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Narendra Kumar Send email

Pooled Quote

PQWL is bogus and it doesn't move at all. I booked my ticket in Lalbagh express from Katpadi to K.R. Puram, 10 days before. The status of PQWL at the time of booking is WL 50/51 and the same status is shown today also.

So, what I understood is PQWL is bogus. I don't understand this concept, why do you need PQWL? There should be only one GNWL? general wait list and should be served based of FOFS (first come first served basis).

This is really pathetic, indian railways needs to think of this and change the system as soon as possible.
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AISH PAL SINGH Send email
 
i am now confused for this type of reservation system
 
Indain Railway really cheating the public, This is one of the tool to raise the money from public ...I would like to aware everbody not to take PQWL tickets in any case...It will never cleared ...
 
First of tell me the full form of RLGN!
GNWL!---- And i am not able to understand that why these list not moving although you had booked ticket so much earlier...
Actully Government is forcing us to book the ticket from its Origin station and boarding you may do from whatever station!
Means Railway should be given full tkt money irrespective of your origin & Destination station
BIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGG LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!
 
Its a disgusting to take PQWL, even i dont understand the concept behind this. Why indian railway fooling we guys. We book ticket long time back, but still we got PQWL. There should be some action taken against them.
 
The Indian Railways have found a good way to harress people by introducing PQWL to us..
It never ever gets confirmed or changed...WTF is this ??
 
I have booked my ticket on 10th of Nov last month and it WL 20 now I see the status is 16 PQWL and my date of journey is 23rd Dec, 2010 its almost 45days before but what is use of such booking where the status is not moving at from last 25 days,
I dont understand why this concept of making no usepassengers in indian railway! railway authorities requested to notice ...ASAP
Jan 31, 2011 by
bvksingh
 
Hi,

I am also having the same problem as every where it is written some thing like PQWL quota is for intermediate stations. What is mean by intermediate stations and why there is a difference over here. I guess Pune is not an intermediate station and I have booked two tickets. Both are booked under PQWL quota and ticket is not yet confirmed. Before I use to get ticket from Pune as general wait list and now most of them got there ticket confirmed even WL 50. Why there is a difference between me and others having booked the tickets in same platform my ticket is booked under PQWL and others ticket as showing as general WL and it is got confirmed now.
Feb 9, 2011 by
vijayshree
 
what is pqwl, it is a confirmed ticket... please confirm me...
thank you.
Mar 10, 2011 by
Mohammed quamruzaman
 
The complaints are properly shown.What about the action taken-step of the concerned department? Please let me see the status of action taken on these complaints.
Mar 18, 2011 by
rupakdas
 
What is this nonsence before booking the e-ticket they are showing the WL and after the ticket is booked they give PQWL of which we are not aware of that means the ticket will not be confirmed in any circumstances and you have to pay the cancellation charges
May 1, 2011 by
rvpoonia
 
Showing waiting list PQWL38, and my journey date is 02-May-2011 so it will confirm or not?

Suggest me should I cancel this ticket.
May 4, 2011 by
ashwingopinath
 
A Pooled Quota Waiting List ('PQWL') is shared by several small stations in a particular region. E.g., Tiruppur, Salem, etc., share in the quota and wait list for some trains originating from Trivandrum or Mangalore. As another example, the 2723 Andhra Pradesh Exp. has three quotas, for Secunderabad - New Delhi, Secunderabad - nagpur, and Secunderabad - Bhopal. There is also a pooled quota for passengers travelling from Secunderabad to stations beyond Bhopal but short of Jhansi. If this quota is exhausted, a passenger is placed in the pooled quota waiting list. Pooled Quotas normally operate only from the originating station of a route, and there is only one Pooled Quota for the entire run. The Pooled Quota is intended to be utilized by passengers travelling from the originating station to a station short of the terminating station, or from an intermediate station to the terminating station, or between two intermediate stations. Such remote location quotas are also provided when there is a very strong demand for the train in question, because of which, without such additional quotas, all seats or berths might be fully consumed by passengers from the originating station leaving nothing available for those wishing to travel from intermediate points. Vacant Pooled Quota berths are automatically tapped by the PRS for booking end-to-end passengers. Passengers in the Pooled Quota Waiting List are cleared against the vacancies in the earmarked Pooled Quota only, or against General Quota vacancies available at the time of charting.So no Cheating...change the typical Indian attitude...say I am the most intelligent and others all are fools.
Aug 6, 2011 by
mri123456
 
My journey is on 9th August and it is showing following status..What does this mean? Will it get confirmed or not ?? Or, shall I just go for airlines after cancelling these:

B1, 32, PQ CNF
W/L 2, PQWL W/L 1
W/L 3, PQWL W/L 2

Its not moving since 3 months... Somebody please suggest ????
Aug 16, 2011 by
yashpune
 
yes, i agree with complaints, yesterday i suffer by harrashment by indian railways by PQWL in train no.11028 chennai mumbai mail dated 15 August 2011 18.25 departure from solapur jn.
and also 12701 hussainsagar express dated 13 August 2011 01.25 departure from pune jn. there is also PQWL quota on my reservation ticket which is booked before 7 days.
so, i lodged my complaint.
pune 16.08.2011.
Nov 7, 2011 by
AUV
 
I am also facing same problem. I had booked ticket before a month in pqwl. Still it is showing same status as on 1st day of booking.
Every time same problem with Falaknuma, from sec to vzm. Last minute have to go for tatkal/ bus. I have doubt on IRCTC thre might be a chance that IRCTC joined with brokers/agents as am facing this problem since 2009.
Apr 19, 2012 by
mahesh pratap dubey
 
i have booked my ticket on 19/04/2012 from sevagram to varanasi for 08/06/2012 in and it shows PQWL/1.WILL THHIS TICKET WILL CONFORM OR NOT or should i cancle my ticket? and WHAT DOES MEAN BY POOLED QUOTA WATING LIST? PLEASE CONFORM
May 30, 2012 by
sumod kumar
 
Indian railway is looting the normal passenger/people of country by making such laws which are profitable for an organization ie for railway by fooling the citizens. Can any body plan journey before 4 months? I don't think so? but if you go to indian railways reservation counter and asked for reservation for one month in advance, " he will tell you that it's waiting list, do you want ticket. Special it gives too much loss to personnel of Indian Navy because people never get leave granted 02 months in advance therefore they are never ever able to get confirmed ticket
Jun 29, 2012 by
Leo Cheruvil
 
I do not understand why the railways have to provide Pooled Quota when General Waiting List could be provided for at the starting point of a train.
Nov 12, 2012 by
vara87
 
Am also book a ticket now it is PQWL3, 4, 5 it will be confirm or not plz respond
Nov 29, 2012 by
jeetP
 
I have also faced the same problem like I have booked a ticket in YPR-HWH express when the reservation use to start means 90days before. I got a ticket having PQWL/1.
I was not knowing about what is this bogus thing PQWL. I thought of that it will be confirmed.
But at the time of journey from the Boarding point itself the TTE didn't allow me to step into the train.
So IRCTC department should have to look into this matter and should remove this bogus things

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