waiting list

I am glad I joined this forum, as I have a query about railway ticket booking. My parents have booked some train tickets from Agra to Jaipur, and their tickets are in waiting list. I would like to know when do we get the confirmation of waiting list railway ticket? Where do we find out the...

I have booked four tickets from Delhi to Goa, and after booking, I have got confirmation for only one ticket. The other three tickets have a status of PQWA (pooled quota waiting list). I haven't come across this status before and would like to know what is pooled quota waiting list is? What...

I am going to be booking some train tickets from Bangalore to Chennai and I would like to know what the pooled quota wait list meaning is. If I book a ticket and I get one the pooled quota wait list then what? When can I get confirmation on my ticket?

I have a sleeper class ticket which is in waiting list. The current status is GNWL161/WL93. Only 2 days are left for the journey and I don't think it will get confirmed. I need to travel at any cost as there's no feasible alternative. Will I be allowed to board the train? Can I travel with...