First AC and Third AC Coach Facilities: Crores of people travel by Indian Railways every day. Railway travel is comfortable and convenient. When people have to travel far away, they prefer trains over flights. When it comes to trains, you get more choices to travel according to your needs, whether it is in terms of comfort level or financial level. There are two types of coaches in a train.
One is AC and the other is non-AC. Non-AC has general coaches and sleeper coaches. On the other hand, AC has three types of coaches. Which includes first AC, second AC and third AC. If we talk about traveling in AC coach, then the first AC coach has the highest price and the third AC ticket has the lowest price. What is the difference between first AC and third AC? What facilities are available in both? Let us tell you.
These facilities are available in Third AC
You don’t get many facilities in third AC. However, you get more facilities in it than in sleeper. If you travel in third AC, you are given bedsheet, pillow and blanket. Which is not available in sleeper. Talking about the seat of third AC, it has three seats facing each other like sleeper and two seats on the side.
That is, if you book a ticket in third AC and travel, you do not get many facilities. However, AC and other bed sheets, blankets and pillows are provided. If we talk about its fare, then it is much more expensive than sleeper. While sleeper from Delhi to Bhopal can be booked for Rs. 415, you have to pay Rs. 1080 for a ticket in third AC.
Many facilities are available in First AC
First AC is a premium coach of the train. You feel a lot of luxury in it. First AC coach does not have seats on one side. It has only five cabins and three coupes. A cabin has two berths and two seats facing each other. Whereas a coupe has only two berths. You get peace in First AC. Because there are not many people there. No one comes to disturb you.
In the First AC coach, you are given tea, coffee, breakfast and dinner for free. Special care is taken of the cleanliness of the coach. If we talk about its fare, then you have to pay up to Rs 2565 in First AC from Delhi to Bhopal. Which is one and a half times more than Rs 1080 of Third AC.
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