Enhancement of combined Reservation Quota of lower berths – Railway Board

Enhancement of combined Reservation Quota of lower berths for senior citizens, female passengers 45 years of age & above and pregnant women – Railway Board

Government of India (भारत सरकार)
Ministry of Railways (रेल मंत्रालय)
(Railway Board)

No.2018/TG-I/20/P/63

New Delhi, Dated 27.12.2018

The Principal Chief Commercial Managers,
All Zonal Railways.

(COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR NO. 78 of 2018)

Sub: Enhancement of combined Reservation Quota of lower berths for senior citizens and female passengers.

At present, the following combined reservation quota of lower berths is earmarked in Sleeper, AC-3 tier and AC-2 tier classes for senior citizens, female passengers 45 years of age, and above and pregnant women:-

Class No. of lower berths per coach
Normal Mail/ Express trains Rajdhani/ Duronto/ fully AC Express trains
Sleeper 6
3 AC 3 4
2 AC 3 3

 

2. The matter has been reviewed and it has been decided that the combined reservation quota of lower berths earmarked for senior citizens, female passengers 45 years of age and above and pregnant women may be enhanced as under:-

Class Revised 
(No. of lower berths per coach)
Normal Mail/ Express trains Rajdhani/ Duronto/ fully AC Express trains Rajdhani/ Duronto/ fully AC trains
Having single coach of the class Having more than one coach of the class
Sleeper 6 7
3 AC 4 4 5
2 AC 3 4 4

 

3. Necessary instructions may be issued to all concerned accordingly. Wide publicity about this provision should be given through all possible means.

(Shelly Srivastava)
Director Passenger Marketing
Railway Board

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