If you have purchased the ticket from a railway counter and it is in waiting list, then it doesn’t get cancelled automatically. Which means you have a valid ticket, although in the waiting list. In such cases, you are not allowed to get into the reserved compartments, but
you can still travel in a general compartments
.
Can I travel in unreserved compartment?
Indian Railways: Indian Railways has introduced special facility for passengers. This facility will also give passengers a chance to travel without reservation. Yes, the Railways is now giving passengers a chance to travel without reservation.
You can travel on unreserved tickets in general coaches
.
Can we board train with general waiting ticket?
You can not get in with a wait listed ticket
. Yes, your ticket position will climb upto RAC before it gets confirmed. With an RAC ticket you can board the train, but you’ll get just half a berth for each ticket.
Can I travel with waiting list counter ticket in sleeper class?
We can travel in the preferred class or have to go to sleeper couch. You may travel in the class which has been booked in the ticket.
No waiting tickets holders are not allowed to travel because all the seats are allocated to confirmed tickets
.
What happens if ticket is in waiting list?
If your ticket remains fully waitlisted after chart preparation,
it will be canceled automatically and your money will be refunded into the account which was used at the time of booking
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Can I travel with waiting list ticket 2022?
As per the announcement,
the passengers can travel in these trains with unreserved tickets from January 1, 2022
. As per media reports, the national transporter, recently announced that it will resume travel in general coaches for passengers through unreserved tickets from next month.
Is waiting list ticket refundable?
In case a RAC or waitlisted ticket is presented for cancellation, the refund of fare is made after deducting the clerkage charge of ₹ 60 per passenger plus GST if the ticket is present for cancellation up to thirty minutes before the scheduled departure of the train irrespective of the distance, mentioned IRCTC.
Can I travel in 2S with general ticket?
Fare shall be as normal and
for General (GS) coaches, being reserved, second seating(2S) fare shall be charged and seat will be provided to all the passengers
. Only online E-Ticketing will be done through IRCTC website or through Mobile App.
How many tickets can be confirmed in waiting list?
2020. Also, it has been decided that waiting list tickets shall be issued subject to maximum limits… There will be
a maximum of 20 waiting list tickets in 1st AC, 50 in 2nd AC, 100 in 3rd Act and 20 in Executive Class
,” an official release said.
How do waiting list tickets get confirmed?
Waiting List (WL): If the passenger status is marked as WL followed by a number then the passenger has a waitlisted status.
This can get confirm only if the passengers who have booked before you for the same journey cancel their ticket
.
Is General ticket available?
In big relief to passengers,
Indian Railways today resumed selling of general tickets
and allowed boarding in ureserved coaches. The railways, in wake of Covid, had turned unreserved coaches into reserved ones.
Can I travel with RLWL ticket?
Can we travel in train if the ticket is in RLWL?
Yes you can travel only if the ticket is not booked online
. You can travel if you have a waitlisted ticket from PRS counter. But you will not get a seat there.
Can I travel with general ticket in sleeper?
Yes you can upgrade the general ticket to Sleeper class if you want to travel in Sleeper class
. Not only sleeperclas you can upgrade to any class like 2ac or 3ac or above.
What is the new rules for waiting ticket?
As per the new Indian Railways train ticket booking new rule,
one should not book any wait-listed ticket during the IRCTC train ticket booking
, because it will be of no use for them as such wait-listed tickets won’t be eligible for confirmation, in the case of confirm ticket cancellation.
What is the fine for waiting list ticket?
Under this campaign, a fine of
Rs 500 per ticket
is being charged from the passenger traveling on a waiting ticket. Such an initiative is being expected to be started in all the railway zones of the country.
Can I travel with tatkal waiting ticket?
Confirmed and waitlisted tickets on the same ticket:
Even if one passengers on Tatkal ticket has a confirmed or RAC ticket,the others with a waitlisted status are allowed to board the train
. Cancellation: You can cancel your waiting list or RAC Tatkal tickets, up to 30 minutes before the departure of the train.
Can we take general ticket from any station?
You can book general tickets within 5 km radius of any railway station
. You will be given a PNR number after booking the general ticket from the UTS ON MOBILE app.
Can we book general ticket online?
Here’s how you can book general, and reservation train tickets online. First off,
log in to your account on the IRCTC e-ticketing website
. Next, in the ‘Book your ticket’ box, enter your journey details, viz. Boarding station, destination station, date of travel, and travel class.
What to do if waiting list is not confirmed?
If you have Waitlisted Counter Ticket & Ticket has not confirmed,
the passenger should travel only in unreserved coach or he has to cancel the ticket
.
Can I travel with a ticket having 1 confirmed and 1 waiting window ticket in Rajdhani?
Yes you can
. Since all the passengers are under ‘SAME’ PNR, they can travel irrespective of their ticket status.
Can waiting list passengers travel in train now?
As per the SOP,
fully waiting list tickets are not being permitted to travel by train and enter into the stations
. The Unreserved Tickets (UTS) are now being permitted for travel in these trains only on which such unreserved journey has been permitted.
Can I travel in 3rd AC with general ticket?
No, you cannot travel un 3rd AC with a general ticket because it is a reserved coach and all the births reserved by reservations
. If any birth is vacant after reservations then the TTE may allot the birth by taking difference of fare of the general ticket and 3rd AC ticket.
Which is better cc or 2S?
Second seater: 2S Second Seating, lowest class where the seats are in form of benches may or may not be with cushion.
CC means AC chair car, usually preffered for short distances & is commonly found in Shatabdi trains
. Seat layout are similar to bus or flights.
