Garib Rath AC 3 Tier
Garib Rath AC 3 Tier is the high-density budget AC sleeper of Garib Rath Express trains, booked as 3A. The ICF coaches (lettered G) carry 78 berths by adding a Side Middle (SM) berth between the side lower and side upper — bays of 9 instead of the usual 8. These rakes are being replaced by LHB AC 3 Tier Economy coaches without side middle berths.
Berths per coach: ICF Garib Rath 78 · LHB replacement (3E) 80
Berth layout & coach position
Layout is representative — The exact arrangement varies between ICF and LHB rakes and individual coach builds.
Choosing a berth
Avoid the side middle (SM) if you can — it folds across the side lower and upper with the least headroom in the coach; main-bay lowers and uppers sleep like a regular 3A.
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About Garib Rath AC 3 Tier (G) coaches
Garib Rath AC 3 Tier (G) is an air-conditioned sleeper class of Indian Railways with 78 berths per coach (78 on ICF Garib Rath, 80 on LHB replacement (3E)), arranged as 8 bays of 9 berths along a side aisle.
- Class
- Garib Rath AC 3 Tier (G)
- Type
- Air-conditioned sleeper, reserved
- Berths
- ICF Garib Rath 78 · LHB replacement (3E) 80
- Berth types
- Lower (LB), Middle (MB), Upper (UB), Side Lower (SL), Side Middle (SM), Side Upper (SU)
- Layout
- 8 bays of 9 berths along a side aisle
- Found on
- Garib Rath Express trains on older ICF rakes