What is the difference between waiting list and PQWL?
What is the difference between waiting list and PQWL? All types of waiting lists are WL. GNWL is the best. You will get into it if you book from the starting station, or from a few particular 'charting' stations en-route. PQWL is a special type of WL which combines short journey spans on a longer route.
What happens if I travel with a PQWL ticket?
If you have booked the ticket online through IRCTC and it doesn't get confirmed until charting, IRCTC will refund your amount. Hence traveling on PQWL, no matter what class you're in, will be treated as ticketless travel and penalized accordingly.
What does PQWL 5 mean?
PQWL - Pooled Quota Waiting List means your travel starts from any intermediate station to the final destination or, Source station till any of the intermediate station or, any two intermediate stations of the train journey. Here in this case PQWL 5 was the Waiting list count of the ticket for which you have booked.
Will PQWL 7 get confirmed?
Once the tickets from the Pooled Quota is filled, PQWL tickets are issued. Chances of PQWL tickets getting confirmed are usually very low, as in the priority list of waiting list tickets it comes after GNWL.
Can PQWL get confirmed?
During confirmation of Waitlist RLWL or PQWL gets confirmed after general waiting list. You can board the reserved compartment with a RAC ticket. You will be provided with sitting accommodation initially and allotted a berth in case of vacant berth being available, according to priority.
What does PQWL 4 mean?
PQWL means Pooled Quota Waiting List tickets. A Pooled Quota Waiting List (PQWL) is shared by several small stations.