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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Canada
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Best berths in trains??
Hello!
I was suggested not to book berths 5 & 6 in any train as these are by the doors. Is this true? Can you actually choose your berths when booking? Thanks! |
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Account Closed
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: NEW DELHI, INDIA
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You can give the option for lower, middle or upper berth. But you cannot ask for actual seat numbers.
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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Personally I think the most important thing for long journeys is to get an upper birth, which you can certainly stipulate when making an booking. This gives you both a seat and a bed during the day whilst those with middle/lower births have them converted into seats during the daytime. |
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Bangalore
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kidsan is right on. The births below 10 are above 50 will be close to toilet. But anyway you can't choose your seat number. And upper birth is preferred if you are travelling for more than 3-4 hours, as you can peacefully sleep without being troubled by anyone.
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Join Date: Nov 2006
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while upper berths have their advantage, i found them to be more shaky than the lower births...i was able to sleep better on th elower births. i guess, higher you are from the wheels the shakier it gets.
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Chennai, India
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I'm not keen. I can do without gymnastics just before sleep
![]() Always send my poor wife to the upper berth. Ahem. I always request, if she wouldn't mind, could she possibly..... ![]()
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Canada
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That's how I've imagined it too! And I've already asked my travel partner if he wouldn't mind sleeping on the upper berth
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osgeek
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Bangalore
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While you'd have the advantage of being being able to sleep better during the day on upper berths, in winter at night the train roof gets very cold and the person on UB would be colder, unless you are travelling AC class. Furthermore, it's not always amusing to have to get down from that upper berth if you want to go to toilet, which is in a feat in itself. Getting down from the upper berth that is.
And if you are taller than the average person and sleep on UB, your feet will manage to kiss a few passerby's hair in the alley. ![]() |
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Thanks Osgeek!
It helps to get these different perspective on overnight train journeys. How do you feel after an overnight train journey? Do most of you feel well rested? It's a great way to save time and cash, but I'd rather avoid it where I can. ![]() |
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: yörp
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Never slept so good as on them trains. Seriously. Little cramped and stuffy sometimes maybe. If the fans don't work it's little fun (sleeper class, don't know about airconditioning deals in the higher classes). (And if they do work, on the upper berths watch your nose
)nb For a layout of all the different carriages, see also this site's excellent The Indiamike train guide. and pps There are arguably plenty people who hate it.
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Join Date: Dec 2006
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Cool! Thanks, just downloaded the pdf and there's lots there! Will have to give it a read.
Yep, not expecting to sleep too well either! Thanks & Take care! |
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osgeek
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Bangalore
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Im about to book my ticket Mumbai-Madgoan on konkanrailway.com and there i can choose between Lower-, middle- or upper berth...thus far no problems But i can also choose "Side Lower" or "Side Upper"...Anyone knows what those berths are about?
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osgeek
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Bangalore
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Thanks osgeek...since the Konkan is a night train i guess i stay away fom the "side" berths...
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