{
  "id": 19945945,
  "title": "Why Indian Railways may scrap RAC; two passengers share one berth but pay full fare",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/why-indian-railways-may-scrap-rac-two-passengers-share-one-berth-but",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-14T07:27:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/indian-railways-may-scrap-rac-tickets-that-give-two-passengers-one-berth-at-full-fare-deliberation-comes-amid-concerns-over-sleeping-space-passenger-comfort-and-fairness-check-current-rules/articleshow/135822790.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}