updates about your trip. PNR status helps the passenger while cancelling tickets and getting a refund of your money.
Significance of Railway PNR Status
PNR number keeps a full record of passenger information for a trip. It contains the passenger itinerary and discloses whether the booked ticket falls under the "confirmed(CNF)", "waiting list (WL)" or "reservation against cancellation (RAC)" category. Apart from important details, including a coach, seat, train number, and class of travel, a PNR number also informs about a train's arrival and departure time.
Important Facts About PNR Numbers
Following are some major PNR number-related facts:
- PNR in e-ticket means "Passenger Name Record" and consists of a ten-digit numeric code.
- Passengers can track their trains in real-time, e.g., check train PNR status.
- PNR has a record of personal details of passengers such as name, age, sex, and birth preference
- It also contains ticket information, including train number, journey date, source station, destination station, boarding station, class, berth, and quota.
- PNR number includes additional details such as fare, transaction type, and payment details
- "Passenger Reservation System" is depicted by the first three digits and refers to the exact booking system.
- The last seven digits are system-generated random numbers.
- The validity of any PNR number is till the journey date.
- PNR numbers get removed from the system after nine months.
- The same PNR can be regenerated after one year.
How to Track Train PNR Status?
Make sure you have your IRCTC PNR number to know your PNR status using any of the methods given below:
- Visit the Indian Railways website.
- Send an SMS by typing "PNR" to 139.
- Install Mobile applications
- Go to enquiry counters at the railway station.
- See final train reservation charts.
PNR Status Confirmation Probability
PNR status confirmation probability means what is the likelihood of a ticket with a current "Not Available" status getting changed. Indian Railway assigns a waitlisted status to tickets across all classes after all the confirmed and RAC tickets for a train get sold out. The chances for these waitlist tickets to get upgraded depend on confirmed and RAC ticket cancellations. It also relies on other variables such as seasons, festivals, weekends, and special events. Make sure to verify the train running status after your ticket confirmation.
Various IRCTC Train PNR Statuses
Here are the usual train PNR statuses:
- CNF - It stands for "confirmed". The ticket status displays CNF when seats get confirmed.
- RAC - It denotes Reservation Against Cancellation or that a ticket is a confirmed one but has a waitlisted berth. A ticket booked under RAC status will have an allocated berth that needs to be split into two seats.
- CAN - It implies a ticket has been cancelled.
- WL - Waiting List ticket that has the probability of being confirmed if co-passengers who have booked before you choose to cancel their ticket.
- GNWL - General Waiting List. The chances of this ticket status changing into a confirmed one are very high.
- PQWL - Pooled Quota Waiting List status is usually issued for passengers travelling from intermediate stations.
- RLWL - Remote Location Waiting List status gets issued to a passenger, particularly from intermediate stations that are the most important locations on the route
- TQWL - Tatkal Quota Waiting List is for tatkal ticket booking that normally gets confirmed straight away without a RAC. But, it gets second preference during the chart preparation over GNWL.
- NOSB - Means "No Seat Berth" status or the journey is permissible without a seat. Child passengers below the age of 11 years are assigned this ticket status.
How to Locate PNR Number on Railway Ticket?
PNR number is generally printed at the top left corner of the printed tickets (tickets taken from the railway station booking window). In the case of the E-Ticket (tickets that are booked online or through the IRCTC website), it is mentioned at the top in a separate cell.
PNR Status Enquiry Via App
Mobile apps are one of the most efficient and convenient means of tracking your train in real-time and receiving quick and regular updates on your PNR status enquiry. In addition, there are many useful tools to get live information about your train running status, ticket status, coach position, platform number, and more.
PNR Number holds all the key information regarding you and your train journey. Tracking a PNR status will reveal whether a train ticket is in Confirmed (CNF), Waitlisted (WL), or Reservation Against Cancellation Station (RAC) status. It will also provide details of our allotted seating class, seat number, coach number, train's boarding time, and arrival time for your destination.
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