What is PQWL and WL in train booking?

GNWL General Waiting List waitlisted tickets are issued to the passenger who begins his/her journey from the originating station of a route or stations closer to the originating station. PQWL Pooled Quota Waiting List is shared by several small stations of a train route.



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During confirmation of Waitlist RLWL or PQWL gets confirmed after general waiting list. You can board the reserved compartment with a RAC ticket. You will be provided with sitting accommodation initially and allotted a berth in case of vacant berth being available, according to priority.

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Once the tickets from the Pooled Quota is filled, PQWL tickets are issued. Chances of PQWL tickets getting confirmed are usually very low, as in the priority list of waiting list tickets it comes after GNWL.

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You can cancel a PQWL ticket, but you don't have to. If it was purchased online, and remained waiting at the time of charting, your refund will be automatically credited to your account in 3–4 days.

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All types of waiting lists are WL. GNWL is the best. You will get into it if you book from the starting station, or from a few particular 'charting' stations en-route. PQWL is a special type of WL which combines short journey spans on a longer route.

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PQWL - Pooled Quota Waiting List means your travel starts from any intermediate station to the final destination or, Source station till any of the intermediate station or, any two intermediate stations of the train journey. Here in this case PQWL 5 was the Waiting list count of the ticket for which you have booked.

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Chances are very less as i have my own experiece with pool quote waiting list aka pqwl. Its very rare to see this get confirmed. It also depends on the route you are travelling,the season and the class. You can try confirmtkt website to check the confirmation chances.

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PQWL is better because it gets confirmed first than RLWL . PQWL: Pooled Quota Waiting List. RLWL : Remote location Waiting List.

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IRCTC Refund Rules of Waitlist Tickets As per IRCTC refund rules, if you have a Waitlisted e-Ticket (GNWL, RLWL, or PQWL) and its status remains the same even after the chart has been made, you will be refunded the fare automatically by IRCTC after deducting applicable fees.

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