Do you know what are the general compartments in the first and last part of the train?

Indian Railways is called the lifeline of India. Every day lakhs of people travel by train. Considering its safety and facilities, passengers can completely trust their train journey. At the same time, Railways has also made many rules keeping in mind the safety of the people. If you often travel by train, have you ever noticed that the general compartments of the train are located at the first and last place of the train.
However, you may have hardly noticed why this is so. Actually, there is a system for arranging coaches in trains. In this, AC, sleeper and general coaches are arranged in an organized manner. If you have this question in your mind, why are there general compartments only in the first and last part of the train, then here we know the answer.

Any rule related to trains is made keeping in mind the convenience and safety of the passengers. The reason behind arranging the train coaches in this order is also for the benefit of the passengers. Actually, there is a lot of crowd in the general coach. In such a situation, if the general compartment is placed in the middle, then passengers or luggage will face a lot of difficulty in passing through that bogie. People will either have to pass through such a coach or will have to cross the general compartment via sleeper coach. Which can become a cause of trouble for any passenger. Therefore, keeping in mind the convenience of the passengers, the general compartment has been placed first and last.

There is another reason why the coaches are arranged in this order. That is, there is a lot of crowd in the general compartment. In such a situation, if the coaches are not placed in the middle, the balance of the train may get disturbed. Whereas the crowd remains divided in the front and rear compartments of the train. Due to which the balance of the train remains intact.

The main reason for moving general coaches back and forth is to avoid crowding on the platform. This will divide the crowd into two groups. When the train arrives on the platform, some passengers will go behind the train and some will go towards the front. This also helps the railway authorities to help people during emergency conditions and accidents and to control bad conditions on the platforms.