PNR Status Guides
PNR status tells you the current booking position of a railway ticket. To check PNR status you only need the 10 digit PNR, and it is most useful when your ticket is confirmed, RAC, waitlisted, or waiting for chart preparation.
You need the 10 digit PNR number printed on your railway ticket or shown in your e-ticket confirmation. Entering the exact digits matters because the PNR is the reference used to retrieve booking details.
A PNR result usually shows passenger booking status, current status, train details, journey date, boarding station and destination. Some results may also show coach and berth after confirmation or chart preparation.
The booking status is the position when the ticket was booked. The current status is the updated position at the time you check. For example, a ticket may be booked as WL and later become RAC or CNF.
If the ticket is CNF, the passenger has a confirmed booking. Coach and berth details may appear immediately for some tickets, but they are commonly finalised when the reservation chart is prepared.
For waiting list or RAC tickets, checking once is often not enough. Cancellations and quota releases can change the current status before chart preparation.
The most important final check is after chart preparation. Once the chart is prepared, the final coach, berth and travel eligibility information is normally clearer.
No. The PNR number is the booking reference used to retrieve the status.
It can change because of cancellations, quota movement and chart preparation before departure.
Use the PNR Status tool on Railopedia and enter the 10 digit PNR exactly as printed.
Open the Railopedia PNR status page in your phone browser, type the 10 digit PNR from your ticket or booking SMS and submit. No app or login is needed.
Send an SMS with the word PNR followed by your 10 digit PNR number to 139, the Indian Railways enquiry number. Standard SMS charges apply.
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