Check Seat Availability in Trains via IRCTC

Trains are the common man’s transport; therefore, it is definitely the lifeline of the nation. Many people depend on rail transport as it is the fastest means of land transport. The enhanced online facilities for making a reservation of ticket favour the people largely. Before making a reservation, it is important to check the seat availability in trains. The IRCTC website of the railway provides all the information about the trains instantly. Ticket fares and facilities vary according to the type of trains and the class of accommodation.

Indian Railways operate different types of trains. They are:

Mail/Express or Superfast trains
Special trains
Luxury trains
Rajdhani
Shatabdi
Garibrath/ Yuva Express
Duronto
Tourist trains
Special Hill trains

Besides passenger services, it operates the freight division. The freight sector of the railways earns the major revenue for the railway department. It transports tons of freight across the length and breadth of the country every day.

The different types of accommodation available on the train are:

First AC
Second AC
Third AC
3AC Economy
AC Chair Car
First Class
Sleeper Class
Second Seating

Railways accommodate maximum passengers in every train. Therefore, to satisfy the customers, it allows an advance reservation of tickets prior to four months of the journey date. So customers can check for availability of trains and seats for the forthcoming four months. This benefits the commuters in a great way. Every traveler can plan a safe journey and buy confirmed tickets by making a reservation in advance.

All passengers desiring to travel may not be able to buy confirmed tickets every time. To check the accommodation available desiring passenger need to access the IRCTC website and enter a few details in the marked fields. The information required is:

Train number
Journey date
Source Station Code
Destination Station code
Class of travel
Quota of travel

After entering the data required, you can click on the link “Get Availability”. The database displays the status as of the given date. Ticket reservation is available on first-cum-first basis. The seat availability in trains displays notations such as:

AVAILABLE which indicates passengers can travel comfortably in confirmed seat/berth.
RAC (Reservation against Cancellation) means that the passenger can travel in a confirmed seat but a sleeping berth is no guarantee. As and when there is a cancellation of tickets, the authorities allot the vacant berth.
WL (Waiting List) means that the person cannot board the reserved compartments of the train.  However, they can travel in the general/unreserved coaches.
REGRET is the status displayed when there is no more issue of tickets on that particular train.


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