Indian Railways Middle Berth Rules: Every passenger traveling from one place to another by train wants his journey to be comfortable. For this, people book tickets months in advance and also tell their preference regarding berth selection at the time of train ticket booking. It has been observed that most people do not like to take the middle berth, because often there is a dispute between the passengers regarding opening and closing the middle berth seat in trains.

To deal with this problem, Indian Railways has set a time limit for opening and closing the middle berth (Train middle berth open time) so that there is no dispute among the passengers about it. However, most of the people traveling by train are not aware of the rules related to the middle berth (Middle berth in train rules).

It is important to know the rules related to the middle berth.

While booking tickets for the train, many times the berth is allotted automatically. Due to this one is not able to get the seat of choice on the train. You too must have been allotted a middle berth many times. But do you know about the rules related to this, if you do not know, then today we will tell you so that you do not violate the rules due to lack of knowledge, otherwise you can also get into trouble.

Today we will tell you about some important rules related to the middle berth (Railway middle berth rules). If you have the right information about these rules, then no one will be able to disturb you during the journey.

Time to open and close the middle berth

Whether it is the middle berth of the sleeper coach or the third AC, the railway has set a time limit for opening the middle berth. According to the rules of the railway, passengers can open the middle berth for sleeping (Middle berth sleeping time) only from 10 pm to 6 am. After 6 am, the seat of the middle berth has to be closed.

The railway has made this rule so that other passengers can sit easily during the day. Opening the middle seat at any time causes trouble to other passengers, so it is important to follow this rule of the railways. TTE ensures that passengers follow this rule and can warn those who do not do so.

Suppose you are not well and you want to sleep during the day, then you have to talk to the passenger sitting on the lower berth (Lower Berth Sleeping Time) first and only after getting his consent, you can open your middle berth. If you open the middle berth and sleep despite the refusal of the passenger sitting on the lower berth, then that passenger can complain against you and you can get into trouble.

At the same time, you must be thinking that if the seat is closed then where will the passenger sitting on the middle berth sit? So let us tell you that during the day, the passengers sitting on the middle berth travel by sitting on the lower berth.

Fine will be imposed for breaking the rule

If the passenger sitting on the middle berth keeps his berth open even after 6:00 pm, then in such a situation it will be a violation of the rules of the railways. Other passengers can complain about this to the TTE and the TTE can also charge a fine for this.

TTE cannot check tickets after this time

Indian Railways has also made a rule regarding ticket checking at night for the convenience of passengers. You know that the Traveling Ticket Examiner (TTE) comes to check your ticket during the journey. According to the rules of the Railways, the TTE cannot disturb you by showing the ticket after 10:00 pm and before 6:00 am. The TTE must verify the tickets only between 6 am and 10 pm so that the passengers sleeping at night are not disturbed. However, this rule does not apply to those passengers whose train journey starts after 10 pm.

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