Details of facilities provided to female passengers

Details of facilities provided to female passengers

1. In Sleeper Class coach reservation quota of 6 berths is earmarked in Mail/Express trains for ladies irrespective of age travelling alone or in a group of female passengers.

ii. In all trains having reserved accommodation, a quota of two lower berths per coach is earmarked in Sleeper, AC 3 tier and AC-2 tier classes for Senior Citizens, Female passengers of 45 years of age and above and pregnant women when travelling alone.

iii. Separate counters are earmarked at various Passenger Reservation System (PRS) centres for dealing with the reservation requisitions received from Physically handicapped persons, Senior Citizens, Ex.MPs, MLAs, ladies, accredited journalists and freedom lighters, if the average demand per shift not less than 120 tickets. In case there is no justification for earmarking of an exclusive counter for any of these categories of persons including ladies, one or two counters depending upon the total demand are earmarked for dealing with the reservation requests for all these categories of persons.

At those reservation offices which have not been computerized and where separate counters arc not in existence for ladies, female passengers are not required to be compelled to join the general queues and are to be attended separately at the same counter as for general passengers.

iv. Accommodation is also earmarked for Ladies in the unreserved coaches of Mail/Express trains.

v. Separate compartments/coaches have been earmarked in suburban trains for exclusive usc of ladies passengers.

vi. Ladies special trains are also run wherever required and feasible.

vii. Waiting room/halls are earmarked for ladies at important stations.

viii. Separate toilets for ladies are provided as per norms.