IRCTC Rule: If you want to take lower berth in the train then know this rule of IRCTC

IRCTC Senior Citizens: Senior citizens have to face a lot of difficulties in traveling on the train and nowadays it is not easy to get tickets on the train. In such a situation, if the Railways allot upper berths to senior citizens, then the problem gets even worse. One such case has come to light, in which a 70-year-old elderly woman is suffering from arthritis. The railways had given him a ticket for the upper berth. Now you can guess that if a woman suffering from arthritis is allotted the top berth on the train, what will happen to her? What rules have been given by IRCTC regarding this?

Know IRCTC rules

Tagging IRCTC, a Twitter user asked on Twitter, ‘Two elderly women of my family, mother and grandmother have been allotted upper berths. What kind of software are you using to generate the tickets? At the age of 70 to 80, will you be able to ascend to the higher berth? The user went on to inquire how an elderly woman could ascend to her seat. How will a patient with Arthritis climb to the upper berth? please give me an answer! Is this your public service?

After this, the entire rules of railway ticket booking were told by IRCTC from the Twitter handle named Railway Seva. In the computerized reservation system of Indian Railways, automatic lower berths are allotted to senior citizens and women passengers above 45 years of age. even if you haven’t chosen anything. Further, it was told by the Railways that if there is someone else traveling with senior citizens who do not come under the category of senior citizens, then the In these situations, railways do not think of offering lower berths.

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Lower berth quota

According to Indian Railways, there is a separate quota in booking for senior citizens. In both sleeper class and such class, some lower berths are set aside for this purpose. For example, six lower berths in each coach in the sleeper class and three lower berths in each coach in AC 3 tier and AC 2 tier classes have been earmarked for senior citizens.

Select the lower berth at the time of booking

If you are not a senior citizen but want to get a lower berth ticket, then you should choose the lower berth preference while booking on the IRCTC website. After this, according to its rules, the Railways can allot you a lower seat. In this way, you can enjoy the window during the journey.

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