Train waiting list

machadinha · Oct 30th, 2007, 22:48

Again, the railways uses it to keep track of their waiting lists (fine explanation, Steve). So the original number could have been 865; you stepped in at place 9; you now have 1 more cancellation to go.

You'd have to be very unlucky not to get it. Other than that, don't break your head over it too much, train travel is taxing enough as it is

As for when those cancellations happened, who's to say, that seat has your name on it!

blackbird · Oct 30th, 2007, 23:05

Incidentally, on 29th September I booked two 2AC tickets on train 2847 from Berhampur to Hospet on 13th November and was surprised to only get RAC3 & 4, 6 weeks in advance. I'm even more surprised that we are still RAC3 & 4, over a month after booking. Is this some kind of record for non-cancellations? Or is it because the stations have a tiny quota of tickets between them, so cancellations are unlikely?

steven_ber · Oct 30th, 2007, 23:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackbird

Incidentally, on 29th September I booked two 2AC tickets on train 2847 from Berhampur to Hospet on 13th November and was surprised to only get RAC3 & 4, 6 weeks in advance. I'm even more surprised that we are still RAC3 & 4, over a month after booking. Is this some kind of record for non-cancellations? Or is it because the stations have a tiny quota of tickets between them, so cancellations are unlikely?

Most cancellations (of confirmed tickets) happen in the last week or last few days, so hopefully you'll be OK, the most berths I can find for that section is 8, so maybe it's a small quota for that section.

Looks like you may be sleeping on the floor while your travel partner has a cosy berth, I done this once in Sleeper class and someone knocked over a bottle of water, I dream't I'd wet myself.

steven_ber · Oct 30th, 2007, 23:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Piyush

Hi Steven...you said "there have been 8 cancellation,so you are at wait list position 1"
My question is ...in which time interval these cancellation happened..

If you bought your ticket and it indicated WL/9 - WL/1, then the 8 cancellations happened before you booked your ticket.

If you bought your ticket and it indicated WL/9 - WL/9, but when you check now it says WL/9 - WL/1, then the 8 cancellations happened between the time you bought your ticket, and now.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Piyush

is it means that the maximum waiting list went by 9 but currently its 1 due to cancellations..

There will be no mention of the maximum waiting list, it's different for every train, every part of that train's journey and every class, when the waitlist limit is reached, you'll see...

REGRET - WL/1

It means that they REGRET that no more persons are allowed to join the waitlist, and no more tickets will be sold.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Piyush

Moreover whats the need to show WL9? if actual waiting list is 1.If a person has a waiting list of 4 he/she knows only 3 passengers have to cancel the ticket,for him to get a confimed ticket.Thats the only number one needs.

I'm sure there is a good reason why both numbers need to be there, (actually, I can imagine all the questions if there were only one number given), but that's the way it is, I'm happy with the system, as it seems a good way of keeping track with your progress in comparison with the same train on other dates (and with other trains running on the same route).

vsp27759 · Nov 7th, 2007, 19:15

Catseye said:

W/L 8 RAC 4
W/L 9 W/L 1
W/L 10 W/L 2
W/L 11 W/L 3

Piyush said:

>My question is ...in which time interval
>these cancellation happened..

##The RAC commences, once the Confirmed Quota gets exhausted.

##Assume that 4 passengers have approached the PRS for allotment of Berths in the same class & in the same train (**in this case, 2A of 2634). Their Status will be:

RAC.1/RAC.1
RAC.2/RAC.2
RAC.3/RAC.3
RAC.4/RAC.4
-----------------
##Assume further, another 4 Passengers have approached the PRS
(2A/2634). Their status would be:

WL.1/WL.1
WL.2/WL.2
WL.3/WL.3
WL.4/WL.4
==================
##Now, unfolds the drama.

##By the time, when another 3 passengers approached PRS, there were 7 cancellations - 2 among confirmed bookings, 2 among RAC.and 3 among Waitlisted Passengers.
---
Hence, the status of the earlier 4 RAC Passengers
and the present 3 passengers would be as follows:

RAC.1/Confirmed
RAC.2/Confirmed
WL.5/RAC.1
WL.6/RAC.2
WL.7/RAC.3
=================
##When our IMer approached PRS for allotment of Four Berths, he got the Status as
..
WL.8/RAC.4
WL.9/WL.1
WL.10/WL.2
WL.11/WL.3
=============
##So, if there are 3 more cancellations, the WL.1,2,3 would in the first instance move into "RAC Status".
========
##Any more doubts?

Piyush · Nov 7th, 2007, 19:27

No doubt...Excellent example.....Thanks a lot.......

vsp27759 · Nov 8th, 2007, 17:12

Dear Piyush,

In another Group of which I am a Member, we have Two Piyush's - one is Piyush Sethia (**currently in Bangalore) and another Piyush Merai (**currently in Mumbai)

Piyush · Nov 8th, 2007, 19:30

Sir, I am Piyush(Delhi based), presently in Singapore....

me_india1 · Nov 13th, 2007, 10:27

hello all
i am new to this website..
I have reserved a ticket one week back and it is in pooled quota waiting list. PQWL 17.. From that day itself it is still there.
No improvement.
Can any body tell me what is this pooled quota and also whether my ticet vl be confirmed or not. My journey is on 16th of november.
Please help me in this regard.
thanking you
meena

vsp27759 · Nov 13th, 2007, 12:41

What is the Train Number?
From where to where?
By which Class?
For how many Passengers?

me_india1 · Nov 13th, 2007, 14:34

2864
yeswantapur-howrah train
i hv to get down at bangalore....

3rd ac reservation..
only me travelling...

pls help...
r u from hyd?? andhrana?

vsp27759 · Nov 13th, 2007, 14:43

2864 runs between Yeshwantpur and Howrah, and it won't touch Bangalore!!!
--------
How can you get down in Bangalore?
---------
I hope my questions were clear. I said : Between which Two Stations you are travelling: (:-

me_india1 · Nov 13th, 2007, 15:07

i travel from YESWANTAPUR to VISHAKHAPATNAM...
yeswantapur is in blore only no.. i can catch train there....

vsp27759 · Nov 13th, 2007, 16:19

You earlier said: "i hv to get down at bangalore...."
---------
Now, you are telling: "yeswantapur is in blore only no.. i can catch train there...."
---------
##What was your Waitlist Number, when you booked the ticket, that is,PQWL___/PQWL______? Please note, there will be two numbers - one is your running serial number and the other one indicates your exact status, when you booked the ticket.

vsp27759 · Nov 13th, 2007, 16:25

Now, please look at this:
----
You Queried For Train Number Train Name Date (DD-MM-YYYY) Source Station Destination Station Quota Code
2864 YPR HOWRAH EXP 13-11-2007 YESVANTPUR JN VISHAKAPATNAM GENERAL
S.No. Date (DD-MM-YYYY) Class - SL Class -3A
1 13-11-2007 WL 89/WL 50 WL 19/WL 10
2 14-11-2007 WL 91/WL 59 WL 13/WL 8
3 15-11-2007 WL 98/WL 67 WL 16/WL 13
4 16-11-2007 WL 107/WL 77 WL 34/WL 20
5 17-11-2007 WL 81/WL 73 WL 21/WL 16
6 18-11-2007 WL 79/WL 64 WL 11/WL 8
============================== ==============
You Queried For Train Number Train Name Date (DD-MM-YYYY) Source Station Destination Station Quota Code
2864 YPR HOWRAH EXP 13-11-2007 YESVANTPUR JN HOWRAH JN GENERAL
S.No. Date (DD-MM-YYYY) Class - SL Class -3A
1 13-11-2007 WL 218/WL 77 WL 30/RAC 11
2 14-11-2007 WL 188/WL 59 WL 21/RAC 8
3 15-11-2007 WL 157/WL 55 WL 25/WL 4
4 16-11-2007 WL 195/WL 61 WL 36/WL 13
5 17-11-2007 WL 173/WL 54 WL 36/WL 12
6 18-11-2007 WL 110/WL 40 WL 20/RAC 12
============================== ================
You Queried For Train Number Train Name Date (DD-MM-YYYY) Source Station Destination Station Quota Code
2864 YPR HOWRAH EXP 17-11-2007 VISHAKAPATNAM HOWRAH JN GENERAL
S.No. Date (DD-MM-YYYY) Class - SL Class -3A
1 17-11-2007 WL 228/WL 168 WL 24/WL 14
2 18-11-2007 WL 132/WL 111 WL 20/WL 14
3 19-11-2007 WL 86/WL 67 WL 24/WL 18
4 20-11-2007 WL 74/WL 58 WL 7/WL 4
5 21-11-2007 WL 51/WL 39 WL 1/WL 1
6 22-11-2007 WL 114/WL 92 WL 17/WL 17
======================
(...contd.)

Oct 30th, 2007, 22:48	#16
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 11,152	Again, the railways uses it to keep track of their waiting lists (fine explanation, Steve). So the original number could have been 865; you stepped in at place 9; you now have 1 more cancellation to go. You'd have to be very unlucky not to get it. Other than that, don't break your head over it too much, train travel is taxing enough as it is As for when those cancellations happened, who's to say, that seat has your name on it! __________________ Reading tips, all picked up at IndiaMike : INDAX's A Comprehensive Guide To India / Dinoj Surendran's Desi Humor / ITHVC on Culture Shock & Travel Health / JetLag Travel Guides For the Undiscerning Traveller / India Travel Links

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blackbird Jai Maa Tarini Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bristol, England Posts: 391	Incidentally, on 29th September I booked two 2AC tickets on train 2847 from Berhampur to Hospet on 13th November and was surprised to only get RAC3 & 4, 6 weeks in advance. I'm even more surprised that we are still RAC3 & 4, over a month after booking. Is this some kind of record for non-cancellations? Or is it because the stations have a tiny quota of tickets between them, so cancellations are unlikely?

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vsp27759 V.SRINIVASA PRASAD Join Date: May 2005 Location: HYDERABAD Posts: 1,689	Catseye said: W/L 8 RAC 4 W/L 9 W/L 1 W/L 10 W/L 2 W/L 11 W/L 3 Piyush said: >My question is ...in which time interval >these cancellation happened.. ##The RAC commences, once the Confirmed Quota gets exhausted. ##Assume that 4 passengers have approached the PRS for allotment of Berths in the same class & in the same train (**in this case, 2A of 2634). Their Status will be: RAC.1/RAC.1 RAC.2/RAC.2 RAC.3/RAC.3 RAC.4/RAC.4 ----------------- ##Assume further, another 4 Passengers have approached the PRS (2A/2634). Their status would be: WL.1/WL.1 WL.2/WL.2 WL.3/WL.3 WL.4/WL.4 ================== ##Now, unfolds the drama. ##By the time, when another 3 passengers approached PRS, there were 7 cancellations - 2 among confirmed bookings, 2 among RAC.and 3 among Waitlisted Passengers. --- Hence, the status of the earlier 4 RAC Passengers and the present 3 passengers would be as follows: RAC.1/Confirmed RAC.2/Confirmed WL.5/RAC.1 WL.6/RAC.2 WL.7/RAC.3 ================= ##When our IMer approached PRS for allotment of Four Berths, he got the Status as .. WL.8/RAC.4 WL.9/WL.1 WL.10/WL.2 WL.11/WL.3 ============= ##So, if there are 3 more cancellations, the WL.1,2,3 would in the first instance move into "RAC Status". ======== ##Any more doubts?

Nov 7th, 2007, 19:27	#21
Piyush Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 460	No doubt...Excellent example.....Thanks a lot.......

Nov 8th, 2007, 17:12	#22
vsp27759 V.SRINIVASA PRASAD Join Date: May 2005 Location: HYDERABAD Posts: 1,689	Dear Piyush, In another Group of which I am a Member, we have Two Piyush's - one is Piyush Sethia (currently in Bangalore) and another Piyush Merai (currently in Mumbai)

Nov 8th, 2007, 19:30	#23
Piyush Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 460	Sir, I am Piyush(Delhi based), presently in Singapore....

Nov 13th, 2007, 10:27	#24
me_india1 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 8	hello all i am new to this website.. I have reserved a ticket one week back and it is in pooled quota waiting list. PQWL 17.. From that day itself it is still there. No improvement. Can any body tell me what is this pooled quota and also whether my ticet vl be confirmed or not. My journey is on 16th of november. Please help me in this regard. thanking you meena

Nov 13th, 2007, 12:41	#25
vsp27759 V.SRINIVASA PRASAD Join Date: May 2005 Location: HYDERABAD Posts: 1,689	What is the Train Number? From where to where? By which Class? For how many Passengers?

Nov 13th, 2007, 14:34	#26
me_india1 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 8	2864 yeswantapur-howrah train i hv to get down at bangalore.... 3rd ac reservation.. only me travelling... pls help... r u from hyd?? andhrana?

Nov 13th, 2007, 14:43	#27
vsp27759 V.SRINIVASA PRASAD Join Date: May 2005 Location: HYDERABAD Posts: 1,689	2864 runs between Yeshwantpur and Howrah, and it won't touch Bangalore!!! -------- How can you get down in Bangalore? --------- I hope my questions were clear. I said : Between which Two Stations you are travelling: (:-

Nov 13th, 2007, 15:07	#28
me_india1 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 8	i travel from YESWANTAPUR to VISHAKHAPATNAM... yeswantapur is in blore only no.. i can catch train there....

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Nov 13th, 2007, 16:19	#29
vsp27759 V.SRINIVASA PRASAD Join Date: May 2005 Location: HYDERABAD Posts: 1,689	You earlier said: "i hv to get down at bangalore...." --------- Now, you are telling: "yeswantapur is in blore only no.. i can catch train there...." --------- ##What was your Waitlist Number, when you booked the ticket, that is,PQWL___/PQWL______? Please note, there will be two numbers - one is your running serial number and the other one indicates your exact status, when you booked the ticket.

Nov 13th, 2007, 16:25	#30
vsp27759 V.SRINIVASA PRASAD Join Date: May 2005 Location: HYDERABAD Posts: 1,689	Now, please look at this: ---- You Queried For Train Number Train Name Date (DD-MM-YYYY) Source Station Destination Station Quota Code 2864 YPR HOWRAH EXP 13-11-2007 YESVANTPUR JN VISHAKAPATNAM GENERAL S.No. Date (DD-MM-YYYY) Class - SL Class -3A 1 13-11-2007 WL 89/WL 50 WL 19/WL 10 2 14-11-2007 WL 91/WL 59 WL 13/WL 8 3 15-11-2007 WL 98/WL 67 WL 16/WL 13 4 16-11-2007 WL 107/WL 77 WL 34/WL 20 5 17-11-2007 WL 81/WL 73 WL 21/WL 16 6 18-11-2007 WL 79/WL 64 WL 11/WL 8 ============================== ============== You Queried For Train Number Train Name Date (DD-MM-YYYY) Source Station Destination Station Quota Code 2864 YPR HOWRAH EXP 13-11-2007 YESVANTPUR JN HOWRAH JN GENERAL S.No. Date (DD-MM-YYYY) Class - SL Class -3A 1 13-11-2007 WL 218/WL 77 WL 30/RAC 11 2 14-11-2007 WL 188/WL 59 WL 21/RAC 8 3 15-11-2007 WL 157/WL 55 WL 25/WL 4 4 16-11-2007 WL 195/WL 61 WL 36/WL 13 5 17-11-2007 WL 173/WL 54 WL 36/WL 12 6 18-11-2007 WL 110/WL 40 WL 20/RAC 12 ============================== ================ You Queried For Train Number Train Name Date (DD-MM-YYYY) Source Station Destination Station Quota Code 2864 YPR HOWRAH EXP 17-11-2007 VISHAKAPATNAM HOWRAH JN GENERAL S.No. Date (DD-MM-YYYY) Class - SL Class -3A 1 17-11-2007 WL 228/WL 168 WL 24/WL 14 2 18-11-2007 WL 132/WL 111 WL 20/WL 14 3 19-11-2007 WL 86/WL 67 WL 24/WL 18 4 20-11-2007 WL 74/WL 58 WL 7/WL 4 5 21-11-2007 WL 51/WL 39 WL 1/WL 1 6 22-11-2007 WL 114/WL 92 WL 17/WL 17 ====================== (...contd.)