The first and foremost thing that comes to your mind while planning a journey is the availability of seats. With increasing number of rail commuters, Indian Railways Seat Availability is turning out to be a matter of concern even though you can book seats 120 days prior to the date of travel. The government is taking every possible step to tackle this problem by introducing new trains, adding more coaches to the existing trains and also increasing the number of seats in new coaches.

You can check the seat availability in the trains by logging on to the official website of the railways, by calling at the 24-hour toll free numbers of the call centers, at the reservation counters or through your mobile phones. The online method is the easiest method as it is possible to check the seat availability anywhere and at your own convenient time.

While booking seats, you can opt for your preferred seats like the seat, upper or lower berth. There is special quota for railway employees, defense personnel and ex-service men. Arjun awardees can travel free of charge in all trains, including the Rajdhani Express.

Those who have no reservation can travel in unreserved compartments but the seat availability is not guaranteed. Here seats are available on the first-come-first-serve basis. If you are late and the seats are already occupied, you will have to travel without a seat, which is very tedious. The Indian Railways Seat Availability is thus a very important factor while planning your journey.