Check Indian Railways Seat Availability to Plan Your Journey
The seat availability confirms that you can proceed with your plans for the journey. With more and more travelers choosing the trains for travel, it is getting very hard to avail a seat in the trains, especially during the peak seasons. For long distance travels, the train is the best mode of transport and you can also carry a fair amount of luggage with you in trains. Some people feel sick when they travel in cars and buses for a long time and for them too trains provide great relief.
The Indian Railways seat availability is checked at the reservation counters or through call centers. Those who have a computer and Internet accessibility can easily check the seat availability by logging on to the website of IRCTC. Now you also get information on seat availability through your mobile phones.
Seats are available in the first class or second class. Then there are air-conditioned coaches which offer convenience to passengers to travel in summer months. But the charges in AC coaches are high and only those who can afford get this luxury. The railway also provides chair cars for short distance travels, which may or may not be air conditioned.
Those who have no reservation can travel in unreserved compartments, but the seat availability is not guaranteed. Here seats are available on first-come-first-serve basis. The online facility offers advance reservation of seats to travel conveniently. Usually, seats are allowed to reserve 120 days in advance. So, check the Indian Railways seat availability and plan your travel accordingly.