Can we sleep in AC 3 tier?

AC3 (or A-3) – Same facilities as AC2 class, the only difference is they are busier because they have more beds – 3 tier bunk beds (upper, middle and lower) are grouped in bays of 6 beds plus 3 bunk beds along the corridors. Unlike AC2 there are no privacy curtains.



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Third AC provides you the following facilities: An air-conditioned comfortable journey to the passenger. The sleeping seats are wider than sleeper coach. You will get bed sheet, blanket and pillow set for your comfortable journey.

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Three Tier Air Conditioned Class, known as 3AC, offers a significant step up in comfort and quietness. The carriages in 3AC are laid out in the same manner as in Sleeper Class. However, the windows are covered with tinted glass that's unable to be opened, and air-conditioning keeps the carriages cool.

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Third AC or AC 3-tier (3A) Third AC Sleeper has 8 berths in each compartment. The backrest of the lower berth is pulled upward to make it a middle berth and since each side of the compartment has three seats, it becomes impossible for an adult to sit upright when all three berths are open.

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The food fare is included in the main fare. Nowadays, an option is available to passengers, to opt out of Rajdhani food and if done, the cost of ticket reduces. On any other train, in AC 3 Tier, you can order food and pay for it. So this is not a facility really - just a convenience.

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In my opinion in AC 3 Tier always try to book the side berths - upper(SU) or lower(SL). Its a squeeze on the other berths during the day time, with three people sharing space which is comfortably meant for two.

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While a normal AC 3-tier coach has 72 berths, AC 3-tier economy has 80. Railways earned Rs 231 crore from the AC 3-tier economy class in the first year of its introduction. According to data, from April-August, 2022, 15 lakh people travelled in these coaches, generating earnings of Rs 177 crore.

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Upper berth Is always my fav as i mostly travel alone. Plus u get the added advantage to sleep anytime without other co-passengers permission. Also nowadays,new 3ac coaches have a higher headspace. Lower berths are also good if the middle and upper are urs.

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The way we see it, sleeping with the AC on all night won't kill you, not even harm you, as long as you do so safely. Just make sure that you keep the direct flow of air away from your bed and face, and stay in that sweet spot of 60-67 degree Fahrenheit.

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Railways had installed curtains in air-conditioned coaches in 2009 to give more privacy to passengers, but stopped using it in the AC-3 tier coaches after a fire accident on the Bangalore-Nanded Express in 2014.

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The 3AC is 3tier, 2AC is 2tier berths and 1ac is having more privacy and the attendant will make bed for you. AC is same , the only difference is seat/berth numbers. 1 AC - 1 seat/berth ( lower berth) , 2 AC - 2 seat - Bunker bed type - lower and upper berth, 3rd AC - sleeper berth ( lower, middle, upper).

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