Railway rules to sit in the window seats?

S Venkateshwari
Railway rules to sit in the window seats?

The number of people traveling through indian Railways is in crores every day. In such a situation, people have to data-face many difficulties to get the seat of their choice. If you also travel in the train, then you should be aware of the rules related to railways. Often people have problems like dizziness, nervousness, nausea or vomiting during travel. This is called Motion Sickness. To avoid this, most people try to sit on the window seat. Now the car or plane is fine, but have you ever wondered who has the right to sit on the window seat in the train? If not, then today we are going to tell you about this.

What are the rules?

You must have often seen that no information is written on the ticket about the window seat of the sleeper and AC coach. This is because these coaches have windows on the entire lower seat. In such a situation, it is mutually decided who will sit where. That is, in sleeper and AC coaches, passengers can sit anywhere according to their own. There is no specific rule set by the Railways to sit on the window seats in these coaches.

Who gets the lower berth?

Now when it comes to the lower berth, let us tell you that the senior citizens are given the priority of the lower berth while traveling in trains. However, it is seen many times when senior citizens are not able to get the lower berth even after making a lot of requests during ticket booking. Due to this they have to data-face a lot of trouble. However, now they will not have such trouble. indian Railways itself has told how they will get the confirmed lower berth. According to IRCTC, the lower berth quota for senior citizens is only for men aged 60 years and above. Lower berths are also prescribed for women of 45 years of age and above. 


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