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Lower Berth Ticket Booking Rules: Talking about the number of passengers traveling by train, lakhs of people travel by train in a day. Along with local trains, passenger trains are also almost always full. In such a situation, many times people have to travel by taking waiting ticket in the train.
Many passengers feel that there is no seat selection option in Indian Railways. However, this is wrong. Today we will tell you about one such trick of Indian Railways through which you can also get a confirmed lower seat.
Who will get the lower berth?
By the way, Indian Railways allots lower berths to senior citizens first. Yes, there is a quota of reserved lower seats in Indian Railways. This quota is applicable only for senior citizens. This means that Indian Railways gives lower berth seats to senior citizens first. The quota of reserved lower seats is applicable only when a senior citizen is traveling alone or two senior citizens are traveling together.
Lower seat reservation is not applicable if more than two senior citizens are traveling together. If a senior citizen has got an upper or middle berth then he can request to change it by asking the ticket checking staff.
Can passengers substitute berths?
Indian Railways gives its passengers the option to choose their berth. This option is available while booking tickets. If you also want to book a train ticket and want a lower seat, then indicate your preference at the time of booking. After this, if a lower berth seat is available in the train, then Indian Railways will allot you that berth.