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dated September 15, 1954: Sleeping berths

For the first time the Indian Railways will provide sleeping berths to third class passengers travelling on long-distance trains. This decision has been taken by the Government on the recommendation of the three-man delegation which recently undertook a two-month study tour of European railway systems. Details of the proposal are being worked out by the Railway Board. In the beginning sleeping berths will be provided for long-distance passengers on Janata Express trains. Experience gained in these will be used for assessing the demand on other trains for similar sleeping accommodation. There will be no separate entrances and exits at railway stations for third class and upper class passengers according to a recommendation which has been accepted by the Railway Ministry. Another recommendation which has been accepted relates to the provision of efficient information service at railway stations. This is designed to avoid long queues of information seekers and to minimise delays in the answering of enquiries, either in person or on telephone.

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