What is PNR Number ?
Ans : Actually PNR stands for Passenger Name Record.one can check their PNR Number at the Top Left of their Railway Ticket.
Here i`m providing an Example of PNR NUMBER.
PNR status and railway reservations explained step by step …
WL and RAC
When all available seats on a train are sold, the railway ( Indian Railway or IRCTC ) releases RACs for railway reservations. Once all of those are sold, WL tickets are released. On almost every train, tickets are canceled for a variety of reasons. These cancellations can get you on the train if you bought an RAC or WL ticket. When the reservation chart of a particular train is ready (usually meaning that the train is due to depart in a few hours) and there are still some available tickets in different quotas, those will be given to RAC/WL ticket holders.
Here is an example of a railway reservation situation. Tickets are sold in the following order:
- Available 02
- Available 01
- RAC 01
- RAC 02
- RAC 03
- RAC 04
- WL 01
- WL 02
Understanding your ticket and WL number of PNR status
On your ticket, there are two numbers. They tell you the position at which you joined the waitlist and your current position – in this order. Here is an example:
You are booking a ticket online (Indian Railway, IRCTC, etc…). You find the train and class/seat/berth that you want along with the date and time. At the end of the reservation, you buy a ticket with WL5/WL2.
In this example you joined the WL at position 5, but by the time you actually bought the ticket online you moved to position 2 (due either to a cancellation or to someone not making a final booking). The first number will stay the same – it indicates when you JOINED the queue. The second number will decrease until you get a ticket (hopefully).
Your railway reservation could look like:
- WL 5/WL 2 (this is your starting position)
- WL 5/WL 1
- WL 5/RAC 3
- WL 5/RAC 2
- WL 5/RAC 1
- WL 5/CNF
WL 5/WL 2 = Waitlist ticket: you cannot board the train.
WL 5/RAC 3 = RAC ticket: you are allowed to board the train, but you may end up on a seat instead of a berth.
WL 5/CNF = Confirmed ticket: you can board the train and you have a berth to yourself.
WL and RAC refunds
If your train is ready for departure and its reservation chart is finalized, the cost of your WL ticket will be automatically refunded to your bank account.
NOTE: There can be significant movement on the waitlist on the very last day, so you may get an RAC status at the last minute. In such a case, you will not get a refund, as an RAC is actually a boarding ticket.
