What every train ticket status actually means
WL, RLWL, PQWL, TQWL, RAC: the codes IRCTC puts on your PNR, in plain language.
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- WLGeneral waitlistWL is the general waiting list. Confirms 23.8% of the time.
- RLWLRemote location waitlistRLWL is issued when you board at an intermediate station rather than the train's origin. Confirms 38.5% of the time.
- PQWLPooled quota waitlistPQWL shares one pool of berths between several intermediate stations along the route, rather than reserving a slice for one station. Confirms 33.5% of the time.
- TQWLTatkal waitlistTQWL is a waitlist inside the Tatkal quota. Confirms 27.3% of the time.
- RQWLRequest waitlistRQWL is issued for a station pair that does not fit the train's general or pooled quotas, so the berth has to be requested against the general allotment. Confirms 51.3% of the time.
- RACRACRAC means you can board and you have a seat, but you share a berth with another RAC passenger until a full berth frees up.
- CNFConfirmedCNF means your berth is confirmed.
- NOSBNo seat berthNOSB is issued for a child aged 5 to 11 booked without a berth, at reduced fare.
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Where we have tracked enough tickets, each page also carries the share that really ended up confirmed, measured across 2,70,512 tracked PNRs.
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