Charting "Chart Prepared" or "Chart Not Prepared"

What is Charting in Railway?

• Charting - is the process of allocating the vacant seats of other quota to general/tatkal quota.
• There are many quotas under which the seats are assigned in Indian Railways.
• The first chart is usually prepared 8 hours before departure of train from originating station or remote location station.
• For early morning trains chart is prepared the night before.
• For trains scheduled to depart between 05:00 hrs and 14:00 hrs, the First Reservation Chart will be prepared by 21:00 hrs of the previous day.
• For trains scheduled to depart between 14.00 hrs to 05.00 hrs, the First Reservation Chart will be prepared 8 hrs before the scheduled departure of the train.
• There will be no change in the existing procedure for the second reservation chart, which shall continue as per extant provisions.
• The Final Reservation Chart will continue to be prepared 30 minutes before the scheduled departure of the train.
• Passengers will be able to book vacant berths before the Final Chart is prepared.
• If the seats remain vacant in first chart, the remaining seats are made available for booking.
• The final chart is made 30 min before departure of train.
• Some waiting list tickets are confirmed.
• Berth and coach number is assigned to all passengers having final status as confirmed or RAC.
• Fully waiting list e-tickets are automatically cancelled.
• Some passengers also get upgraded which means they get accommodation in higher class without paying any extra charge.
• Fully confirmed tickets cannot be cancelled after chart preparation.