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If you buy a ticket at the box office, you can discuss your preferences regarding the selection of a seat in the car with the cashier. In the same case, if the ticket is purchased on the website, you will have to make a choice yourself. To do this, you must first familiarize yourself with some of the nuances of various places. Otherwise, faced with them during the trip, you will have to endure inconveniences that could have been avoided.
Wagon selection
First you need to familiarize yourself with the classes of service in order to have an idea of what level of comfort you will meet during your trip.
Soft (M), Luxury (L), Coupein (K), Reserved seat (P), With seats (S).
Individual air conditioning, shower and toilet are provided only in a soft car. In all the rest - air conditioning is shared, there is no shower, two toilets in the car.
In a soft car and a luxury car, there are 2 berths per compartment, and in a compartment - 4.
In addition to the type of wagon, it is important to consider service classes. There are quite a lot of them, and they differ in the presence and diet (hot / cold), the category of equipment with bed linen, the presence / absence and completeness of sanitary and hygiene kits, and the provision of the press. Moreover, different carrier companies use different designations for service classes, and the same designation class can have different service fillers.
Branded trains consist of cars of new modifications, and include them different types so you can easily choose the right one for you.
But in a double-decker car you can find much more inconvenience than it might seem at first glance. There are twice as many seats as compared to a one-story car, and the number of conductors is the same (it takes longer to wait for tea, boarding a train as well), there is no third upper shelf in the compartment and there is nowhere to put things. Instead of titanium - an ordinary electric kettle. There are only 3 toilets, a staircase that is not easy for elderly people to climb with luggage, and a low ceiling on the second floor.
Location selection
In standard Russian compartment and reserved seat carriages, the following rule applies: the lower seats are odd, the upper ones are even.
Side seats in the reserved seat start at 37. Above it - 38, which are located directly at the toilet. The last upper non-lateral place (36) cannot be called convenient either, since there is a toilet behind the wall, and it differs from all other places from which the legs, sorry, hang down, by the presence of a partition and the absence of a step for climbing.
Next to the conductor's compartment, there may also be little pleasant. The compartments provided for luggage will probably be occupied by coal, blankets and other things. It hardly makes sense to argue with the conductor about this for your calm and comfortable stay on the road. It is better to choose a different place in advance.
Passengers of high stature should take into account that in the reserved seat seats 1, 2, 35, 36 are shorter than the rest of the centimeters by 15.
There is one fairly common misconception about carriages with seating. These wagons are often confused with common ones. There is no air conditioning in the common car, and 3 passengers are sitting on the shelf. In the carriages, on the contrary, it is very comfortable. The layout of the seats is reminiscent of placing them on a bus. The seats are soft, you can recline them to take a nap.
In carriages with seats, despite many different modifications, the principle of “odd at the window” remains unchanged. Therefore, if you are a fan of warming up and cannot sit still for a long time, it is better to buy an even seat, it is closer to the aisle.
Even with the current problems, you can always find an option that is most suitable for you. Removing an inconvenient seat can help you maintain a good mood and set a precedent for the company to pay attention to unclaimed seats in the future and lower the price on them.
Cars in the trains of Russian Railways are divided into several types, depending on the number of seats and the level of comfort. For most types of wagons, Tutu.ru has a seat map.
seated wagon
In the sitting car there are separately standing soft chairs with armrests. It resembles the cabin of an airplane or an intercity bus, but there is much more space. It is better to take a ticket for a sit-down car when the trip lasts several hours. So you won't get tired. These are, for example, day express trains between Moscow and St. Petersburg or Nizhny Novgorod and Kirov.
Seated cars vary greatly in location and number of seats, as well as service classes. Therefore, there is no single scheme for them. For example, the figure shows the scheme of the train car No. 102YA Moscow - Yaroslavl.
On Tutu.ru, in the "Trains" section, there are seat maps for many sit-down trains, including popular and. When buying a train ticket (on the seat selection page), for some trains, the direction of travel is indicated. This allows you to choose convenient places not to ride backwards.
High-speed train "Strizh", 1st class car
Econom-class train
This is the most popular type of carriage due to the low price of tickets. There are 54 seats in the car - 9 compartments with 6 beds. Two top, two bottom and two side. There are no doors between the compartments, they are all connected by a common corridor. All the bottom places are odd-numbered, and the top ones are even-numbered.
Seats 37 to 54 are "sides", they are shorter than the seats in the block of 4. Seats 33 to 38 are near the toilet. Here, the slamming of the door leading to the corridor and unpleasant odors can interfere.
In compartments 3 (seats 9-12) and 6 (seats 21-24) the windows do not open. This is true for older trains without air conditioning. In new trains, ventilation works normally.
Usually there are two toilets in the car, there is titanium with boiling water for brewing tea. Each compartment is equipped with tables, on the sides a table and two seats are obtained if the lower shelf is expanded. There is a lot of space for luggage in the reserved seat - these are compartments under the lower seats and third shelves.
In a fully occupied reserved seat, it can be stuffy and cramped (especially on the side seats). Second-class carriages in branded trains are cleaner and more comfortable: there is air conditioning and a dry closet, more sockets.
A second-class carriage in the branded train of Russian Railways
Shared wagon
Usually this is a reserved seat car with three seats on each lower shelf, including the lower side ones. This car has several serious drawbacks.
Firstly, reserved seats are not suitable for long sitting - due to the lack of a soft back and headrest. Secondly, a feeling of tightness is created - there are no armrests that separate people from each other. Finally, in most cases, in the general carriage, all tickets are sold without a seat - whoever managed to do it earlier took the best seats.
This is the least comfortable type of carriage, but the ticket to it is also the cheapest.
Compartment carriage
In a compartment car, there are usually 32 or 36 seats, divided into compartments with four seats in each. There are cars with 38 seats, where seats 37-38 are a double compartment. The bottom places are odd and the top places are even. The compartments are isolated from each other and are locked. There are folding chairs in the common corridor.
The compartment has a mirror, a table, hangers and hooks for clothes, as well as a night lamp for each passenger. Unlike the reserved seat, there is no third shelf in the compartment - it is replaced by a niche for luggage under the ceiling. Therefore, you can sit freely on the top shelf in the compartment.
Coupe is one of the most popular types of carriages due to the combination of price and comfort. In the wagon less people, extraneous conversations do not interfere, and personal belongings are safe. In the compartment car, similarly to the reserved seat, there are two toilets and titanium. But in a compartment there are fewer queues for the toilet compared to a reserved seat, since much fewer passengers ride in such a car.
Often, the upper shelves in a compartment can be bought at the price of a reserved seat. In some carriages, when buying a ticket, you can choose the type of compartment. Both men and women can ride in a mixed compartment, and only women can ride in a women's compartment. The type of compartment is determined by the passenger who bought the ticket first.
Compartment in the carriage of the private carrier JSC "TKS"
Luxury car (SV)
SV is a sleeping car. It has from 8 to 10 compartments with 2 beds, both are located below. But there are suites (SV) with an upper and lower seat, but in such a compartment there are also only 2 seats. The standard suite has 18 beds. Suite (SV) is more comfortable than a compartment car, as it does not have upper shelves. On the lower shelves there is a soft back for sitting.
In terms of the level of service, the SV is better than a compartment car - the suite usually has a call button for the conductor, air conditioning, and some trains also have a TV. Depending on the carrier company, passengers are provided with a different set of services (food, drinks, travel set, press, underwear). For example, the carrier TKS JSC has high-quality wagons and a high level of service.
Suite (SV) is convenient for a family or romantic trip, when you can buy all compartments. The main disadvantage of SV is the price of travel. It is usually 3-4 times higher than in a reserved seat and 1.5-2 times higher than in a compartment. A trip to NE will cost more than an airplane for a similar distance.
Luxury car (SV) of the private carrier TKS JSC
soft wagon
In a soft car there can be 4, 5 or 6 compartments. The layout of the compartment itself and the furnishings in it also vary greatly. Each compartment has 1 or 2 beds. If there are two places, then the lower one is a sofa that converts into a bed 120 cm wide. The compartments themselves are similar to suites, but differ in larger area.
The soft car is equipped at the level of a 3-4-star hotel: each compartment has a dry closet, washbasin, shower, air conditioning, TV, soft sofa and armchair. Here they always serve a hot breakfast, give out a shower set, a bathrobe and a terry towel, and the latest press. The soft carriages are equipped with a bar.
Of the minuses - the high price, significantly exceeding the cost of a plane ticket.
The interior of the soft car branded train "Grand Express".
International carriage with 4-seater compartments
In terms of comfort, four-seater compartments on international routes are similar to ordinary compartment cars in the Russian Federation. But, as a rule, new cars go abroad, so they have a lot of pleasant little things (for example, a board with a running line in the corridor).
Another compartment in such a carriage can turn into a suite if you raise the upper shelves. Depending on the route, the carriage may have a shared shower, while the compartment may have air conditioning, individual lighting for each seat, and sockets.
Quadruple compartment in the train Moscow - Nice. Photo taken from the Russian Railways website
International carriage with 3-seater compartments
Some international trains have triple compartments. In total, there are 33 seats in such a car. In the compartment, all three berths are located one under the other on one side. Such compartments can be used as doubles - the middle shelf remains in the raised position.
They are smaller than 4-seat coupes and can feel cramped. When there are three passengers in it, they are all forced to sit or lie down together, since it is impossible to sit with the middle shelf lowered. Therefore, cars with 3-seater compartments are now used very rarely.
It is pleasant to ride in such a compartment only if you buy all three seats together and raise the middle shelf. Of the amenities they may have (but not in all compartments) an armchair, a table, a washbasin and a wardrobe.
When planning to travel by train, you should think about which car is better to choose on the train: reserved seat, compartment type, SV or seated. The reserved seat is the most common type of passenger cars in Russia, however, as in all CIS countries, it consists of 9 compartments with 6 seats in each, a total of 54 in 1 car. There are folding tables in each compartment and on the side seats. Between the 4 seats of the compartment and 2 side seats there is a passage. The car has 2 toilets, titanium for heating water, 2 vestibules, a compartment for conductors.
Why is a reserved seat car so popular? The point is that this a budget option trips over a long distance, during which you can relax, sleep. The reserved seat is also called an open-type sleeping car. The socket is located opposite the toilet, in the second and eighth compartments (numbers 39-40 and 51-52). Usually, there are more people who want to charge their gadgets (during long trips) than the sockets themselves.
Seats 1-4
Comfort while traveling plays a big role. Therefore, it is worth taking seriously which places in the reserved seat are better to take.
Seats 1 to 4 are located near the conductors' compartment and the toilet. They are classified as "bad". The trip will be accompanied by a constant circulation of passengers to the toilet, to the conductor of the car, to the exit at intermediate stations, and this will happen around the clock.
Scheme reserved seat
The pluses include proximity to the exit from the car, which is important for travelers with heavy luggage.
Important! Charging laptops, also using tees and extension cords is prohibited.
Seats 5-32
From 5 to 32 - the best places in the reserved seat car. These are the shelves in the middle of the compartment part of the car.
Note! The windows in the third and sixth compartments do not open. And if there is no air conditioning in such a compartment, then the trip will be a big test, especially in summer.
compartment part
About side seats
The side seats are in the range from 37 to 54. They also have their own characteristics, knowing which you can confidently decide whether to buy them. Sometimes a ticket for 54 upper side seat is not sold, then it is used for business purposes.
The disadvantages of "sidewalls" include:
- The smaller width of the shelf, which brings tangible discomfort to most people and does not make it possible to fully relax, straightening up while lying down.
- The disadvantage of the lower side seats is their design, since the table unfolds from the middle part of the seat. To eat at the table, the passenger from above will have to disturb the lower neighbor if he is resting. This often leads to disputes and discontent on both sides.
- The side seats are considered "walk-through". It is practically impossible to position the legs conveniently, because the neighbor’s legs are probably already under the table, and people walking back and forth prevent turning around towards the aisle.
Among the advantages of sidewalls, one can note their availability: they often remain on sale in almost any direction of the train. And people of not high stature can easily accommodate on the “second floor”, without worrying that their legs will touch passing people.
sidewalls
A trip on the sides should not bring discomfort if the journey does not last long.
If two well-known people are traveling, it is ideal to purchase tickets for the upper and lower side reserved seats.
Restroom seats (33 to 36)
Tickets with numbers 33-36 can be safely attributed to "inconvenient". Their disadvantage lies in the location near the toilet, which can be accompanied by very unpleasant odors, constant slamming of the door and a draft. These seats are redeemed by passengers very reluctantly, as well as side ones.
Advantages and disadvantages of upper and lower shelves
Another important point in order to choose the most convenient places in a reserved seat car, to know the features of the upper and lower shelves.
The advantages of the upper shelves - hardly anyone will disturb them, at any time of the day you can comfortably sit down and read a book, sleep or watch your favorite movie.
The disadvantage can be called its inconvenience for the elderly, with children, overweight. Climbing up for them is not an easy task. The category of people avoiding top seats also includes passengers who are afraid of falling while sleeping. In addition, to eat at the table, you often have to disturb the neighbor from the bottom shelf.
Top shelves
It can be rather stuffy in the upper places, especially if the carriage is not sufficiently well ventilated, when it is hot summer outside. To take your luggage, if it is in a specially designated compartment under the lower shelf, you will have to disturb people.
The advantages of the bottom shelf - you don't have to climb on it. This is the main plus. The bottom is comfortable to both sit and lie down. You can look out the window, it will pleasantly defuse the situation on the way. To eat, you do not need to ask anyone to vacate the seat at the table.
There are few disadvantages, but they exist. Sleeping during the day is almost impossible. A neighbor from above will often go downstairs, for example, to go to the toilet, sit, eat. Since the passenger of the upper bunk has every right to take a seat below during the daytime, this will not allow the passenger below to retire in their own thoughts. From time to time, you will have to watch the legs of a neighbor from above, who “groaning” crawls into his two-story apartment.
Note! You need to choose the tickets that are suitable for you in advance, as the “good” ones are sold out first.
Features of the trip of a separate category of passengers
Before deciding which seats are better to take on a reserved seat train, you need to select a passenger category:
- pregnant women;
- elderly people;
- suffering from diseases musculoskeletal system, vestibular apparatus;
- children.
By virtue of their physiological characteristics, such people need to buy comfortable seats in advance, preferably lower ones. Woman in position or old man they are unlikely to be able to climb onto the top seat without outside help, but even more so to get off it. The child can simply fall off the top shelf. Passengers with children warn their children - we are going in a reserved seat, remind the rules of safety and behavior on trains.
With various diseases accompanied by impaired movements and coordination, a trip to the second floor can become quite traumatic. In such cases, it is better to choose places on the lower shelves and not far from the toilet, or use the Russian Railways Lastochka train with seated cars.
Traveling in a reserved seat can be pleasant and comfortable if you take care of it in advance, buy the most convenient places for yourself, based on some of the above features.
When traveling by train, passengers can choose their own seats in the carriage. It is most convenient to do this, having in advance the scheme of the car in front of your eyes.
When buying a ticket on the Tutu.ru website, passengers choose seats either on the train car diagram, or by indicating only the range of seats. When choosing, you can see in advance which places are already occupied and which are free. The beginning of the numbering of seats in the car starts from the compartment of the conductor.
The most popular way to travel by train is in a reserved seat. It has 54 seats, of which 18 are lateral. Traditionally even places are top and odd places are bottom. Seats 37 and 38 are very disliked by passengers. Not only are these "sides" dubious in terms of comfort, they are also located near the toilet. However, the direction is popular or the trip is short, these places are actively sold out on a par with others.
There are 36 seats in a compartment car divided into 9 "compartments". There are 4 shelves in one compartment: two lower and two upper. The arrangement of seats in the car here is organized according to the same principle as in the reserved seat: even - top, odd - bottom. The upper berths in a compartment are often sold at a discount and sometimes even compared in price with the fare in a reserved seat. There are sockets in the car not only near the toilets, but also in the corridor, so recharge mobile phone it will be possible without problems.
Traveling in a NE or a suite can be called one of the most comfortable. In one sleeping car, 18 people can ride at the same time, two in each compartment. The layout of the places here is simple - there are no upper shelves.
In international trains, you can find double, triple and quadruple compartments. Such trains run to the Baltic countries and the European Union. The principle of numbering here is the same as in other trains. However, in triple compartments it is different: the middle ones will be the places ending in "3" and "4" - for example, 13 and 14.
High-speed trains "Sapsan", "Lastochka" and "Strizh" are equipped with seated cars of different classes. When choosing a seat, the passenger is primarily interested in how he will sit - against or in the direction of the train. Most often, you can pre-select the location of interest in the car, but sometimes when the train is being formed, the cars can “turn over”. In a seated car, when choosing a seat, you need to be especially careful so that later you don’t be crushed by your neighbor’s knees all the way. Most often, it will not be possible to indicate the necessary places on the train on the diagram, so you need to know in advance the “comfort range”. As a rule, this is the middle.
The scheme of the car with seats usually hangs near the ticket office at the station. This does not mean that now you have to go there - when buying a ticket on Tutu.ru, you can choose a comfortable location of seats on the train on an interactive diagram, where you can see free shelves, their tier, and also lists the services that a passenger of a particular type of car receives .
