Railway New Rules: Easy way to get your favorite seat. If you are a senior citizen and want a lower or other preferred seat to travel in the train, then you will have to adopt a method by which you can get the preferred seat. However, there is a rule in Railways also for senior citizens or women, in which they can get lower seats. Let us know from the railway officer what are the rules and how to get the seat of your choice?
Deepak Kumar, Chief Public Relations Officer of Northern Railway, says that in Indian Railways, special care is taken to ensure that senior citizens and women above 45 years of age do not face any problem in travelling. There are reserved seats for senior citizens and women in every coach. If the seats below are vacant at the time of reservation, the computer automatically reserves those seats.
He says that different numbers of seats are reserved for senior citizens and female passengers aged 45 years and above or pregnant women in all classes like sleeper, AC third, second and first.
Under this, six to seven lower berths per coach in Sleeper Class, five to six lower berths per coach in Third AC, three to four lower berths per coach in Second AC (depending on the number of coaches of that class of the train). ) Reserve quota is marked. Accordingly, lower seats are given.
That’s why I can’t get a lower seat
When the passenger is making reservation and at that time all the reserved seats are full. In such a situation, the passenger will get only those seats which are available. This is the reason why older people sometimes get upper seats. The seats are selected by the computer only.
This is the way to get your favorite seat
Chief Public Relations Officer says that seats are available in Railways on first come, first serve basis. Therefore, people should plan their travel in advance. So that one can get the seats of choice. Reservation in trains starts 120 day in advance.
