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Posted by Anirudh on December 9, 2009 at 1:45 PM

So the other day I booked a tatkal ticket online from IRCTC. After the usual 500 errors and multiple tries I came to the "Congratulations!" page where they gave me the ticket details. And this is what I found in the ticket's status "CKWL 23". I wondered what the heck it was. Googling did not help. I shot off a mail to the IRCTC customer care and within half an hour I got their reply. Reproducing their reply below -
Dear Customer, Kindly note that CK stands for Tatkal CKWL means Tatkal Wait list Ticket. Thanks & Regards
So there it goes. Official reply from IRCTC. CKWL is the waiting list for the tatkal quota. It's just like the "WL" you get on the normal ticket, except it's on the tatkal quota. No idea what CK stands for though. Although the reply wasn't exactly Shakespeare, I was impressed that they got back to me so soon. It's nice to see the Railways doing good stuff. There's still room to improve though. Have you had a similar experience with IRCTC? Frustrating one? Good one? The comment form is right below :) Update : Found something in the IRCTC site in the ngpay FAQ. It says(in point 9)
Booking can be done against general (GN), ladies (LD) and tatkal (CK) quota berths/seats only.  
. What this means is that GNWL is General Quota Waiting list, LDWL is Ladies Quota Waiting List and CKWL is Tatkal Quota Waiting list. Pretty much any 4 letter acronym ending in WL is some Waiting list quota or another. For instance if you have been wondering what PQWL means in IRCTC, then it is a Pooled Quota Waiting List. If you're looking to improve the time it takes to book tatkal tickets, you can try the Autofill forms extension. Check out my blog post on how to use the Autofill forms addon.

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  • On January 4, 2011 at 12:22 AM rajat said

    cud anyone tell me how many ckwl seats do we have in mumbai rajdhani….i booked ckwl 36,37 in 8.05 in the morning..so what are the chances i may get a confirmed ticket.Also when wud i come to know abt my confirmed ticket as i have to travel 300 kms to get on board on mumbai rajdhani.

  • On January 4, 2011 at 5:38 PM Anirudh said

    Good chance of getting confirmed

  • On January 4, 2011 at 11:07 PM dasi said

    from HWH CKWL7 on Train No. 12345 to GHY for tomorrow 4-01-11….hope it gets confirmed. What do you think?

  • On January 4, 2011 at 11:07 PM Eswar said

    hi … today i booked tatkal ticket for GUWAHATI Express (12509) from VSKP to GHY for 6/1/11 and the status of ticket is CKWL5 , will it get confirm or not..

  • On January 13, 2011 at 8:45 AM C.VENKATA RAMANA KUMAR said

    I I BOOK FROM WARANGAL TO AHMEDABAD CKWL4AND CKWL5 3AC AND MY DATEOF JOURNEY IS 15.1.2011 CAN MY TICKETS WILL CONFIRM OR NOT

  • On January 14, 2011 at 12:22 PM anjali said

    I have booked a ticket from Bangalore to Ahmedabad for 14th jan 2011. my current CKWL status is 3, Do you people think i have a chance to get a confirm ticket?? Train is 6532.

  • On March 18, 2011 at 9:10 AM Nidhi said

    hi, i hv got a ckwl10, 11 and a2. are there any chances of it getting confirmed.i hv to travel on 20th n the tickets hv been booked today………
    help me

  • On April 14, 2011 at 9:05 AM Durai said

    Hi, I tried to book a tatkal ticket for my son from Bangalore to Chennai for 16th morning. I had to struggle for more than 15 minutes to get into the proper booking system. When I booked it showed the availability as 11 and after confirming and effecting payment it was confirmed under CKWL 10 and the waiting list got moved to 9 now. Is there a fair chance for the ticket to be confirmed. Why the system hangs up many a time and shows service unavailable etc. while trying to book?
    thanks
    Durai

  • On April 15, 2011 at 3:37 PM bhavnesh said

    hi my ckwl is 4 for sachkhand express is there any chance of confirmation this is of 2AC….
    plz reply soon
    :(

  • On April 15, 2011 at 3:37 PM bhavnesh said

    this is for 16 april

  • On April 23, 2011 at 10:37 AM Arka said

    i got ac 2tire ckwl-42in coromandal exp on 25th april the train is from Kolkata to chennai,total seat 20 i want to know that it will be conform or not,please help…………………

  • On April 24, 2011 at 8:45 PM nethu said

    Hi. I have booked 3 tickets from Thrisur to Bangalore for 26th April. Status is Waiting 14-15-16. What are the chances of getting it confirmed. Pls let me know on priority. Should i pay some bucks to TT will that work????

    Pls pls ps pls its very urgent.

  • On April 28, 2011 at 9:16 AM Rakesh said

    It is a bitter experience with popular site of IRCTC. I tried to book a tatkal ticket. I started before 8.00 am. Hardly I could check tatkal ticket at 8.02 by the time of IRCTC and it was showing the status as waiting list for tatkal tickets. When I proceeded further I was not getting leptcha(the image which is there for verification of manual effort). I tried many times but all in vain. When it got sufficiently delayed and I lost the hope of getting tatkal booking I thought to give one more hit and then this leptcha started appearing. this may be due to excess load on server of some hack to prevent common people from booking tatkal. In both of the cases it needs attention of the concerned people. Either it can be scaled to bear the load at peak time or it can be corrected if it is some human effort to remove or rename the image folder for some time.

  • On May 12, 2011 at 12:54 PM venky said

    CKWL 5 to 10
    if any experice it is confired or not .
    Please tell me 14 May 2011
    Nizmabad to Mumbai

  • On May 18, 2011 at 10:22 PM Swapnil said

    Those who are getting tatkal waiting list, registered their PNR with mobile/email here: http://www.railpnrstatus.com and get PNR status update and train delay notification by SMS/Email.

  • On May 19, 2011 at 10:34 AM Dhannalal Shakyawar said

    CKWL 39
    if any experice it will be confirm or not .
    Please tell me 14 May 2011
    Mumbai to indore

  • On May 20, 2011 at 12:41 PM ashok joel said

    I have booked a ticket to Ahmednagar from Nizamuddin on 20th. May 20ii for 22nd. May 2011. in 2 AC. The status is 2 & 3 CKWL. will it be confirmed by the date of the journey?

  • On May 25, 2011 at 8:52 AM Anit Pandey said

    hi today i booked tatkal ticket for my father and sister from PUNE to Gorakhpur the train has 210 seats in Tatkal Quota. At the time of making payment it was showing some 37 seats available but when the final ticket came, among the two ticket one was CNF and the other was CKWL 1 so what r the chances of getting the other ticket confirm. should i tell them to take the chance or should i contact some agent to get ticket of some other date. As he is an old man and travelling wid only one confirm ticket will be difficult for him. What should i do… ??

  • On May 29, 2011 at 8:24 AM Praj said

    Can one cancel a CKWL ticket?

  • On May 30, 2011 at 1:05 PM Anirudh said

    Yes, you can. It will be treated like a regular waiting list ticket

  • On June 1, 2011 at 9:05 AM dilip said

    I have booked a tatkal ticket today for Mumbai to Jaipur on Garib Rath (date of journey 3/06/2011) . The status is CKWL 32.. Will it get confirmed in 2 days.
    Does the confirmation depend solely on cancellation of ‘tatkal tickets’ ?

  • On June 7, 2011 at 8:43 AM sandeep said

    i booked a ticket tatkal from visakhapatnam to hyderabad,
    my ticket status is CKWL-45, journey date is 9/06/11.
    i booked on 7/06/11 only 2 days r there….
    can u anyone tell me that it wil confirm/not…

  • On June 7, 2011 at 8:44 AM sandeep said

    i booked a ticket tatkal from visakhapatnam to hyderabad,
    my ticket status is CKWL-45, journey date is 9/06/11.
    i booked on 7/06/11 only 2 days r there….
    can u anyone tell me that it wil confirm/not…
    my train name is Godavari Exp

  • On June 12, 2011 at 2:27 PM Anand said

    I have a CKWL ticket on Karnataka Sampark Kranti for Sleeper class with WL number 48, will it get confirmed.. From Hazrat Nizamuddin to Yeshwantpur bangalore..Anand

  • On June 24, 2011 at 8:45 AM Binu said

    I got CKWL 14 in Chennai Mail…I was not aware about the CKWL…hope it will confirm..

  • On June 29, 2011 at 9:14 AM Franklin said

    I booked a ticket from Chennai to Eraniel,
    my ticket status is CKWL71, journey date is 1st July 2011.
    Train name is 16723/Anantapuri Exp
    Can u anyone tell me that it wil confirm/not…
    9445392711

  • On July 6, 2011 at 11:27 AM anshuman said

    IRCTC simply rocks with its light speed server

  • On August 10, 2011 at 4:59 PM premlata said

    Tatkal seats are there,but you can’t book because before one mint its not 8 hour n after one mint it is in waiting.it is possible to book only through counter n still you know only agent get at the counter not the normal people because they are in waiting.I think on counter they take money,after all govt employee can’t live on salary.

  • On August 11, 2011 at 12:17 PM Anirudh said

    After filling up the “Plan my travel” form you have to submit it around 7:50:45 . Then there’s a good chance

  • On September 19, 2011 at 11:23 AM Senthil said

    Chennai to Mumbai – Tonight (19-09-2011) and my PNR status is [Confirmed & WL1] (total 2 passengers). Any chances of getting it?? And I want to know, whether I can board the train or not (the WL1 person)? If yes, I guess they have to share the single berth right? Pls reply…

  • On September 19, 2011 at 11:29 AM Senthil said

    It is 3A and train name: Mumbai Mail

  • On October 2, 2011 at 11:10 AM Thamilvanan said

    Hi I got tatkal ticket on 03.10.2011. its shows CKWL/73. Whats the meaning and the ticket will conform or not?

  • On October 3, 2011 at 9:16 AM Anirudh said

    It means your ticket is in Waiting List 73. It’s difficult for the ticket to get confirmed – depends on the particular train and many factors

  • On October 8, 2011 at 9:26 AM amrit nayak said

    hiiii i hv got ckwl5&6(2passengers) in konark express for tonight so will it get confirmed

  • On November 2, 2011 at 2:58 PM azra said

    pls tell me i have got ckwl 3 in 2ac for pune jn to nizamuddin via train- 17305 NZM Link Exp booking was done on- 1st nov 2011

    is der any chance of confirmation

  • On November 14, 2011 at 1:17 PM tilak said

    i have booked a ON LINE ticket for Pachim Express train no 12926 /second class AC for nov 16 with mention on the ticket CKWL 1 NOW my que is will it confirm and can i travel with same waiting list on train?

  • On November 24, 2011 at 10:38 AM biju said

    is my ckwl 2,3,4 conformed in train 16327 krba tvc in central chennai

  • On December 26, 2011 at 9:15 AM Khaja Moinuddin said

    hi … today i booked tatkal ticket for AJANTA EXPRES (17064) from SEC to AWB for 26/12/11 and the status of ticket is CKWL52 , will it get confirm or not..

  • On December 26, 2011 at 9:18 AM Khaja Moinuddin said

    hi … today i booked tatkal ticket for Ajant Express (17064) from sec to awb for 26/12/11 and the status of ticket is CKWL5 , will it get confirm or not..

  • On December 29, 2011 at 10:21 AM Sri Kiran Kanchibhotla said

    Hi. I have booked a tatkal ticket PNR 433-6734153 for tomorrow.
    Bangalore Express
    Booking Status: CKWL3
    Current Status: CKWL2

    Will my ticket get confirmed? How good are my chances here?

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