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Blog Entry# 346080
Posted: Feb 09 2012 (13:26)

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Feb 09 2012 (13:26)   19570/Veraval - Mumbai Central Express
 
sachitm
sachitm   6 blog posts
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This train seems to have an 'HA1' coach, which I guess is a combined 1AC and 2AC coach. Question - how many 1AC cabins does this train have? For this train, availability always shows as '2' - does that mean 2 berths or 2 cabins?
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Feb 09 2012 (13:41)
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generally ha coach comprises of 2 cabins of 4 berths each and 1 coupe of 2 berths...a total of 10 berths...out of this 10 berths two are generally reserved for ho quota and rest 8 are for general quota...the rest of the coach comprises of 2a berths
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Feb 09 2012 (15:51)
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This train has 1 cabin (4 person) & 1 Coupe (2 Person) & rest 2 AC...
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Feb 16 2012 (08:46)
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I just made booking for 16-May for 4 ppl - 1AC. Availability as always showed 2. When I made booking, it showed confirmed for 2 and WL for 2. Which means that only the coupe was avbl for booking. So does that mean that the cabin for 4 ppl is not open for general reservation?
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Feb 26 2012 (21:20)
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Just solved the 1AC mystery of VRL - BCT. Involved research, but paid off.
There are 3 cabins in this train in 1AC (part of HA1 - which also has 2AC) - One 4 berth and Two Coupes - total of 8 berths.
This train joins Saurashtra Mail at Rajkot and therefore, the quota system kicks in. Only 2 1AC berths are avbl from VRL to BCT. That's why the availability always showed '2' 1AC berths.
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the quota VRL to RJT is 8 berths and RJT to BCT is 6 berths.
So I did the workaround - separately booked VRL to RJT and RJT to BCT. Got confirmations for 4 berths - which means that I will get the same cabin - for the full journey.
Phew!

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Feb 26 2012 (21:25)
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1. One cabin and two coupe makes 10 berths in total.
2. It isnt mandatory for you to get the same set of berths for both legs.
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