Indian Railways-Online Reservation Rules
I booked an online ticket for traveling on Indian Railways for a Short Distance Journey, but my ticket was not confirmed at all and is on the waiting list.
Can I travel with the waiting list ticket in the General Compartment?
Best Answer
Ticket categories are:
- Sleeper
- Chair Car
- AC -3 Tier
- AC-2 Tier
- First Class
- Unreserved, and so forth
Ticket Status for any category (except Unreserved) can be:
- CNF/Confirmed - You get a confirmed booking and your berth is reserved for you.
- RAC/Reservation against Cancellation - You can board the train, and once the seating charts are prepared (which is 2-3 hours before the train departs from the starting point) you will be allocated a single berth which will be shared with another RAC ticket-holder. This means you get a place to sit.
- WL/Waiting List - This means the passenger's booking is not confirmed. Legally you cannot board a train with a ticket which has a "Waiting List" status. The Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) can fine you, or ask you to pay a bribe. You need to have at least a bunch of newspapers, because you will have to sit/sleep on the floor (passage ways).
A ticket with a WL status may get confirmed. You need to keep checking the reservation status of your ticket's PNR (unique identifier that stores your ticket and journey details) online.
Order of status change: WL --> RAC -->CNF
General Compartments of the trains on most popular routes get crowded within minutes of the train pulling in at the source station. Unless you are prepared to shove/push/fight, give up the idea. If you manage to get in, you may or may not get a place to sit.
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