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  2. Indian railways have 9 types of seat classes, which can be divided into seat carriages and sleeper carriages. And those carriages can be sorted into air-conditioned ones and non-air-conditioned ones. Air-conditioned carriages are cleaner, safer and more comfortable than non-air-conditioned ones.

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    • Unreserved General Class (UR) India’s poorest people travel in Unreserved General Class (UR), as well as those who haven't been fortunate enough to secure a ticket in Sleeper Class.
    • Second Seating AC (2S) Reservations are required in Second Seating, or Second Class (2S). 2S is usually found on daytime intercity trains and is a cheap way of traveling.
    • Sleeper Class (SL) While most of India's middle class used to travel in Sleeper Class, many have now moved up to AC 3. These days, you'll often find people from General Class (who were unable to get confirmed tickets) flooding over into the Sleeper Class carriages.
    • Three Tier Air Conditioned Class (3A) Three Tier Air Conditioned Class, known as 3AC, offers a significant step up in comfort and quietness. The carriages in 3AC are laid out in the same manner as in Sleeper Class.
    • First AC (1A) First AC sleeper Class of the Indian Railways are the most expensive mode of travelling. These are fully AC coaches. It consists of 4 or 2 berths per compartment and there are no side upper or side lower berths in 1A coaches.
    • Executive Anubhuti (EA) Executive Anubhuti coaches are furnished with aircraft like amenities by the Indian Railways. These coaches are equipped with enhanced features when compared to the executive class of Shatabdi trains.
    • AC Executive Class (EC) These are Executive Class coaches by the Indian Railways. It is said to be Railway’s Business Class mode of travelling like in aircrafts.
    • Second AC or AC 2-tier (2A) This is second AC Sleeper class by the Indian Railways. In terms of features it stands less than the first ac coaches but in terms of service and comfort this class is way above 3A class.
  3. Executive Class Chair Car seats offer comfortable seating with meals, while Chair Car seats provide a more affordable alternative. Local trains in India generally offer only second seating, with some first-class seats available on some trains.

    • 1A – First Class AC.
    • 2A – Two-Tier AC.
    • 3A- Three-Tier AC.
    • 3E – Three-Tier AC (Economy)
  4. Types of Travel Classes. Indian Railways offers different types of travel classes on its coaches, with different patterns of seating or berths, depending on the class of travel. 1A - AC First Class. This is the most expensive class, where the fares are almost on par with airfare.

  5. Jul 3, 2017 · As much exciting as it is to travel through India in a train, Indian railways can be very confusing. From selecting the train of your choice to booking the tickets and finally preparing to have a comfortable journey is all very different from the usual process of Western countries.