Availability seat Status Guide of Indian railways
This helps you to understand status meaning.
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Availability seat Status Guide of Indian railways |
What is GNWL?
General Waitlist means that your ticket will get confirmed after the existing confirmed tickets get cancelled.
What is RLWL?
Remote Location Waitlist means that the probability of your ticket getting confirmed is high and is issued usually between the intermediate stations.
What is PQWL?
A Pooled Quota Waitlist ticket will only get confirmed if someone with a tatkal booking cancels their ticket. It is highly unlikely to get this ticket status confirmed.
What is RLGN?
Remote Location General Waiting List (RLGN) is issued when a user books a ticket where WL quota is RLWL.
What is RSWL?
Roadside Station Waitlist has lesser chances of confirmation. It is issued at the starting station to the street side stations which means very few seats.
What is RQWL?
Request Wait List (RQWL) is a type of waiting list in Indian Railway. If a ticket is to be booked from an intermediate station to another intermediate station, the request for the ticket ....
What is TQWL?
Tatkal Waitlist is when you make a tatkal booking but are put on the waiting list. The chances to get this ticket confirmed are rather less.
What is RAC?
Reservation Against Cancellation is wherein you share the berth with a fellow passenger. You might get the full berth to yourself if a passenger cancels their confirmed ticket.
What is CNF?
This means that your ticket has been confirmed and will be allotted a seat number.