Query regarding pooled quota waiting list ticket on Indian Railways
I have booked a ticket from Rajkot to Delhi in Porbander Motihari express as on 19.12.14 but out of the 5 passengers, 4 have been shown as confirmed and 1 in pooled quota waiting list.
So whether the 5th passenger is allowed to travel with us by sharing our seat even if that seat of pooled quota in our ticket of 5 passengers is not confirmed.
Best Answer
From the tag and the name of the quota I infer it is Indian Railways. The short answer is Yes, the fifth passenger is allowed to travel with you. This rule does have some exceptions like for travel in Rajadhani /Shatapdi Express this would not be applicable but for the trains you indicated it is allowed.
The rules relating to this are shown on the Indian Rails website
Name of the passengers whose names are partly confirmed/partly waitlist or partly RAC/partly waitlist, their names shall appear in charts including the waitlist passengers.
So once name is in chart they can board the train and travel with their party, however the TTE is bound to allot them a berth after allotting berths to all other confirmed passengers and RAC passengers.
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How can I confirm my PQWL ticket?
PQWL Confirmation ChancesTickets can be booked online at www.irctc.co.in, or offline at Passenger Reservation System(PRS) in railway stations. The online ticket can again be an e-ticket whose print-out is to be shown during the journey or an i-ticket which is delivered to the passenger by Courier.Can I travel with PQWL waiting ticket?
PQWL stands for Pooled Quota Waiting List. It is a waiting list ticket, and as per rules, you are not allowed to travel in PQWL ticket unless it is confirmed.What is the chances of confirmation of PQWL ticket?
Almost Zero. Since you booked them on Current quota which means your train will leave the boarding station for journey with in next 12 Hours and PQWL or Pooled Quota Waiting List tickets are less likely to get confirmed.Can PQWL ticket be confirmed after chart preparation?
You cannot. If you have booked the ticket online through IRCTC and it doesn't get confirmed until charting, IRCTC will refund your amount.PQWL/WL क्या होता है? PQWL Waiting list kya hai | Pooled Quota waiting List kise kahte hain
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