If you are unfamiliar with the entire train travel process, and what exactly a train PNR statement is, this may be your starting point. PNR stands for ‘Passenger Name Record’. It is a 10-digit number that is printed on your ticket. The PNR status in Indian Railway acts as a unique identity of each and every passenger traveling on the IRCTC.
It is interesting to note that whether you have booked your ticket online or through a train station counter, you are always assigned a PNR number. In case you are traveling in a group, a maximum of six passengers can be booked with a single PNR number.
COMPONENTS OF A PNR
Often when you are new to the world of rail travel and manage to book your ticket on the IRCTC website, you need to know the details of your 10-digit e-ticket number. Here we try to address some basic questions that usually arise in the mind of a passenger.
So first, what kind of information is included in the passenger name record at the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation? (IRCTC)
Includes:
– The personal data of a passenger such as name, age and sex.
– Other ticket related details such as travel date, train number, class of travel, berth of travel, along with coach, seat number and itinerary.
– Information such as transaction details, along with the mode of payment, transaction ID, and ticket charge.
SIMPLIFYING THE PNR
It is interesting to note that the PNR number can be divided into two parts. That is how.
1. The PNR has two parts: the three digits at the beginning and the last seven digits. The first three digits of the PNR will usually indicate the Passenger Reservation System which is generally known as PRS, from which your ticket was booked.
2. The first digit of the PNR number depends on the area of origin of the train. It could be New Delhi, Chennai, Secunderabad, Mumbai or Kolkata. For example, if a ticket is booked from Kolkata, the first digit of the PNR must be 6. Also, the next two digits of the PNR will depend on which PRS center is located in Kolkata.
3. The last seven digits are randomly generated, but are unique and unique to the individual passenger/group of travelers.
HOW IRCTC PNR STATUS WORKS
So, by now you know the basics of a PNR number. Let’s understand how it works. Every time you book a train ticket from the IRCTC website, from other private websites or from the train station ticket counter, a unique PNR number is generated. Now this same number is entered into the database of CRIS or the Center for Railway Information Systems, which will preserve the information of all the people who travel. But hey! What is a PNR status? Here’s what you need to know:
The person’s train PNR status tells you if the ticket is confirmed or not.
Here’s a handy guide to PNR codes and their elaborate meanings:
Confirm (CNF): It means that to travel, you have a confirmed seat on the train in question. When confirmed, the seat number is assigned when the charts are prepared.
Canceled (CAN): It means that the seat that was reserved by the passenger has been cancelled.
Reservation Against Cancellation (RAC): The RAC ticket will only be issued once all the seats are blocked, this means that the reserved seat is on the waiting list. Now if one is lucky and one of the original reservations is cancelled, they will still get the seat and it will be confirmed! Otherwise, if that doesn’t happen, you must share a seat with another co-passenger.
HOW TO CHECK THE PNR STATUS LIVE
Just follow these simple steps.
1. You can check the status of the PNR by visiting the official website of the IRCTC. So log in and press IRCTC in the address bar.
2. On the page that appears, click the ‘PNR Query’ link.
3. And then, enter your given PNR number and click ‘Submit’ tab.
4. Your PNR status appears.
These days, to save yourself the trouble of logging in and checking the PNR status on the website, you can simply get it via SMS (Short Message Service) from your mobile phone. To do this, send an SMS in one of the following formats:
1) ’10 digit number’ and send it to 5676757
2) ’10-digit number’ and send it to 139.
Yet another way to perform a PNR status query is by using Android apps. There are specific applications in the Play Store that allow you to check the status of the PNR. Just download one of the apps on your smartphone device and check the PNR status.
MORE ABOUT PNR
Here are some more tips:
– Do you know how to locate your PNR number on the tickets? Well, one can find the PNR number in the upper left hand corner on a printout of the ticket. However, on an e-ticket, the PNR will be mentioned right at the top of the page in a different cell.
– Do you know what a RLWL status is? Well, the tickets that have this PNR status will be issued for the stations that are between the destination stations and your origin. These stations have a different seat quota.
– What exactly is a passenger name record status prediction? If at first, one does not get a confirmed seat, one can know the chances of getting a confirmed seat through PNR prediction. This happens by using past PNR data that is not open to the public. This PNR prediction uses data analysis and machine learning techniques to announce the winner! You can login to various Indian Railways websites to get the PNR prediction.
1) Simply enter your PNR number in the box
2) Click Submit
3) And the PNR prediction will be displayed based on the traveler’s information.
Please note that the announced status is based on computer algorithms and may be subject to errors.
Now that you have as much PNR information as possible, plan your next train trip with ease.