Enhancement of combined Reservation Quota of lower berths

Enhancement of combined Reservation Quota of lower berths for senior citizens, female passengers 45 years of age & above and pregnant women – Railway Board

Government of India (भारत सरकार)
Ministry of Railways (रेल मंत्रालय)
(Railway Board)

No.2018/TG-I/20/P/63

New Delhi, Dated 27.12.2018

The Principal Chief Commercial Managers,
All Zonal Railways.

(COMMERCIAL CIRCULAR NO. 78 of 2018)

Sub: Enhancement of combined Reservation Quota of lower berths for senior citizens and female passengers.

At present, the following combined reservation quota of lower berths is earmarked in Sleeper, AC-3 tier and AC-2 tier classes for senior citizens, female passengers 45 years of age, and above and pregnant women:-

Class	No. of lower berths per coach
Class	Normal Mail/ Express trains	Rajdhani/ Duronto/ fully AC Express trains
Sleeper	6	–
3 AC	3	4
2 AC	3	3

2. The matter has been reviewed and it has been decided that the combined reservation quota of lower berths earmarked for senior citizens, female passengers 45 years of age and above and pregnant women may be enhanced as under:-

Class	Revised (No. of lower berths per coach)
	Normal Mail/ Express trains	Rajdhani/ Duronto/ fully AC Express trains	Rajdhani/ Duronto/ fully AC trains
	Having single coach of the class	Having more than one coach of the class	Rajdhani/ Duronto/ fully AC trains
Sleeper	6	7	–
3 AC	4	4	5
2 AC	3	4	4