Why Indian Railways may scrap RAC; two passengers share one berth but pay full fare​on November 14, 2026 at 7:27 am

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.