How to Do Indian Train Inquiry Via SMS?

Getting information about Indian Train is now become easy and fast with internet and phone. Now, people can get information about all Indian train just by sending message from your phone. Indian Railway gives Short Messaging Services (SMS) short codes for checking PNR, trains between two stations, train availability and ticket availability direct from mobile phone. To do inquiry about Indian train, you just need to send SMS at SMS inquiry numbers including 139, 54959, 57886 and 5676747.

How to Do Indian Train Inquiry Via SMS?


The main benefit of the SMS service is that passenger can access information even on the travel. The SMS service of Indian train is not free; it takes charge at Rs 3 per message. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC) have provided these trains and other Indian Railways Inquiries from different mobile service providers like MTNL, Aircel, Airtel and more.


Through Indian railway SMS service, one can do inquiry about Train Seat Availability, train ticket fare, train status and PNR status. All passenger needs to do send message on below numbers to get information about Indian railway. Once you do that, it will give information about inquiry within minutes.

How 5676747 works?

Indian railway SMS service number 5676747 is available for BSNL, idea, Airtle, MTNL, Spice, reliance and Vodafone.

To get the list of functionality, Send SMS “TRAIN” to 5676747 and enter in the railZone. Then send SMS to 5616747. For PNR checking, send PNR to 5676747 as well as send PNR number to 5676747 for example PNR 1234567891.

Checking trains schedule running between two stations, send either the station name or station code. You also need to write city name in single word without spaces for example: SMS TL to 5676747 or TL Delhi Mumbai. For ticket availability, send SMS TA to 5676747 for example TA 3224 mumbai delhi 1Nov.

How 139 works?

One can also send train inquiry detail to 139.
For status enquiry: sms “PNR<10 digit PNR number> to 139
For train enquiry: sms “Train <Train number> <DOJ(Date of journey **ddmmyy><Station code> to 139
For seat availability: sms “Train <Train number> <DOJ(Date of journey **ddmmyy><Station From: STD code>< Station To: STD code><Class> <Class Type> to 139; For example: Train 4257 160708 0542 011 3AC G
For train fare: FARE <Train number> <DOJ (Date of journey)**ddmmyy><Station From: STD code>< Station To: STD code><Class> 

Some codes for classes of travel are:
  • 1A – first class AC
  • 2A – AC 2 tier sleeper
  • 3A – AC 3 tier sleeper
  • CC – AC chair car
  • FC – First class
  • 2S – second sitting
  • SL – Sleeper class
How 54959 works?

PNR status: SMS PNR <10-digit PNR No.> to 54959
Ticket Availability: TRNAV <Train No.> <Source> <Destination><DDMM> <Class> to 54959
Train Help: HELP TRN to 54959
Trains between Two Stations: TRNBT <Source> <Destination> to 54959
Train schedule: TRNSH <first few characters of the train name> to 54959
Train Schedule (by Train No.): Sms TRNSH <Train No.> to 54959

How 57886 works?

For help: SMS 57886 [Help]
For information on train: SMS IRTrain [train name] to 57886
For train time table: SMS IRTT [train name] or [train number] to 57886
For PNR status: SMS IRPNR [PNR number] to 57886
For trains between stn1 and stn2: SMS IRSCH [Station Name] to [Station Name] to 57886
For seat availability: IRSAVB [Train Number] [Stn1] to [Stn2] [DD] [MM] to 57886

1 comment:

  1. when we visited INDIA this year we found that indian railways made fantastic change with internet service.Getting information about Indian Train is now become easy and fast with internet and phone. Now, people can get information about all Indian train just by sending message from your phone. Indian Railway gives Short Messaging Services (SMS) short codes for checking PNR, trains between two stations, train availability and ticket availability direct from mobile phone. To do inquiry about Indian train, you just need to send SMS at SMS inquiry numbers including 139, 54959, 57886 and 5676747.as long as it's work,then no issues other wise their is lots of problems.goo luck indian passengers & travel safe with your own luggages and keep your eyes always on your luggages otherwise it will be stolen in ablink of eyes.

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