PNR Status

Enter your 10-digit PNR number in the search box at the top of this page and click "Check Status". Cleartrip fetches live data directly from Indian Railways — no IRCTC login, no app download, no registration required. You'll see the booking status of all passengers, coach, berth allocation, and our confirmation probability prediction in seconds.

A PNR (Passenger Name Record) is a unique 10-digit number assigned by IRCTC India at the time of booking. It records all details of your journey on Indian Railways. On a printed ticket, the PNR number appears in the top-left corner. In your IRCTC booking confirmation SMS and email, it is labelled as "PNR No." The number is required for all pnr enquiry, cancellation, and modification operations.

RAC (Reservation Against Cancellation) means you are allocated a shared half-berth and are permitted to board the train. Two RAC passengers share one berth during the journey. If a confirmed passenger cancels, RAC passengers are upgraded to full berths in order of their RAC number. Unlike waitlisted passengers, RAC holders never need to worry about being denied boarding.

Indian Railways prepares the final reservation chart 4 hours before the scheduled departure of any train, including the Rajdhani chart. A preliminary chart may be released 10–24 hours before departure for Rajdhani, Shatabdi, and Duronto express trains. Once the chart is finalised, all RAC and waitlist statuses are locked for boarding purposes. It's advisable to do a pnr status check 4–6 hours before your journey.

Cleartrip's pnr prediction engine analyses multiple real-time data signals: your current waitlist position, historical cancellation patterns for the specific train and travel class, seasonal demand trends, and chart preparation timelines from IRCTC. The model continuously learns from new data to improve its confirmation probability forecasts. It is particularly accurate for high-frequency routes like Delhi–Mumbai and trains with large historical booking datasets.

Yes, within limits. After chart preparation, the status of RAC passengers can still change to CNF (confirmed) if confirmed passengers cancel their train ticket before or at the time of departure. However, waitlisted passengers who remain on the waitlist after chart preparation cannot board and should not proceed to the station. Always do a final pnr status check 2–3 hours before departure to confirm your status.

To check train pnr status via SMS without internet access: Type PNR [your 10-digit pnr number] and send it to 139 — the official Indian Railways enquiry number. You will receive an SMS reply with the current status of all passengers on that PNR. You can also call 139 directly for live railway enquiry assistance.

GNWL (General Waitlist): Issued for bookings from or near the origin station. Has the highest confirmation rate among all waitlist types. RLWL (Remote Location Waitlist): Issued for remote intermediate stations. Confirmation depends on local quota cancellations. PQWL (Pooled Quota Waitlist): Assigned when multiple intermediate stations share a quota pool. Generally lower confirmation probability than GNWL. Always use Cleartrip's pnr prediction to understand your specific odds based on train history.