Introduction:
These days it has become very easy to get information related to journey through train. It is not like the past when people had to stand in a long queue to get their queries answered. This process took long hours and a lot of energy, which would have been utilized in some other productive work. One can have his ticket on waiting or RAC that have to be checked for confirmation. All this can be known by making an inquiry about PNR. Now there is an option of checking it with mobile phones.
The mobile way:
It is the grace of technology that people can get any information they want in no time and without getting off their seat. This is all possible due to the facility of the PNR status on mobile. Now, there is no pain of waiting at the stations for a long time of a distant travelling. It is only the most advanced technology and the user. One can check the status of PNR on mobile by sending an SMS to a service number as well as can use the application also if one is using Smartphone on the platform of android or windows. The multiple options of checking PNR have made the process so much easier and simpler that travelers can plan the journey well in advance. The technology and updating of railway have played a huge role in providing such modern facilities to travelers and society, in general. No doubt one can also call on the call center number to check the same.
What is PNR?
The PNR is a ten digit number, which is on the ticket and acts as identification of any passenger for a particular journey through trains. This is a unique number for everyone, that can be entered into the huge database, and the necessary information about the journey status can be known. The information about the passengers is embedded in a large database, which would become very difficult to read without a PNR.
How to check it:
There are various ways through which PNR status can be checked, but the use of mobile phones for this is the best method.
· There is a special number, which can be dialed by the person to know his PNR status. This is a verbal way of getting the status. This number is given on the site of the Indian railways, which can be saved in the contact list for future reference.
· Sending an SMS to 139 can also help in the same thing. The person can send his PNR number in this SMS and will get information related to it through an SMS.
· There is one other number on which SMS can be sent, and that is 5676747.
· In the smart phones, there is a facility of using the internet, and with a good internet connection, one can also check this status on the official website of the railways, which is available in special versions suitable or the smart phones.