In a bid to make travelling comfortable for mothers, the Northern Railway has introduced a baby berth on an experimental basis in one of its trains.
The Northern Railway shared photographs of the foldable baby berth which has a railing to prevent children from falling and has also been secured with a stopper.
The trial began on Lucknow Mail on Mother’s Day on Sunday.
“On Mother’s Day, Lucknow Divn of N.Rly. introduced a baby berth on experimental basis in Coach No.194129/B4, berth No 12 & 60. This will facilitate mothers travelling with their babies. The fitted baby seat is foldable & secured with a stopper,” said Northern Railway in a tweet.
On Mother’s Day, Lucknow Divn of N.Rly. introduced a baby berth on experimental basis in Coach No.194129/B4, berth No 12 & 60. This will facilitate mothers travelling with their babies.
The fitted baby seat is foldable & secured with a stopper. @AshwiniVaishnaw @RailMinIndia pic.twitter.com/4jNEtchuVh
— Northern Railway (@RailwayNorthern) May 9, 2022
The Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of the Northern Railway’s Lucknow Division also shared the news and greeted women on Mother’s Day.
Happy Mother’s Day.
A baby berth has been introduced in Coach no 194129/ B4, berth no 12 & 60 in Lucknow Mail, to facilitate mothers traveling with their baby. Fitted baby seat is foldable about hinge and is secured with a stopper. @AshwiniVaishnaw @RailMinIndia @GM_NRly pic.twitter.com/w5xZFJYoy1— DRM Lucknow NR (@drm_lko) May 8, 2022
Netizens appreciated the initiative with many urging baby berths to be set up in other trains as well. Some users also urged the railways to improve the design and pointed out that the current one may not stop babies from falling. “Very good initiative. But the stopper seems to be big enough for the baby to fall off when it rolls while sleeping. Please ensure additional pipings are welded within the stopper to fill the gap. Thank you,” wrote a user.
@DrmChennai @DRMTPJ @SalemDRM This is great initiative, which would help most of the parents. Request this initiative should be expanded to Southern Railway trains also in Tamilnadu
— Vimal R (@Vimal4mTJ) May 10, 2022
Very good initiative. But the stopper seems to be big enough for the baby to fall off when it rolls while sleeping. Please ensure additional pipings are welded within the stopper to fill the gap. Thank you.
— Sudhanva P Joshi (@sudhanvapjoshi) May 9, 2022
Well done & Very thoughtful of the IR. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to more such innovative, passenger friendly ideas. 👍🏻👍🏻👏👏
— C A PEREIRA (@CAPEREI54252028) May 9, 2022
Still needs proper designing and barricades with less width so the child does not slip from the metal rods and also strap required for the child safety if possible……..
— Dhimant Kapadia (@kapadiasir) May 10, 2022
Please do it for all trains, being a mother I also want to feel comfortable with my baby while traveling
— Richa Choudhary (@RichaSchoudhary) May 9, 2022
“Great changes।।। I hope this will be applicable to all coaches,” commented a user. Another user wrote, “This is great initiative, which would help most of the parents. Request this initiative should be expanded to Southern Railway trains also in Tamilnadu.”
