Ministry Of Railway Increases RAC Berths To Allow More Passenger To Travel On Board Trains

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Government of India
Ministry of Railways
19-December-2016 17:59 IST

Ministry of Railways has decided to revise the number of berths to be earmarked as Reservation Against Cancellation (RAC) in Non-LHB coaches of different classes as under

Ministry of Railways has decided to revise the number of berths to be earmarked as Reservation Against Cancellation (RAC) in coaches of different classes as under. The move will help in allowing more persons to travel in the train : -

Class	Existing		Revised
Class	No. of berths earmarked for RAC passengers	No. of RAC passengers provided sitting accommodation	No. of additional berths to be provided for RAC passengers	No. of additional RAC passengers to be provided sitting accommodation	Total No. of berths to be earmarked for RAC passengers	Total Number of RAC passengers to be provided confirmed accommodation
Sleeper (SL)	5 Side Lower Berths	10	2 Side Lower berths	4	7 (Side Lower)	14
3AC	2 Side Lower Berths	4	2 Side Lower Berths	4	4 (Side Lower)	8
2AC	2 Lower Berths (in cabin)	4	1 Side Lower Berths	2	3 (Side Lower)	6

The enhanced RAC accommodation will be available in trains in which booking will be opened from 16^th January, 2017.

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