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What PQWL means on a railway ticket

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Posted by Anirudh on May 19, 2010 at 12:20 PM

PQWL is one of the many Waiting List types that appear on reservation tickets. Practically speaking this is a Waiting List. Technically, there's a difference between PQWL, CKWL, GNWL etc. The total seats available for reservation on a train are divided among different quotas. There's the ladies quota, tatkal quota and general quota. Some trains also have what is called the Pooled Quota or PQ. When you book a ticket to a station for which tickets are issued from the pooled quota, then you get a pooled quota waiting list or PQWL if all the tickets available in the PQ quota have already been booked. This is similar to CKWL (Waiting list on the tatkal quota). The pooled quota is used for a bunch of stations who share a pool of tickets. These are relatively minor stations, at least as far as that particular train is concerned. For eg. if you were to book a ticket from Bangalore(SBC) to Rajamundry(RJY) on the Guwahati Express (2509), then you would get tickets assigned from the Pooled Quota. Waiting lists from this PQ quota appear as PQWL on the ticket.

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43 Comments

  • On November 5, 2010 at 11:16 PM arvind said

    hey i understood but the thing is that,,, i booked a ticket from chennai central to Rajahmundry as u said in Howrah Mail i got PQWL-62—-> is there any chance of getting confirmed

  • On November 23, 2010 at 4:24 PM Rajesh said

    Any one is travelling from Pune to jabalpur on 21th Nov 2010 via Pune Patna as I have one ticket for this date on tatkal basis.Due to some unexpected issues I am unable to travel on this date. If any one wants to buy this.Kindly call me on 9850996846

    Rajesh

  • On December 18, 2010 at 7:13 PM Amitabh said

    I have booked a ticket from nagpur to manmad in Sevagram Exp on 04.01.11 I got PQWL 51—Is there any chance of getting confirmed.?

  • On December 19, 2010 at 11:23 AM Anirudh said

    Amitabh, I can’t be sure. It’s not a route I really know.

  • On January 30, 2011 at 12:11 PM jignesh said

    hey friends i have ticket from SURAT TO MIRZAPUR and d ticket PQWL10 is der any chance to fgeting confirmed???
    u can msg me on 09978952005

  • On February 24, 2011 at 11:49 AM gopi krishna said

    i have booked a ticket to delhi from vijawada and i got PQWL54 WILL get comformed plz tell me

  • On February 28, 2011 at 8:26 PM jawed hasan said

    sir i booked my ticket from surat to howrah on 8.5.11 in train no. 22905 and i get PQWL 10 will any chance to get confirmed .

  • On March 11, 2011 at 7:22 PM supraja rajagopalan said

    my pqwl status is 2,3,4,5,6 for the train no16381 on 19th march.is there any chance for confirmation?

  • On March 26, 2011 at 6:33 PM ARAVINTH said

    pqwl means.if u book dindigul to chennai ticket in pqwl means you can get the confirm ticket from the dindigul quota cancellation only

  • On April 11, 2011 at 2:05 PM Ram said

    hi,

    I have booked a ticket in irctc from maniyachi jn to Hosur on march 3 journey date is 10th april. it was PQWL 27. My friend also booked ticket for the same date between the same location on march 25, it was waiting list 65. he got the ticket confirmed while chart prepration. But my ticket is not confirmed. can any one clarify this.

    thanks & regards

    Ram..

  • On May 4, 2011 at 2:44 PM ankit jain said

    I have booked a ticket from Pune to Jabalpur in Pune-Patna Exp (Train No.12149) for 08.06.11 & I got PQWL 11. Is there any chance of getting confirmed ?

  • On May 5, 2011 at 8:43 PM sanjay said

    i booled a ticket in feb for 10th dec it apeared to b pqwl 44 to 48. can it b confirmed?

  • On May 5, 2011 at 8:45 PM sanjay said

    i booked a ticket in feb 2011 for 10th may 2011. t appeared to b pqwl 44 to 48. now it is 26 to 30 today . is there any chance of confirmation?

  • On May 5, 2011 at 8:47 PM sanjay said

    i go from ahmedabad to jaipur

  • On May 8, 2011 at 6:38 PM Bhanu said

    I booked 3rd AC ticket by Navjeevan Exp from Tenali to Surat in 90 days advance. I was allotted PQWL 2,3. Though the journey date is coming close (even after 80 days of ticket booking) waitlist has not come down by even to PQWL 1. Is there any possibility of my ticket getting confirmed? Shall I have to wail till the chart is prepared? Can anyone help me?

    Regards,
    Bhanu

  • On May 17, 2011 at 3:31 PM Sagar said

    The status of my ticket is PQWL 30 rht now. My journey is on 19th night From chennai to visakhapatnam. Is ther any chance of it getting confirmed

  • On June 19, 2011 at 11:02 PM sumit yadav said

    I have waiting list of 26PQWL in the ticket of PUNE to JHANSHI in NJM link express on 9th july 2011, what is the chance of confirmation of please help me if ant body knows
    just give me a mail sumityadavm@gmail.com

  • On June 22, 2011 at 9:30 PM swathi said

    i booked 3rd AC by sanghamitra express from ongole to sirpurkagaznagar in 45 days advance.i was alloted pqwl 14,15&16.now it came down to waiting list 7,8,9.is it confirm or not.my journey date is 24-6-2011.can u help me.

  • On June 23, 2011 at 3:41 PM Anirudh said

    It is not a confirmed ticket. There isn’t much of a chance of it getting confirmed. But one thing I’ve noticed is that most of the cancellations will happen within the last 48 hours before the journey. You will most likely get an RAC seat – which might actually fetch you a confirmed seat if you bug the TTE :)

  • On June 25, 2011 at 3:49 PM SRINIVASAN V said

    I have booked a ticket from MADURAI to TAMBARAM manmad in NAGARKOIL EXPRESS Exp on 25.06.2011 I got PQWL 32 & 33 AND NOW PLACED UNDER WL 7&8 AFTER CHART PREPARATION.—Is there any chance of getting confirmed.?

  • On June 27, 2011 at 10:17 AM Raj Kumar Verma said

    I have pooled quota 1,2,3 on 28 Jun 11 in train no 12542. Can it confirmed.

  • On June 27, 2011 at 10:24 AM Raj Kumar Verma said

    I have poooled quota 1,2,3 in 3rd AC on 28 Jun 11 in train no – 12542. Can it confirmed. Please confirm.

    Regards,
    Raj Kumar Verma

  • On August 9, 2011 at 2:48 PM bindu said

    i have pqwl of 7 and 8 on aug 9th my date of journey was on sep 3rd train num 17210 sheshadri Express boarding frm tanuku(tnku) to bangalore plz relpyyy

  • On August 25, 2011 at 4:53 PM rakesh said

    DEAR BINDU,
    WHEN EVER YOU GET PQWL TICKET , CHANCES WILL BE VERY LESS .
    THATS WHY BOOK ONLY “GNWL” IF YOU ARE NOT GETTING CONFIRM OR RAC ICKET.

  • On August 28, 2011 at 5:17 PM Dhanabalakrisna said

    RAM,,,,,

    You are super man..there is no seat for super man’s in train..thats why railway skipped your name from list… dont worry i will arrange a goods train for you …

    Thanks & Regards,

    BALA

  • On September 11, 2011 at 11:37 PM manas said

    I have waiting list of PQWL7 in the ticket of bangalore to Kolkata in guwahati express on 15 sept 2011(the of journey), what is the chance of confirmation of please help me if ant body knows
    just give me a mail

  • On September 24, 2011 at 12:50 AM DEV VERMA said

    DEAR SIR PLS TELL ME MY TICKET IS PQWL11 2NS CLASS AC IF ITS NOT CONFRM ITS CANCELL AUTO OR NOT.AND ITS ONFM OR NOT

  • On September 26, 2011 at 6:38 PM sskmss said

    I have A ticket WL-48 for 30 Sep 2011 from Mumbai to Kolkata in LTT SHALIMAR EXPRESS, IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY OF GETTING CONFIRMED TICKET AFTER CHART PREPARATION?

    PLEASE REPLY IF ANY ONE HAVE ANY IDEA..THANKS!!

  • On September 28, 2011 at 7:35 AM Anirudh said

    WL 48 is hard to get. You might get it in RAC, but confirmed ticket is a long shot

  • On October 11, 2011 at 11:55 PM Arun Sahu said

    Frnds i have ticket from pune to jabalpur… waiting list is 54 and the date of journey is 21st oct 2011 can anyone predict the chance of clearing it till date ..
    Thanks in advance

  • On October 15, 2011 at 12:15 PM Pankaj said

    Hi..i hve booked a train ticket on 23 Oct,11 of Poorva Exp.2months earlier……..Now when i checked it is showing the waitlist of 28PQWL…….is there any chance of confirmation….as i have to go to Patna and not Howrah station…..plz do let me know….Thanks

  • On October 19, 2011 at 8:35 AM balkrushna sawikar said

    hi, i have booked aticket pqwl-1&2 journey dt-22.10.2011-from udupi to bhusaval,
    is any chance of confirmation.my pnr no.4231511255.

  • On October 30, 2011 at 10:17 AM Nagaraja said

    i have booked my tickets from Saharanpur to Jammu on DOJ 26/12/2011. My booking date 10th Oct,2011 My status was Passenger 1 W/L 4,PQWL W/L 4
    Passenger 2 W/L 5,PQWL W/L 5 Kindly info will it be confirmed as i a have travel with my family.

  • On October 30, 2011 at 10:19 AM Nagaraja said

    i have booked my tickets from Saharanpur to Jammu on by Shalimar exp Train No14645 by 3AC DOJ 26/12/2011. My booking date 10th Oct,2011 My status was Passenger 1 W/L 4,PQWL W/L 4
    Passenger 2 W/L 5,PQWL W/L 5 Kindly info will it be confirmed as i a have travel with my family.Kindly reply at the earliest.

  • On November 8, 2011 at 10:01 PM Khurshid Shaikh said

    Hi Frnz,

    I have booked 8 ticktes from bandra to Ajmer of 11th Nov 2011, today being the 8th it still shows me as 44 PQWL WAITING is there any chance of getting ticket confirmed in 3 days..

  • On November 15, 2011 at 7:07 PM N. Rajendran said

    Sir/Madam,
    I want to know confirmation of my ticket reservation bearing PNR No.443-4634695 and PQWL/8 berth from Chennai central to Jabalpur train no.12995 Date of Journey :01.12.2011
    and Return Journey on 07.12.2011. Train No.:12296 PNR No.:650-2838507 – RLWL/1 berth and class: 2A

  • On November 19, 2011 at 3:51 PM ramesh annam said

    Hi,please clarify my doubt.I have booked a ticket from Ramagundum to Newdelhi for 20th Nov 2011,it is in PQWL 3.Would it get confirmed??

  • On November 22, 2011 at 10:41 AM avinash babar said

    dear, my tikit is pqwl 11 travaling from cst to solapur, dated on 26th nov11, is there any chance of getting ticket confirmed in 4 days..

  • On November 29, 2011 at 7:11 PM Ranjithkumar said

    Hello, I have booked my ticket from Pune to Chennai for the date 6th DEC 2011 with PQWL 1,2 & 3. Will it get confirmed??

  • On November 30, 2011 at 4:24 PM Ganesh said

    I wonder who is answering all your questions.

  • On December 5, 2011 at 9:13 AM Traveller said

    I have booked 2 First Class AC tickets today (05 Dec 2011). I will travel on 25 dec 2011 on AP Express from Hyderabad to Chandrapur.
    The ticket status is PQWL1 and PQWL2.
    I would like to know?
    - Till what date should I wait to see if the tickets get confirmed?
    - Do I need to cancel the tickets in case the status remains PQWL?
    - Is there any hope of gettting a confirmation? I need to know so that I can atleast make an alternative arrangement

    Thanks beforehand for your help.

  • On January 18, 2012 at 4:22 PM RASHEED said

    HELLO SIR I GOT PQWL 47,48 FROM MADURAI TO VIJAYAWADA (SAMPARK KRANTI EXP). IS THERE ANY CHANCE TO GET CONFIRMATION.

  • On January 21, 2012 at 10:04 AM puja said

    I have booked a ticket from LTT to JMP in GUWAHATI EXPRES Exp on 21- 1-2012 I got PQWL 21,22 —Is there any chance of getting confirmed.?

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