Remote Location Waiting List (RLWL)
RLWL is issued when you board at an intermediate station rather than the train's origin. It clears from a small quota set aside for that station, not from cancellations across the whole train.
How often RLWL actually confirms
Measured on 87,415 RLWL tickets RailTC tracked from the first check through to their final status, not an estimate.
That headline hides most of the story, where you sit in the list matters far more than the quota does:
| Your position | Confirmed | Tickets tracked |
|---|---|---|
| RLWL 1-10 | 44.4% | 52,358 |
| RLWL 11-25 | 32.2% | 23,677 |
| RLWL 26-50 | 25.2% | 8,745 |
| RLWL 51+ | 20% | 2,635 |
Tickets we checked once and never followed are excluded, and any band with fewer than 150 tracked tickets is left out rather than shown as a percentage. Past rates describe what happened; they are not a promise about your ticket.
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Check your own PNR · पीएनआर स्टेटस देखेंHow RLWL works
Intermediate stations get their own small allotment of berths. An RLWL ticket clears when someone cancels inside that allotment, not when someone cancels anywhere on the train.
That is why RLWL numbers are usually small: the pool is small. An RLWL 4 and a general WL 4 are not the same thing, because they are queueing for different berths.
RLWL is confirmed at chart preparation for the boarding station, which can be later than the origin's chart if your station is far down the route.
What to do about it
Do not read a low RLWL number as a small wait, or a high one as hopeless, read the position against the data below, which is measured on RLWL tickets specifically.
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