There are two types of railway tickets can be booked via Irctc website. One is eticket, another is iticket.

Eticket does not required any document to book the ticket. But while traveling the passenger must carry some ID proof which includes (Voter Identity Card, Passport, PAN card, Driving License etc.). Otherwise he might be considered as without ticket. It can be booked till the chart of the running train is prepared. The tickets can be booked only if there is confirmed seat or RAC.

Iticket is normal ticket which you book through irctc.co.in. It can be booked three days before the traveling date. The ticket is delivered at your mentioned address in irctc web site while registering. These tickets can be booked as and having status of Confirmed, RAC, Wait listed ticket.

You can check PNR Status both kind of tickets through irctc.You just need to log in with your IRCTC login password and check the tab called reservation status. In the case of eticket just check ticket booking history. In both case you will find ten digit PNR number through which you can check your IRCTC PNR Status.

As this railway service is based in populated parts on India, it majorly earn revenue from Indian Passengers and not from freight as other railways does. Serving more than 500 millions passengers annually, Southern Railway has pride on his services. The state which Southern railway covers combine Tamil Nadu, Punducherry and Kerala along with small portion of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. As this state is having one of the higher literacy rates more people prefer to book their southern rail tickets online. As they book their mostly from IRCTC booking website. They also check their Southern Railway PNR Status online. They can either do this by provided Indian Railway official website or either check it on PNR Status Blog.

Most of the time you may not find an internet connection nearby, in that case one can check his Southern Railway PNR Status via mobile phone numbers or PNR Status sms service provided by Indian Railways.

It is always been advised to take print out of your railway ticket and keep proper ID if your ticket is been booked online. This will avoid any misconception and you will travel without any trouble. In case your ticket is been not reservation ticket or is not been confirmed and you are traveling in reservation compartment, you would be termed as without ticket. Take full information before booking your tickets online via any travel agent.

Mathura Cant. Station Code :  MRT

Mathura Junction Station Code : MTJ

The Station code for Agra Fort is AF. (North Central Railways)

The Station Code for Agra Cantt. is AGC. (Western Railways)

Agra City Station code is AGA. (Northern Railways)

Make sure your enter correct code while booking your railway reservation ticket.

When you fill the form you need to enter some of characters of your desired station and sometimes it gives you correct station code. But sometimes you might get wrong station code or any other station code which might lead you to wrong destination.

So it get necessary to enter right station code to be able to book right ticket for your self. Keeping this in mind here we will try to put up station codes with station names. For e.g. Gorakhpur Station code will be GKP. Likewise Igatpuri station code will be IGP, HAZRAT NIZAMUDDIN station code is NZM etc.

When you book a train ticket anywhere in the country, you need to give in details such as name, location, origin and destination of journey and other details. PNR, which is an acronym for Passenger Name Record, is a number that holds all these details of your current railway ticket. In other words, this ten digit code is the identity of your train ticket.

Every ticket has a unique PNR number. It is the number that tells you about the current status of ticket booking. So, if you want to know if your seat or birth on the train is confirmed, you only have to enter the number in relevant sites or text the number to relevant helpline and you immediately get to know the current status. The status of seat confirmation is continuously updated by Indian Railways and so, you get the latest information. If your ticket is confirmed, you can also know the berth or seat allotted to you and the coach number through PNR enquiry. It saves you the trouble of checking reservation charts on railway platforms.

How to know PNR status?

One of the best sources is the official IRTCT website. There is a special icon named ‘PNR status’. Click on the icon and once the page opens, type in the digits in the allotted box. When you submit the number, the website gives you the current status. In addition to this, the other ways in which you can know the PNR status of your train ticket are listed below.

• 139 is the number that you should call if you need to verify your PNR status. This helpline provides IVRS service. You can type the PNR number in your telephone and get its latest status. You can also type ‘PNR’ followed by the number and text it to 139 through your mobile phone.

• IRCTC mobile phone app is available for free download from the internet. You can download this app in your phone and use it to get PNR status

• There are four numbers that you can use for texting from your mobile phone for latest updates – 139, 58888, 5676747 and 9773300000. Among the four, only the last one is toll free. It is a service provided by Google. You have to pay the premium charges for the other numbers

• You can sign up for mobile alerts on PNR status by contacting the customer care of your mobile phone network provider

• If you stay in one of the four metros, you can dial 139 followed by the 10 digit PNR number for latest status

• The websites that will give you the latest PNR status are Railways, rediff and cleartrip. Most of the other websites direct you to the official website of Indian Railways

The availability of PNR service has made it very easy for passengers to know the status of their ticket. The enquiry is easily accessible through automated answering service from several sources, which saves a lot of time. Also, you can check your PNR any time of the day or night. Since PNR enquiry is mobile phone friendly, you can very effectively check on it from anywhere without needing a computer.

Send an SMS with the text PNR followed by your PNR number (without any spaces) to 139 For ex.: “PNR2525674587” to 139 and check PNR Status on mobile with ease.

Another way is to send an SMS which will be containing your PNR “10-digit PNR No.” and send it to 58888.

Another SMS service is : PNR “10-digit PNR No.” and send it to 54959.

Third one is : write IRPNR space [PNR number] and then send it to 57886.

Some of this services might be charged to some extend.

One more phone number is 9773300000. You can sms your PNR Number to this number and get the status. I doubt this service is still working. If you are trying and this service is working do share your experience with me.

Till then enjoy your journey.

One can check PNR status of his IRCTC reservations which is been done by Southern Railway, Northern Railway, Western Railway, Eastern Railway, Central Railway, South Central Railway and many more.This PNR Enquiry is available only between 00:30 am – 11:30 pm IST “Indian standard time”.

One can also find PNR status by mobile and landline phone.