reserved seat

They have random Russian names.

The following people travel in reserved seats: Most of them are ordinary passengers, not doing anything particularly interesting. Among them are families, singles, and couples. Parents with children, teenagers, young people, and the elderly—they're all passengers.

I'm a mother, she'll constantly make a scene and demand everything she and her child want, under the pretext of "I gave birth!" She and her daughter have a very nasty character. They'll demand you give them the lower bunks. But if you say anything to them, they'll nag you and even make you feel guilty.

A loving couple is a group of two people, a girl and a boy, around 18-20 years old, who don't bother anyone and kiss in the evenings on their bunk, usually the top one, to hide away from interruptions.

Grandmother, or babka, etc. She's short, has her head wrapped in a scarf, like most Russian grandmothers. She's hard of hearing, and asks for the lower bunk if possible, but unlike Yazhematera, she really has trouble climbing up.

A group of rather noisy teenagers. This group consists of three people, including both boys and girls. They are constantly noisy, but sometimes quiet down when the guide is called.

How a carriage is constructed Compartments and shelves: Compartment berths (1–36): located across the carriage in open compartments. Odd-numbered berths are lower berths, even-numbered berths are upper berths. Between the berths is a table, and under the lower berths are luggage compartments.

Side berths (37–54): located along the side wall. The lower berth folds out into a table, with an upper berth above it and a luggage rack under the ceiling.

Access and equipment: There is a common corridor running along the carriage.

The carriage has two toilet compartments with washbasins.

At the beginning of the carriage there is a two-person, closed compartment for conductors and a service compartment from which the attendant controls the carriage systems.

At the beginning of the carriage there is also a boiler with boiling water (“titanium”).

Numbering and arrangement Key rule: odd numbers are the bottom shelves, even numbers are the top shelves.

Compartment seats are numbered from the head of the carriage (where the conductor's compartment is) to the end. Side seats are numbered in the opposite direction - from the other end of the carriage.

Important areas and features: Emergency exits are located in the third and sixth compartments. These are berths 9–12 and 21–24, as well as the adjacent side berths (43–44 and 49–50). The windows in these compartments are fixed and cannot be opened.

Seats near the toilets are traditionally considered less comfortable due to potential odors and the noise from slamming doors. In modern train cars, toilets are often located at the end of the car, on the side of the non-working vestibule.

The middle of the carriage (seats 13–20 and 45–48) is often considered the quietest area: fewer people use the toilets here.

Seats next to the conductor's compartment (1–4 and 53–54) are chosen by those who value quick access to services and the convenience of carrying luggage.