New Delhi: The railways have decided to offer unutilised berths on trains under the ladies quota to wait-listed women passengers first and then to senior citizens. The quota now remains open for booking till the reservation chart is prepared and after that the unutilised quota is released to wait-listed passengers, irrespective of their gender. In a circular dated February 15, the railway board has written to all the commercial managers, conveying its decision to "modify the logic of utilising accommodation earmarked under the ladies quota". According to the circular, at the time of preparing the chart, the unutilised quota for female passengers will be released first to wait-listed female passengers, followed by senior citizens. In Rajdhani, Duronto and fully air-conditioned or express trains, four lower berths are earmarked under this quota in AC 3-tier coaches.

Source: The Telegraph February 26, 2018 22:07 UTC