Why Indian Railways may scrap RAC; two passengers share one berth but pay full fare

RAC is a train ticket under which two passengers share a single berth even though each is charged the full fare and receives only half the sleeping space.

RAC originated at a time when railway reservations were largely processed manually and there was no electronic mechanism to track cancellations and vacant berths in real time.

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Source attribution: Times of India – Business.

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