What is PNR Number

What is PNR Number? PNR in Indian Railways stands for ‘Passenger Name Record’. It is a record that is stored in the Railways database, its computer reservation system comprising a few details of the passenger travelling in the train. Whenever a rail ticket is booked or generated, irrespective of its status, a unique 10-digit PNR number is allocated every time. The details of the passengers are stored in the centralized reservation system relational database. The details are linked with a unique ten digit number and this reference number is what we refer to as PNR. It is printed on the left hand side top of the ticket. It contains passenger’s personal details such as name, gender, age, etc. It involves columns to save current status and booking status of the rail ticket. The record pointed by the PNR number contains journey details like as mentioned below.

1. The details of the passenger including name, age, birth date, sex.
2. Details of the ticket including train number, to and from station name, berth, quota, reservation upto.
3. Payment or transaction details such as payment mode, transaction ID, ticket charge.

Hope the information is knowledgeable and one can understand what PNR number is and its meaning.

We are very much familiar with the PNR just as we are familiar with the Indian Railways. PNR stands for Passenger Name Record, and it is a ten-digit number automatically generated by the system after your ticket is booked. On classic railway tickets booked from railway stations, the PNR number can be found on the upper left corner of the booked railway ticket. The railway systems are known as CRS also known as Central Reservation System.

How PNR Is Generated?

All you need to do is fill the details and submit the form either online or by filling a reservation slip at any railway station. The reservation is done after you provide valid details like name of the the passenger, type of berth, gender, age, etc. Once the reservation is done, the CRS will automatically issue a PNR number for your ticket.

Checking PNR Status

In many ways, while traveling, PNR number is your only ticket and you can get all the details with the help of PNR number. You can order food to your seat by telling your PNR number, you can book rooms and dorms available at cheaper price on railway stations and so on.

While there are many ways to check your PNR status which tells you about your current booking details. You can check your PNR status either from official website of IRCTC or its twin website of Indian Railways. Also, you can check your PNR status from leading websites across the web. All you have to do is to go to ‘PNR Status’ option, enter your 10-digit PNR number and within a blink of eye you get to know the details.

Be Techno Savvy

There are also various mobile apps available on all the leading operating system platforms of smartphones. Keeping in mind the young generation, the official app from IRCTC gives you your PNR status with just a few taps but more than half of the population of India is yet to come on the internet and they travel by train, what about them? How do they check their PNR status in case their seat is not confirmed?

The simple answer is through PNR status sms to mobile. Yes, this is possible with the sms services provided by the Indian Railways. This way of checking the PNR status is easiest of all the methods. All you have to do is to SMS a few keywords. Send to 139 or 57886, 5676747 with “PNR <10-digit PNR>” in the sms, and within a few minutes, you will receive a sms on your mobile containing your PNR status in detail. Also, if you have a prolonged journey with back to back trains and you don’t have a proper internet network, you can check your PNR status through sms just by following the above mentioned steps. You can also check your PNR status through various other web services, which provide your PNR status via sms on your phone with some cost. Many of them provide these services free of cost though. It surely couldn’t have got easier than this.