In Indian Railway, PNR is Passenger Name Record which is 10 digit number that represent train reservation information passenger in Railways database. PNR is a 10 digit number can be located at the top left hand corner of the ticket.
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Check PNR status through SMS
PNR status can be checked from the site IRCTC(Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation). IRCTC has been enhanced the functionality to check the through mobile and landline phone.
To check PNR status of different zones of Indian Railways like Southern Railway PNR status,Northern Railway PNR status,Western Railway PNR status ,Eastern Railway PNR status, Central Railway PNR status,South Central Railway status , it very easy nowadays, Just by sending an SMS to 57886 from mobile will give you instany message of the PNR status.
The SMS facility has been enhanced to the following PNR status, train alert, train schedule, train running status,train seat availability,train fare, train time table ..etc in Indian Railways Website. http://www.indianrail.gov.in/sms_Service.html
How to send SMS to check PNR status
You can check the PNR status in http://onlinetrainenquiry.blogspot.in/2012/12/check-your-pnr-status.html
Train Help Command:
Sms HELP TRN to 54959
PNR status :
Sms PNR <10-digit PNR No.> to 54959
Ticket Availability
Sms TRNAV <Train No.> <Source> <Destination> <DDMM> <Class> to 54959
Trains between Two stations:
Sms TRNBT <source> <Destination> to 54959
Train schedule:
Sms TRNSH <first few characters of train name> to 54959
Train schedile by Train No.
Sms TRNSH <Train No.> to 54959
Access via WAP ( mobile browser)
Sms TRNLINK to 54959
PNR status codes :
CAN / MOD Cancelled or Modified Passenger
CNF / Confirmed Confirmed (Coach/Berth number will be available after chart preparation)
RAC Reservation Against Cancellation
WL # Waiting List Number
RLWL Remote Location Wait List
GNWL General Wait List
PQWL Pooled Quota Wait List
REGRET/WL No More Booking Permitted RELEASED Ticket Not Cancelled but Alternative Accommodation Provided
R# RAC Coach Number Berth Number
Codes:
CLASSES :
First class Air-Conditioned (AC) (Code:1A). The Executive class in Shatabdi type trains is also treated as Ist AC.
AC 2-tier sleeper (Code:2A)
First class (Code:FC)
AC 3 Tier (Code:3A)
3 E - AC 3 Tier Economy
AC chair Car (Code:CC)
Sleeper Class (Code:SL)
Second Sitting (Code:2S)
ACCOMMODATION TYPES :
Berths
Seats
Chair car
http://www.indianrail.gov.in/railzone.html
In Indian Railways website link related to Rail Zone, guides you to various options of accessing Railway Service by your mobile phone. For getting, the complete information on Indian railway type train on your mobile and send it to 5676747, you will get the reply describing the codes, PNR-PNR status, TL-Train List, TA-Ticket availability. For checking your PNR status, you need to type PNR <your PNR number> and send it to 5676747, in reply you will get to know that your status is confirmed, RAC or waiting. If you need to know about trains running between two stations then type TL <starting city> <ending city> and send it to 5676747. Another feature, which can be known on mobile, is Ticket availability, for that type TA <train number> <starting city> <ending city> <journey date> and send it to 5676747, you will get the details of ticket availability along with date in reply message.
http://www.indianrail.gov.in/139.html
The above html page of Indian railway provides you with many services of railway, which can be viewed by mobile through almost every operator. You can have enquiries related to PNR status, Train’s arrival and departure, Seat availability, fare of particular train, Time Table of train and you can even know the train number or train number in case of ignorance. All these services are provided by the recipient 139, like for rail info you need to type RAIL in capital letters and send it to 139. If you want to know PNR, type PNR <10 digit number>, for arrival departure type AD <train number> <station code> and for seat availability type SEAT <train number> <ddmmyy> <starting city> <destination city> <class> <quota> all these queries need to be send on the same number or recipient 139. Likewise, for knowing time of train type TIME <train number> and send it to 139.
Some of the keywords you can use for searching PNR status in google are IRCTC PNR status, Indian Railway PNR status,Railway PNR status,Eastern Railway PNR status, Southern Railway PNR status, Western Railway PNR status, South Railway PNR status, Central Railway PNR status, Northern Railway PNR status.
According to me, this is the simplest method
. All you need to do is enter your 10 digit PNR Number in the box above and click on “Get PNR Status” button. Within few seconds your current Railways PNR Status will be displayed on your computer screen.
PNR Status Enquiry through SMS: Like phone call, texting is also becoming a reliable sources of communication. Many among us preferred texting rather than calling. Keeping in mind the increased use of text messaging Indian railways has also decided to offer
PNR enquiry via SMS. So, now you have another easiest option to track your pnr status, isn't it great? Below, I've mentioned the four numbers using which you can know the ongoing status of your ticket. Type PNR < Your ten digit PNR Number> and send SMS to either 54959, 139, 5676747 or 57886. For example: PNR 6322625914
Checking Rail PNR using Phone call: In order to know your pnr status, just dial 139 from your landline or mobile phone and follow the instruction given the IVR system.
Follow the command carefully, it will surely help out. Railways PNR Enquiry through Mobile Applications: We all know that nowadays most of us preferred to use multitasking Smartphone rather than a simple mobile phone. You know why, because it has various features that normal phone doesn’t. You can find various useful apps that can enhance your real time experience.
Like various other apps, you will also find apps that let you check PNR Status from your Smartphone only. This app is available for your iOS, Android, Symbian and Windows Smartphone. You can get these apps in Apple iTunes, Google Play, Windows Apps and Ovi Store. Train PNR Enquiry on Railway Station: If you are not pleased with any of the above mentioned ways, no matter why then you can go through the traditional way of enquiry. To do so, go to your nearby railway station there you find number of machines placed around the reservation counter let you know your PNR Status in a matter of time.