What your reservation status means
Paste the status the reservation system gave you — RSWL 45, GNWL 80/WL 19, RAC 62, CURR_AVBL-0426 — and this page says what that string means and what follows from it. It reads the string only; it never asks for a PNR.
Paste your status
Type or paste it exactly as the system showed it — RSWL 45, GNWL80/WL19, RAC 62, CURR_AVBL-0426. Case and spacing do not matter.
The waiting-list codes
The letters say whose queue you are in, and that is what decides whether the number in front of you is likely to move. How the queues differ goes into each one.
| Code | Which queue | How it behaves |
|---|---|---|
| GNWL | General waiting list | The strongest queue. It is taken from the originating station's own quota, and it clears more often than the others. |
| RLWL | Remote location waiting list | A small queue held for an intermediate station. It moves only if someone booked for that same stretch cancels. |
| PQWL | Pooled quota waiting list | One queue shared by several intermediate stations, so it is competing with more people than an RLWL of the same number. |
| TQWL | Tatkal waiting list | The Tatkal queue. It is not taken up before the chart in the ordinary way, and it clears far less often than GNWL. |
| CKWL | Tatkal waiting list | The Tatkal queue, under its other name. |
| RSWL | Roadside station waiting list | A queue for a roadside station near the origin. Small, and it moves only on cancellations for that stretch. |
| RQWL | Request waiting list | A request queue for a pair of stations that has no quota of its own. It moves last. |
| DPWL | Duty pass waiting list | A quota-specific queue. It moves only on cancellations within that quota. |
| HOWL | HO quota waiting list | A quota-specific queue. It moves only on cancellations within that quota. |
| LDWL | Ladies quota waiting list | A quota-specific queue. It moves only on cancellations within that quota. |
| PPWL | Passenger pooled waiting list | A quota-specific queue. It moves only on cancellations within that quota. |
| RCWL | RAC-cum waiting list | A quota-specific queue. It moves only on cancellations within that quota. |
| RLGN | Remote location general waiting list | A quota-specific queue. It moves only on cancellations within that quota. |
| SSWL | Senior citizen waiting list | A quota-specific queue. It moves only on cancellations within that quota. |
The other states
| State | What it means | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Available | Berths are free in that class and quota at the moment the system was asked. | Book it. The figure moves. |
| Current booking available | The chart is made and berths have been released for sale. This is what this site calls a chart vacancy. | Book at once, online or at a counter. These go quickly. |
| RAC (reservation against cancellation) | You may board. You get a shared seat rather than a berth, and a full berth may still come free before departure. | You can travel on this ticket. |
| Regret | Booking and the waiting list are both closed for that quota. | Try another class, another quota, or another train. |
| Not available NOT AVAILABLE, NOT AVBL |
The system returned no availability for this combination. | Try another class or quota. |
| Chart prepared CHART PREPARED |
The reservation chart for this journey is made. | Only current booking is possible now. |
| Chart not prepared CHART NOT PREPARED |
The chart is not made yet. | Ordinary booking is still open. |
| This class does not run on this train CLASS NOT EXIST, CLASS NOT EXISTS |
This train does not run that class at all. | Pick a class the train actually has. |
| Train does not run on this date TRAIN NOT SCHEDULED, TRAIN DOES NOT RUN |
The train does not run on that date. | Check its running days. |
| Train cancelled TRAIN CANCELLED |
The railway has cancelled the train. | Check refund rules. |
| Train departed TRAIN DEPARTED, DEPARTED |
The train has already left. | Nothing to book on this date. |
We never ask for a PNR
This page reads the status string you type and nothing else. It makes no network call, it does not look your booking up, and nothing you type is sent anywhere or stored. See privacy.