What is RAC and What are the Chances in getting a Full Berth or Partial Berth ?


RAC means Reservation against cancellation
An RAC ticket will guarantee your travel unlike an waiting to let where you are not allowed to travel, I.e. you'll be allowed to board the train and travel but you will not be allotted a seat.
Allotment of Seat as what RAC means, i.e., you'll be allotted a berth only when:
  1. Someone fails to board the train and his/her seat remains empty
  2. If someone cancels his/her ticket
  3. If someone upgrades his/her ticket to a higher class like from 3AC to 2AC etc
If something like above happens, and a berth is empty, then the empty birth is to be shared between two RAC ticket holders.
So you will surely get to travel but you may not get a berth. I have traveled many times on RAC due to rush and most of the times, I got a whole Berth to myself, it's not necessary but you'll get a berth.
If the journey is 18 days later, there's a chance that your ticket can get confirmed.

Even if your journey is just 1 day left, there are chances of getting a Confirmed ticket based on the cancellation or Upgrade to Higher by the other passenger.
Once Chart Gets Prepared (Gets Prepared 3 hrs before the Journey) & if you find the ticket is RAC B1(Coach No) - 7 (Seat Number), then you are supposed to share your berth to the other passenger.

If Your ticket is changed from RAC1 to B1-7 then your ticket is confirmed (only if RAC isn't printed on the ticket) 

"RAC tickets are allotted only side berths"

Hope this Helps you Guys 

Thank You
Kalyan Bharadwaj :-)
Location: Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India

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