What does a PNR number explain? PNR number holds various information related to the train journey. ● ●
Passenger Details - Name, Age, Sex, Birth Preference Ticket Details - Train Number, Date of Journey, Origin/Source Station, Destination Station, Boarding Station, Class, Berth, Quota
● Fare, Transaction Type, and Payment Details ● The first 3 digits tell us from which Passenger Reservation System or PRS the ticket has been booked. ● The first digit depends on the Zone of the Train, w.r.t. starting station of the train. ● Zonal Codes - 1 (SCR Secunderabad PRS); 2, 3 (NR, NCR, NWR, NER New Delhi PRS); 4, 5 (SR, SWR, SCR Chennai PRS); 6, 7 (NFR, ECR, ER, ECoR, SER, SECR Calcutta PRS); 8, 9 (CR, WCR, WR Mumbai PRS) ● The last seven digits are randomly generated numbers using the Rand() function. These numbers represent no information about the ticket or journey as such. They only provide a unique identity to the PNR number.