Railway Rules for Pregnant Women: Indian Railways takes great care of the safety and convenience of its passengers. For this, many rules and regulations are continuously brought. Especially the safety of women is very well taken care of. There are separate rules for their safety, health related problems and pregnant women. Just as there is a women’s quota in Indian Railways, similarly there is a quota specifically for pregnant women. People do not know much about this. Under this, pregnant women are especially allotted lower berths.

Rules are different for pregnant women
Indian Railways has different rules for pregnant women. Under which lower berths are booked especially for these women. So that they can travel easily and do not have to face any problem. Do you know how to book first for this? If you don’t know, then let us tell you how to book a seat for a pregnant woman and what are its rules.

Book tickets like this
If you or any pregnant woman in your family is going to travel by train, then here you should know how to get the booking done. But before that, know that you cannot book the seat of a pregnant woman online, for this you will have to do offline booking. For this, you will have to go to the counter of your nearest Railway Reservation Center (PRS), from here only you will be able to get a confirmed lower berth. Go here and fill the ticket form and while doing so, write clearly that whatever is going from you or your family is from the womb. So that the clerk can give you the correct quota.

These documents will be needed
To book tickets for this special quota, you will need some documents, which will verify your status.

• The most important thing for traveling during pregnancy is doctor’s permission. To book a ticket, you will also have to submit a photocopy of the medical certificate certified by a registered doctor.
• Apart from this, you should have your identity card, for which you can attach a photocopy of Aadhar Card, PAN Card, Driving License.
• Along with this, you will also have to attach a copy of your medical report.
• At this counter, the railway employee will verify your documents and only after this you will be able to get the lower berth.

Keep these things in mind
Along with this, you will have to keep some things in mind during the journey, like you will have to keep your original medical prescriptions with you even after getting a lower berth. It is possible that TT may ask for these documents from you during the journey. If for any reason you have not been able to get a lower berth from the counter, then you do not need to worry, you can also request from TTE.