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Blog Entry# 3499535
Posted: Jun 07 2018 (09:51)
23 Responses
Last Response: Jun 07 2018 (20:51)
23 Responses
Last Response: Jun 07 2018 (20:51)
18 Posts
Maybe its possible in the PRS counters in the booking complexes. I havent booked in a DD through PRS counters. I have booked only on IRCTC.
Its not possible to indicate your choice of Upper/Lower deck either at PRS or IRCTC. The difference is only that at PRS the booking clerk will tell you which deck you are allotted before he prints the ticket, and you can choose to abort the transaction or continue with it, while the same can't be done at IRCTC.
You have the option of "Preferred coach ID" while booking a ticket via IRCTC. If you enter any coach number on the DD (ie C1, C2 etc) with the suffix U, you will get a seat in the upper deck of that coach subject to availability. There is absolutely no difference between the process followed by IRCTC and at a counter to request a specific coach - in either case the preferred coach ID will be conveyed to the PRS for allocation if possible.
Also, I have clarified with PRS officials and it is indeed true that the lower and upper decks of DD coaches are treated separately by the PRS. Charts are no longer pasted on coaches, but...
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Also, I have clarified with PRS officials and it is indeed true that the lower and upper decks of DD coaches are treated separately by the PRS. Charts are no longer pasted on coaches, but...
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