Wednesday 29 February 2012

Provision of ID proof

Provision for carrying of ID proof during journey on reserved tickets.
1.    At present the passengers with Tatkal ticket and e-ticket are to carry original proof of identity during the course of railway journey. With a view to preventing the cases of travelling on transferred tickets, now it has been decided that any one of the passengers/the passenger booked on the tickets issued from computerized Passenger Reservation System (PRs) and internet (i-ticket), undertaking journey in AC-3 tier, AC-2 tier, 1st AC, AC Chair Car and Executive Classes, will also have to carry any one of the nine prescribed proofs of identity (in original) during the journey and produce the same as and when required failing which all the passengers booked on that ticket will be treated as without ticket and charged accordingly.
2.    The list of valid proofs of identity are as under:-
Ø  Voter Photo identity card issued by Election Commission of India.
Ø  Passport.
Ø  PAN Card issued by Income Tax Department.
Ø  Driving Licence issued by RTO.
Ø  Photo identity card having serial number issued by Central/State Government.
Ø  Student Identity Card with photograph issued by recognized school/College for their students.
Ø  Nationalised Bank Passbook with photograph
Ø  Credit Cards issued by Banks with laminated photograph.
Ø  Unique Identification Card ”AAdhaar”
3.    CRIS will make necessary provision in the software for indicating the message on this account on the ticket issued in the above said classes through computerized PRS/I-ticket.
4.    These instructions will come into effect from 15.02.2012.
5.    Wide publicity may be given by zonal railways through all possible means on this account for the information of general public.
6.    Necessary instructions may be issued to all concerned particularly Ticket Checking Staff so as to educate them about the revised provisions.

Tuesday 28 February 2012

SMS Enquiry


A passenger can also check the status of IRCTC reservations through mobile phone and landline phone. Checking IRCTC PNR status via SMS is undoubtedly a handy and quick way. Indian Railway introduced the SMS service to provide a simple way to check IRCTC PNR status using mobile phones. All a passenger needs to do is send an SMS on 57886 through his/her mobile phone to get any kind of information on railways.
The SMS facility provides various ways to perform enquiries like train alert, IRCTC PNR status, train status, seat availability, train schedule, train information, train time table, train fare etc offered on the Indian Railways website. Now one can view such information on a mobile phone through SMS facility.
To receive a list of available SMS commands, simply send TRAIN to 5676747. You will get a reply similar to, "Welcome to railzone. Reply with PNR - PNR Status, TL - Train List, TA - Ticket Availability, e.g sms PNR to get PNR status." Now to check your IRCTC reservation status, send a SMS "PNR <your PNR number>" without the double quotes to 5676747. For example, PNR 1234567891. You will get a reply similar to, "PNR No. 1234567891 , 1. RAC 33, 2. Confirmed AS2 34, 2952 Mumbai Rajdhani, New Delhi - Kota, 17 Aug".
For more information on the mobile service providers and the keywords to be used in SMS, you can visit one of the pages below:
Alternatively you can call 139 from your BSNL, MTNL, Airtel, Vodafone etc landlines. Most telecom service providers support 139. If you have internet connection at home, you will probably prefer to go online to check IRCTC PNR status of your railway reservation. The advantage is that you do not need to pay any SMS or call charges. Another advantage is that you can quickly print / email the reservation status.

PNR Status Explained
It is easy for railway passengers to confuse the different legends that appear on their reservation tickets or PNR status. The table below explains the various legends used by Indian Railways to communicate PNR status in brief.
Symbol
Description
CAN/MOD
Cancelled or Modified
CNF/Confirmed
Confirmed (Coach and berth number are assigned after chart preparation)
CK
Tatkal quota
CKWL
Tatkal waiting list (different from normal waiting list, which when moves up goes to RAC category, whereas a passenger gets a confirmed berth when a CKWL moves up)
RAC
Reservation against Cancellation
WL #
Waiting List number
RLWL
Remote Location Wait List
GNWL
General Wait List
PQWL
Pooled Quota Wait List
REGRET/WL
No more booking is permitted
RELEASED
Ticket not cancelled, but alternative accommodation provided
R # #
RAC coach number and berth number