Train coach position and seat layout

Seat and berth numbers of every Indian Railways coach class: lower, middle, upper and side berths in sleeper and AC coaches, window and aisle seats in chair cars. Pick a class, or type your seat number to see where it is.

Sleeper

72 berths · LHB (new, red/blue)

  • LLower berth
  • MMiddle berth
  • UUpper berth
  • SLSide lower
  • SUSide upper
  1. 1
    1L2M3U
    4L5M6U
    7SL8SU
  2. 2
    9L10M11U
    12L13M14U
    15SL16SU
  3. 3
    17L18M19U
    20L21M22U
    23SL24SU
  4. 4
    25L26M27U
    28L29M30U
    31SL32SU
  5. 5
    33L34M35U
    36L37M38U
    39SL40SU
  6. 6
    41L42M43U
    44L45M46U
    47SL48SU
  7. 7
    49L50M51U
    52L53M54U
    55SL56SU
  8. 8
    57L58M59U
    60L61M62U
    63SL64SU
  9. 9
    65L66M67U
    68L69M70U
    71SL72SU

Standard Indian Railways layouts. A particular coach can differ (refurbished, special or composite coaches); the number on your berth is final.

Coach and seat questions

How are sleeper berths numbered?

A sleeper (SL) or AC 3-tier (3A) coach is made of bays of eight: 1 lower, 2 middle, 3 upper, 4 lower, 5 middle, 6 upper, then 7 side lower and 8 side upper across the aisle. Bay two starts at 9, so berths 1, 9, 17 … are lower berths.

How are AC 2-tier berths numbered?

AC 2-tier (2A) bays have six berths: 1 lower, 2 upper, 3 lower, 4 upper, 5 side lower and 6 side upper.

Which chair car seats are by the window?

AC Chair Car (CC) rows have three seats on one side of the aisle and two on the other: in each row of five, the first and last seats are by the window. Executive Chair Car (EC) rows are two plus two.

Where is my coach on the platform?

The coach order is shown on the train page when we have it, engine end first. Stations also show it on coach position boards before the train arrives; trust those on the day.