When going on a trip, a business trip or visiting another city, people most often prefer this type of transport as a train. This is due to the fact that for a relatively reasonable price you can comfortably get to your destination. Moreover, if you go at night, you can also sleep. It remains only to simply determine which type of carriage suits you best: SV (sleeping), compartment or second-class carriage.
Its distribution into three types of carriages is determined by the degree of comfort, which naturally affects the ticket price. Class CB cars are considered the most comfortable, they have the fewest seats, good service. Usually equipped with air conditioning and other amenities. Compartments belong to the category of the middle class. Such a car is usually equipped with nine compartments. A compartment is a small room designed for four seats, with the ability to separate from the main aisle. That is, you can close behind the door, blocking yourself from passing people (guides or fellow travelers). In appearance, a compartment car is very similar to a reserved seat. Railway carriagethe middle class is very popular when traveling long distances, that is, those that last more than a day.
Tickets for the reserved seat carriage are the most affordable, and therefore are in great demand among students and low-income families. As a rule, during the period from mid-September to mid-May, students can purchase discounted tickets for these places. This is very convenient for out-of-town youth.
There are an order of magnitude more seats in a reserved seat than in a compartment car. This is due to the fact that there is no partition from the main aisle, due to which there are two additional seats opposite each compartment four. It is easy to count how many seats in a reserved seat car. If there are 36 of them in the compartment, then in the reserved seat there are 1.5 times more. Consequently, there are 54 seats in the reserved seat car, of which 36 are compartments, and the remaining 18 are side seats. At the same time, it is believed that the side seats are worse, especially the people do not like the 38th place due to the fact that it is located on the top shelf, and even near the vestibule with a toilet.
The numbering of seats in a reserved seat car is determined as follows. The bottom shelves are an odd number, the top shelves are an even number. In this case, the first 36 places are numbered from left to right, and starting from the 37th - from right to left. The first compartment of the reserved seat car, which is located next to the conductors' room, is places 1-4 and 53, 54. And the last opening, located at the other end of the car next to the toilet, is places 33-38. On short distance trainsa reserved seat car can be used as a common one. Tickets for it are sold without specifying a specific location.
The second-class carriage is equipped with two toilets with washbasins, a lockable double compartment for conductors, a service compartment, a samovar for water "titan". Above each upper shelf in the car there is an additional, third, where you can find a mattress and pillows. In the winter season, the conductor gives out blankets along with bed linen. Under the lower seat is a niche for luggage. There is a table in the compartment. The side lower seats easily transform from a bed into two seats with a table in the middle.
The main disadvantage of a reserved seat car is that there is no way to isolate yourself from people passing by.
