Q. Should IR introduce a rule clearly stating whether a WL Passenger in a partially confirmed ticket is allowed to board the Reserved Compartment of a train or not?
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Well, the mystery around partially confirmed tickets has always been lingering around.
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official rule says that no WL passenger is allowed to board the Reserved Compartments of a train (below picture (courtesy: Mr. Somanko Tiru) proves it).
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But, some people say that the WL passengers in a partially confirmed ticket can travel and may get a seat alongside the co-passengers with confirmed tickets after due consideration from the TTE.
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Here is what some of our experts have to say:-
1. /faq/post/1150
2. /faq/post/1253
3. /faq/post/1470
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The confusion comes from the fact that IR also mentions that for a partially confirmed ticket, the passengers who have WL tickets will have their name in the final chart of the train. This does not mean that the passengers are allowed to travel in the train with a WL ticket. It simply means that IR has not cancelled their tickets because the entire PNR is not waitlisted.
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But, there are people who twist this rule and say that the WL passengers can travel in that train. And, such interpretations are more so made because the normal practice for TTEs is to allow such WL passengers to enter the Reserved Coach and help them adjust with some co-passenger who has a confirmed ticket. Sad, but that is the hard truth !!
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What I and some other members too feel is that passengers with WL Ticket in a partially confirmed ticket should not enter a Reserved Coach, as they have not been allotted a seat. They may enter the Reserved Coach when the TTE finds an empty seat for them in that compartment.