Are you a regular traveler? Would you use train as the mode of traveling within India? If you are traveling through Indian Railways, then you definitely might have experienced different kinds of waiting lists. It’s not all time, you will be fortunate enough to get a confirmed ticket because of the heavy flow of passengers. Just in case your ticket wasn't get confirmed and was allocated under ‘waiting list’ or ‘RAC’, then you need to make use of your PNR number printed in your ticket to determine the status of the PNR to understand whether your ticket was confirmed or not.
In case of RAC holders Indian Railways allots berths or seats before preparing the reservation chart and it might be available just couple of hours prior to the departure of the train. However, if you not have the option of visiting the local station to determine the allocated berth/chair number, on that the occasion you take advantage of the online services to understand your PNR status for free of charge.
However, it’s a real tiresome job to continually connect to the web to know your PNR status. If you are living in a remote area, then this facility would not help you out. For those individuals/passengers, there is a simple trick through which they can know their PNR status through SMS
How to Check PNR Status via SMS?
Indian Train is a free service which consistently keep examining the status of your ticket and let you know via mobile SMS. Isn't it awesome?
1. Soon after you got your railway ticket, go to check railway PNR status page of Indian Train.
2. Enter your 10 digit PNR number as well as the mobile number on which you would like to get the messages.
3. Click the ‘Submit’ button to sign up for the service.
4. The website will automatically search for the PNR status frequently and keep you inform regarding the ongoing status of your ticket with a SMS message.
What should I do if I do not have broadband internet connection?
It’s quite simple. Simply type the text SMS in your mobile as “PNR<space>10 DIGIT PNR NUMBER” and send it to 139.
For Example: PNR 1234567890
Is there any other number to check PNR status through SMS?
There are not many but quite few numbers which I am going mention below though which you can track your ongoing Train PNR status.
• Type PNR <space> your 10 digit PNR number and send it 139, 54959, 5676747 and 57886.
• For Example: PNR 1234567890
From now on, there won't be any hassle for examining the PNR status.
