Check Indian Railway PNR Status Online To Keep You Updated
The Indian Railway network connects every part of the country and binds all the states together into one single nation. It operates a large number of trains that offer transportation between any two different places even though they may be located miles apart. Recently, the IRCTC, or Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, was launched as a subsidiary of the India Railways, to deal with catering, online booking and tourism promotion. It has helped a lot in online booking, cancellation and Indian Railway PNR status check.
The website of the IRCTC is a very innovative venture and pioneered the mode of the online booking of railway tickets. It has made ticket booking very easy and hassle-free. All services like train enquiry, seat availability, loyalty programmes, special tour packages, and more are available on the website. The PNR status check option helps keep you updated.
During vacations and other peak seasons of the year, there is a huge rush for booking and the availability of seats appears to be a great problem. If no seats are available, you are put into either RAC or waiting list, where you will be offered a seat if any cancellations are made. Under the RAC scheme, you can board the train, but no berth will be provided. You are given a side seat where you can sit and travel; two people share a common side berth here. Under the waiting list, no such option is provided and you cannot travel until your seat gets confirmed.
In such cases, you have to regularly check your PNR status to know if your status has been upgraded. There are bound to be quite a few cancellations and you can expect your status to change quite often.
The PNR number is a unique 10-digit alphanumeric number printed on the top left-hand corner of your ticket. It stands for the Passenger Name Record and is generated using the ticket details like name, age, source and destination stations, date and day of travel, train name and number, and so on. The PNR status can be easily checked online. All you have to do is log on to the IRCTC website or any other travel and tourism site and enter your PNR number. All details of the ticket are displayed, including the status at the time of booking and the current status.
The facility is available on mobile phones if you send an SMS containing the PNR number in the required format to 139, or make a call to this toll-free number. There are several cell phone applications too which have been launched for this purpose. So, before you start your journey, make sure to check out the Indian Railway PNR status to avoid any confusion when boarding the train.
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