In India, most of the people prefer to travel by trains as compared to other means of transport. The main reason to choose the railways is because they are more comfortable and affordable than other means of transport. Indian Railways is ranked among the largest railways in Asia and is also ranked second largest in the world. There are millions of passengers travelling everyday in the Indian Railways. Everyday there are many people who do the railways reservations for various destination but only few of them get the confirmed tickets while rest of them get the waitlisted tickets. For these passengers it is important to check PNR status and get the berth / seat confirmation before they start travelling.
The number of bookings has increased over a period of time and hence the number of enquiries for the PNR status has also increased. In order to make the passengers more comfortable, the Indian railways have started the facility of online PNR enquiry status. This has enabled the people who are at any corner of the country to know their seat availability or the status of their booking. It is possible to check the status by sitting in the comfort of your home and any point of time to know your seat availability. There are many ways to check PNR status – the most popular being the phone enquiry system which is totally free for any user across India. The number which is to be called is 139. There is an IVR wherein the person has to follow the instructions as mentioned.