Here’s How, know PNR and live train status through WhatsApp

People traveling by Indian Railways often want to know the live running status of the train. If you have got a waiting train ticket, do not forget to check the PNR status till the end. Various facilities have been available in this regard from Indian Railways. If you want, you can complete this work by visiting IRCTC website. This information is also available by calling number 139. But the increasing use of smartphones forced IRCTC to create an app.

The problem is that for Live Train Status you have to download NTES app on your smartphone. At the same time, to know the PNR status, use the Rail Connect app. Many people complain that there is a need for two apps to get information related to one service. Probably, to overcome this problem, Indian Railways has partnered with online travel website Make My Trip. Thanks to this partnership, users will now be able to check PNR status and live train status through WhatsApp only.

To take advantage of this facility, some important things have to be taken care of. The most important of these is that you have the latest version of WhatsApp. Apart from this, no work will be done without internet connection. If you want to know the status of your train ticket, then write down the PNR number somewhere. If you want to know the live running status of the train, then keep the train number nearby.

MakeMyTrip Store WhatsApp number in your phone

1. First of all open the dialer of your smartphone.
2. Type ‘7349389104’ here. Please note that this is the official WhatsApp number of MakeMyTrip. Then save it in the contact.
3. After storing this number in the phone, open WhatsApp on your phone. After this refresh the contact list.
4. After this, search for the number of MacMyTrip in the contact. After this open the chat window of this number.

Do this to know train status

1. To know the live train status, write the train number in the chat window and send it. For example, type 12309 and send it to chat.
2. After this you will get the live status of that train.

Let us tell you that like the Rail Connect app, you will not be able to get any information about the trains running a day before. Information will be available only for that day.

How to check PNR

1. To check the status of rail ticket, write the PNR number by giving a space after PNR in the chat window and send it. For example, PNR 1234567890
2. After this you will get the PNR status in detail in the reply.

Let us tell you that during this time you will have to take care of some other things. Like the message sent by you has been delivered to MakeMyTrip’s WhatsApp number. If you can see two ticks next to the message text, the message has been delivered. Apart from this, MakeMyTrip provides all this information from IRCTC servers. It is possible that sometimes it may take some time to get a reply.