Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav's plan to further slash pas senger fares in Sleeper Class, AC 3-Tier and AC Chair Car by introducing high-capacity coaches has got Railway officials scurrying for answers.
The Railways has unveiled a prototype of a high-capacity AC 3-Tier coach in which the capacity has been increased from 64 berths to 72 berths. A third foldable berth has been introduced between the exist ing two berths on the longitudinal side. But the officials are now wondering where the passenger using the new berth will sit during the day when the berth is folded.
Officials at Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, say there are several options. "The first is to accommodate the new user on one of the berths facing each other on cabin side. But since this may lead to dispute, we have proposed that the users of both the middle and the top berths on the longitudinal side be adjusted with the three passengers on the cabin berths facing each other," an RCF official told The Indian Express.
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