What does WL 5 mean train?


What does WL 5 mean train? The passenger status marked as WL followed by 5 tells that your present waitlisted status is 5. It means that you can get confirmation on this ticket only if 5 passengers who have booked before you for the same journey cancel their ticket.


Can I travel with WL 4?

Can a person with a WL ticket board the train? Yes of course. He can board and is entitled to travel but only when such a ticket has been booked through counter. If it is by online mode it will get cancelled automatically if it does not get confirmed on the last day of travel after chart preparation .


How does a WL ticket get confirmed?

Passengers in a ticket are assigned ticket status which can be waiting (WL), If the passenger status is marked as WL followed by a number, it means the passenger has a waitlisted status. This can get confirm, if passengers who have booked tickets earlier for the same journey cancel their tickets.


What is WL 5 in train ticket booking?

The passenger status marked as WL followed by 5 tells that your present waitlisted status is 5. It means that you can get confirmation on this ticket only if 5 passengers who have booked before you for the same journey cancel their ticket.


Can I board the train with WL?

Ticket which is booked from IRCTC websie automatically gets cancelled if it is WL before the travel. So boarding is not permitted, refund will be initiated.


Can WL 4 be confirmed?

Generally WL4 gets confirmed depending how many days are left in your journey and in which train/route you are traveling.