INDIAN RAILWAYS ( SOME DAILY IMPORTANT ABBREVIATIONS) You Need to Know??

IRCTC - Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation.        
CNF- Confirmed Ticket
RAC - Reservation against cancellation
WL-Waiting List
LB - Lower Berth
MB -Middle Berth
UB - Upper Berth
SL - Side Lower
SU - Side Upper.          

WHAT IS PNR (Passenger Name Record) In INDIAN RAILWAY

A Passenger Name Record (PNR) is the travel record for a person (or small group of persons) as used by airline and travel agency databases.The same thing you can see in Railway or Air tickets.

Parts of a PNR

From a technical point, there are five parts of a PNR required before the booking can be completed. They are

* The name of the passenger(s).
* Contact details for the travel agent or airline office.
* Ticketing details, either a ticket number or a ticketing time limit.
* Itinerary of at least one sector, which must be the same for all passengers listed..
* Name of the person making the booking.

Once the booking has been completed to this level, the CRS system will issue a unique alpha-numeric record locator, which will remain the same regardless of any further changes made (An exception is made if a multiple person PNR is split, with passengers cancelling or changing to a different itinerary). The airline(s) involved will also issue their own references, which will remain as a note in the booking. While the above list is the minimum requirement, there is a considerable amount of other information required by both the airlines and the travel agent to ensure efficient travel. These include,

* Fare details, and any restrictions that may apply to the ticket.
* The form of payment used, as this will usually restrict any refund if the ticket is not used.
* Further contact details, such as phone contact numbers at their home address and intended destination.
* Age details if it is relevant to the travel, eg, unaccompanied children or elderly passengers requiring assistance.
* Details of special meal requirements, seating preferences, and other similar requests.

In more recent times, many governments now require further information to be included to assist investigators tracing criminals or terrorists. These requirements give rise to some of the privacy concerns listed below. These include,

* Passengers' full names. (Prior to 9/11, most airlines only used an initial letter and family name).
* Passport details- nationality, number, and date of expiry.
* Date and place of birth. 

WHAT IS RAC (RESERVATION AGAINST CANCELLATION

RAC stand for Reservation Against Cancellation (RAC), and it means that you don't have a reserved berth, but you have sitting accommodation in the train and class of your choice. There is a possibility this will be converted to a berth when it becomes available due to last minute cancellations closer to travel date. RAC tickets holders can board the train and are seated in the two side chairs. If a berth is available due to cancellation, then one RAC holder will get the berth, and the other can convert the two side chair into a berth/ 

A Reservation Against Cancellation (RAC) is a type of ticket that can be purchased for travel on the Indian Railways. Although it ensures certainty of travel, it does not guarantee a berth. A berth will be allocated to the person who reserves an RAC ticket if passengers already have confirmed ticket do not turn up before the train departure or get their confirmed ticket cancelled.

A berth is split into 2 seats for 2 RAC ticket holders. If there’s any last minute cancellations, or if any quota allocations remain unsold, or if any confirmed ticket holders are given a free upgrade (more later), an RAC ticket holder is given the empty berth, the other RAC ticket holder can then convert the 2 seats into a berth

Tickets will be sold in the following order....(4 RAC places in this example)

1. Available 02
2. Available 01
3. RAC 01
4. RAC 02
5. RAC 03
6. RAC 04
7. WL 01
8. WL 02

and so on..

What is CKWL or TATKAL QUOTA WAITING LIST TICKETS

WHAT IS CKWL/ TATKAL WAITING LIST

If you have booked tatkal e-ticket and you seat shows status as "CKWL". CKWL mean you have booked ticket under tatkal quota "C(see)K(know)" and "WL" is waiting list.

Before 4-6 hours of train starting from source station, the chart is prepared. Once the chart is prepared and your PNR status shows waiting list in Tatkal Quota then money will be automatically refunded to your account. you don't have to cancel the ticket because if you will cancel the ticket then you will loose 25% of the reservation amount.

remember , you will also get an SMS for this PNR cancellation.
remember, you cannot travel on this waiting list ticket.