IRCTC PNR

The importance of train travel can never be undermined for Indian Railways has such an expansive routes that connect every part of the country. People across the country consider trains as their most important transportation means for it helps them to travel to the nearby city every day. Whether it is for work or leisure, the railway offers trains irrespective of the time.

Nevertheless, traveling in trains requires advance reservation of tickets, which can be done either online or offline. The online reservation however is the most popular method for it helps one to access the railway reservation site from anyplace like the comforts of one’s home. The reservation can be done 120 days in advance, but many times the seats are filled up quickly and one lands up have no tickets or tickets booked under RAC. For a long journey, the RAC tickets are not comfortable for they do not provide the berth facility.

The railway understanding the difficulty offers chances of getting the RAC tickets by re-allotting the cancelled confirmed berths to RAC and making it confirmed. This happens during the course of time before the departure of the train. Nonetheless, the RAC ticket holder can know the status of the ticket by checking it using the IRCTC PNR number online. 
 

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Checking IRCTC PNR Status  

Those whose tickets are in the RAC list can check the status of the same online. The Indian Railways website indianrailway.org.in offers the option to check the status through the ‘PNR status’ tab. All you have to do is to click on the option and fill in the field provided with the PNR number and click on the ‘Get status’ to find the IRCTC PNR status. The webpage offers all the details like the ticket number, the current position of the ticket, the earlier position, and so on.

The IRCTC PNR enquiry can also be done through the travel agent’s website, who will hwlp with the details sending the email or SMS alerts.

Other Ways of Checking IRCTC PNR Status

Other than the online facility, the PNR status can also be checked on the telephone using the IVRS method, wherein you are required to dial he toll-free number and wait for the instructions and follow the same to get the PNR status. The call centers of the railway are also entrusted with the task of helping the customers by helping them with the latest status of the RAC tickets.

At the railway station, you can personally check the status of the ticket at the information counter by filling in the form with the ticket details, including the PNR number.
 

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Checking IRCTC PNR status on Mobile

The introduction of smart phones have eased the difficulty of getting information. One can check the IRCTC PNR status on mobile by downloading the app from the railway website. Once you download the app, it will help you to log into the site and choose the option and click on it to fill in the PNR details and get the ticket status. This is possible at anytime and anyplace.