NewsPhotos Indian Railways Passengers ALERT! You Can't Sleep Before...... Other Passengers Can Force Wake You Up After....

Indian Railways Passengers ALERT! You Can't Sleep Before...... Other Passengers Can Force Wake You Up After....

Indian Railways Train Sleeping Time In Reserved Coaches: Indian Railways, one of the world's largest public transporter, ferries millions of passengers every day. The railways runs over 12,000 trains from across India including thousands of sleeper trains that ply on long-distance routes. The long-distance trains have mainly five to six kinds of coaches - general class, sleeper, 3rd AC, 3rd AC Economy, 2nd AC and 1st AC. Of these, Sleeper, 3rd AC and 3rd AC Economy have middle berth provisions - it means, one compartment has six seats - three on each side and two on the corridor side namely side lower and side upper.

Akash Sinha|

Updated:Jan 11, 2025, 08:33 PM IST

Middle Berth Issue

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Those travelling in Sleeper and 3rd AC often face a peculiar situation due to the middle berth. While the middle berth passengers face sitting discomfort, those having the lower berths face sitting issues when the middle berth is converted to bed or lifted for sleeping.

Unruly Co-Passenger

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While most of the time, passengers tend to adjust thinking that the journey will culminate the next day or so, sometimes it becomes difficult. The journey turns into a nightmare due to unruly co-passengers. Sometimes, those having the middle berth turn stubborn and argue to raise the middle berth during the day citing various reasons. Sometimes, even the lower berth passenger displays unruly behaviour as they don't allow middle or upper berth holders to sit on the lower berth.

What Is The Updated Rules?

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As per the Indian Railways time to time updated rules, those having a middle berth and upper berth have the right to sit on the lower berth during specific hours of the day. While the lower berth passenger cannot deny other co-passengers of the same row from sitting, those having upper and middle berths cannot coerce the lower berth passenger for sitting beyond the permissible hours.

Time To Convert Berth To Bed

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As per the Indian Railways updated new rules, sleeping accommodation is allowed on berths between 10PM to 6AM and sitting accommodation is provided to the passengers between 6AM to 10PM in the reserved coaches having sleeping accommodation.

Side Upper Passenger's Right

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As per the Indian Railways, the side lower berths on which passengers have been booked even under Reservation Against Cancellation (RAC), during the daytime, sitting accommodation is also provided for those booked on the upper berth. That means, both the RAC passengers and the upper berth passenger can sit on the side lower berth from 6AM to 10PM. A person booked on the side upper berth will not have any claim of seat on the lower berth between 10PM and 6AM.

Relaxation For Pregnant Lady

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However, if any of the passengers are refusing to cooperate with fellow passengers, then those having an issue can approach the TTE, who will get the issue resolved. Indian Railways also requests its passengers to cooperate with sick persons with disability and pregnant ladies in case they want to sleep beyond permissible time limits.