Indian Railways is considering ending the Reservation Against Cancellation (RAC) system, which currently has two people sharing a single berth but both paying full price.
This setup can leave passengers uncomfortable, especially when different genders have to share space.
The move is being examined because of passenger-convenience concerns and because RAC is a decades-old arrangement from the manual-booking era.
Parliamentary panel questions RAC fairness
RAC was created back when bookings were done by hand to squeeze in more travelers.
Now, with digital systems tracking seats in real time, RAC is outdated, and a parliamentary panel even questioned why people pay full fare without getting their own berth.
For now, officials are still deciding whether to make the switch.