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What is berth in train ticket?

What is berth in train ticket?

Passengers who wish to travel in Indian Railway trains must reserve their seat in advance for all classes of travel except for General/Unreserved coaches. The railway reservation facility allows you to travel in the train and travel class of your choice with a berth/seat allotted against your name.

What is child berth in Irctc?

Children under 5 years of age are carried free of charge. Children above the age of 5 years and under 12 years of age are charged corresponding to adult fare, when separate berth is required for child.

When we can open middle berth in train?

In the case of a passenger sleeping on the middle berth, it is opened as soon as the train starts. This causes a lot of trouble to the passenger with the lower berth. But according to the rules of the railways, a passenger with a middle berth can sleep in his berth only from 10 pm to 6 am.

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Can we choose berth in Irctc?

The irctc.co.in also allows a user to select a choice of berth while booking the tickets online. While this feature doesn’t guarantee that you will be allotted the same seats as opted, there is another option that let you chose the option to book tickets only if one or two lower berth is available.

What is berth number in train?

In the second tier AC coach type B, there are four types of berths that are available including lower berth, upper berth, side upper berth and side lower berth….Coach number.

Tire Name Type Represent coach in Train
CC (Garib Rath and Yuva Express) chair car AC Coach (Seat 2+3 in Each row) J1, J2, J3

What is lower berth?

Lower berth in a coach which is allocated as senior citizen quota berths are lower berths earmarked only for male age of 60 years and above/female age of 45 years and above, when traveling alone or two passengers ( under mentioned criteria traveling on one ticket.

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What is opt for berth?

It means if you want a berth for your kids of that age, you now have to buy a full ticket for them like the adults. The revised rules regarding child fare rule states that full fare will be charged for children between five and 12 years if they want a berth or seat. The option would still be available while booking.

What is opt child berth?

Opt berth option given in IRCTC is for optional berth for children from 5-11 years. While booking ticket in IRCTC this option remain default unselected for children between 5-11 years. And 30\% less fare is charged for that seat in the ticket.

What is the sleeping time in trains?

Sleeping Berths When berths are reserved for passengers, the intention is to provide sleeping accommodation between ✅ 9 PM to 6 AM. During 6 AM to 9 PM, the passengers concerned, if required make room for other passengers in compartment up to its carrying capacity.

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What is berth preference?

There are single passengers (male or female) travelling who have a different preference for a seat. Then we have families travelling together, couples, group of friends, office colleagues or a pair of male / female traversing from one place to another who will have different berth preference.

Can I change berth in train?

Officially, you cannot change the berth once it is booked. However, you can request the fellow passenger to exchange his berth with yours. You can also request the Train Ticket Examiner(TTE) to change your seat.