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Indian Railways: Lakhs and crores of people travel by Indian Railways every day. Railways tries its best to take care of the needs of every passenger. Everyone from children to senior citizens travels in trains. Railways gives special benefits to senior citizens. If you book a lower berth in Railways for your senior citizen parents but do not get it. Here we are telling you its method.
Senior citizens get lower berths
Many rules have been made by the Railways to provide relief to senior citizens. This makes their journey easier. Lower berths can be booked for senior citizens. IRCTC informs about easy allotment of lower berths to senior citizens. A passenger had tweeted saying that he had booked a train ticket for his uncle and had given priority to the lower berth as he had problems in his legs, but the Railways still gave him the upper berth.
Railways told how to book lower berth for senior citizens
Responding to the passenger's tweet, Railways has written that if you book a ticket under general quota, you get seat allotment only if there is a seat. If there is no seat, you will not get it. If you book under Reservation Choice Book only when lower berth is allotted then you will get the lower berth.
Lower berths are available on first come, first served basis.
Railways said that seats are allotted to those booking under general quota only when there are seats. These seats are available on first come and first served basis. There is no human intervention in getting a seat in the general quota. However, you can approach the TTE for a lower berth and negotiate for a lower berth for yourself. If lower berth is available then you will get it.