pic : idina.com internet In a joint effort of Lucknow and Delhi divisions, Northern railways have introduced foldable ‘baby berth’ to facilitate mothers traveling with their infants. The feature has been introduced on the occasion of Mother’s day. WHAT ARE THESE BABY BERTHS? Two main berths of the Lucknow Mail, which runs between Delhi and Lucknow, were fitted with foldable berths that are 770 mm in length, 255 mm in width, and 76.2 mm in height to accommodate infants. These berths provide additional space for parents to accommodate children who might be too young to be left unsupervised on a single regular berth. The berth comes fitted with a stopper in order to keep the children from falling off during travel.As this initiative is still in its testing phase, there’s no provision for booking these berths for women travelling with infants. The Railways might make a related announcement in the future if the facility is launched in all trains. BABY BERTH...
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