India is if not most, one of the most diverse countries both on the basis of culture and geographical conditions. With fastest growing economy in the world tag, India has done even better and the connectivity among people is one of the fundamental requirements for better growth at the faster pace. This work of reducing the gap between people has been done by none other than Indian Railways, although there are other modes of transportation, but, undoubtedly, Indian Railways is way ahead when it comes to connecting people emotionally too.
Indian Railways is pioneering more and more technical options for the betterment of its services and no doubt that, in recent years, with the help of technical advancements, it has raised it service experience by several notch. Not only in connecting people but also in connecting various industrial hubs, Indian Railways has come a long way since then.
One of the first initiatives of Indian Railways keeping in mind the need of today’s generation was launching of IRCTC, which enabled passengers to book the online ticket, which is absolutely hassled free and it was not at all time consuming.
One such service for passengers who have waitlist tickets or RAC tickets can check their seat status with the help of PNR number generated while booking your ticket. We all must be aware of PNR, it stands for Passenger Name Record, is automatically generated number by Railway automated servers while you book your ticket, and this PNR number is indeed very helpful in tracking your details, like seat details, passenger details, etc.
There are many ways of checking your PNR status and you can use any of them according to your convenience. Here are some of them.
- Checking your PNR status online
The simplest way to check the PNR status. If you have a waitlisted ticket or RAC, you are worried about its final status and you don’t know how to check it? Just visit online website of Indian Railways or IRCTC. There is an option of ‘Get PNR status’, click on that, look for your PNR number on the upper left corner of your ticket, enter the PNR number and get the status.
You can also check your PNR status on websites other than official websites of Indian Railways. Examples are travelkhana.com etc.
- Getting PNR status on mobile via SMS
Not all people use the internet and nor they have great knowledge about the internet. The other way to get your PNR status on mobile is using the tele services of Indian Railways, by dialing 139. You can also use other numbers like 5676747, 54959, all you have to do is to send PNR number to any of the above numbers and they will send PNR status to mobile.
- Checking PNR status via mobile APP
Keeping in mind the next generation, Indian railways has launched its own APP, which can be used for so many things from booking tickets to checking PNR status. All you have to do is to download the app and get the services.