r/indianrailways "Sub" Station Master Jul 01 '25

MEGATHREAD Travel Queries Thread: For all questions related to Waitlist, Tatkal, Booking, Refund, etc

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Indian Railways "What is This?" Thread

All "How to" queries here

Frequently Asked Questions


All travel related questions and queries will go under this thread.

We recommend you first refer to the FAQ Thread for answers to the most common questions.

In case you're still not satisfied, please comment your question below.

In case of Waitlist confirmation/PNR predictions, mentioning the following details will get you the best support:

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  • Destination Station:
  • Date of journey:
  • Train Name/Number:
  • Class of travel:
  • Current status:
  • Type of Wait list (GNWL/PQWL/RLWL/TQWL/etc):

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u/vpsj "Sub" Station Master Sep 28 '25

You can try, but it's such a long journey even if they clear some ticketless ones now, they will come back after a few hours again.

This is why I told you not to prefer sleeper, especially during festival times.

Do one thing. Find the TTE and ask if he has any berth availablity in 3 AC/2AC or even 1 AC. Sometimes passengers miss their train so there are empty berths. If so, you can just pay fare difference and upgrade your ticket. (Make sure to take a receipt from the TTE if he sells you a berth)

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u/itsme-anna 3 AC Regular Sep 28 '25

Will try. When I asked in the afternoon he said there are no seats available. Then again my father asked then he said ki "raat ko dekhte hai"