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Executive Chair Car
Executive Chair Car (EC) is the premium day-travel class on Shatabdi, Tejas and Vande Bharat services — wide 2+2 reclining seats with generous legroom. The LHB coach seats 56 in rows of four split by a central aisle; Vande Bharat executive coaches seat 52 with rotating seats.
Seats per coach: LHB 56 · Vande Bharat 52
Air-conditioned2+2 seatingRecliner seats56 seats (LHB)
Seat map
W WindowA Aisle
Coach entry · 2+2 seating
1
1W
2A
3A
4W
2
5W
6A
7A
8W
3
9W
10A
11A
12W
4
13W
14A
15A
16W
5
17W
18A
19A
20W
6
21W
22A
23A
24W
7
25W
26A
27A
28W
8
29W
30A
31A
32W
9
33W
34A
35A
36W
10
37W
38A
39A
40W
11
41W
42A
43A
44W
12
45W
46A
47A
48W
13
49W
50A
51A
52W
14
53W
54A
55A
56W
Choosing a seat
With only two seats each side of the aisle, every EC seat is either a window or an aisle — no middle seat, so book either freely.
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About Executive Chair Car (EC) coaches
Executive Chair Car (EC) is an air-conditioned seating class of Indian Railways with 56 seats per coach (56 on LHB, 52 on Vande Bharat), arranged as 2+2 seating in rows split by a central aisle.
- Class
- Executive Chair Car (EC)
- Type
- Air-conditioned seating, reserved
- Seats
- LHB 56 · Vande Bharat 52
- Seat types
- Window (W), Aisle (A)
- Layout
- 2+2 seating in rows split by a central aisle
- Found on
- Shatabdi, Tejas and Vande Bharat Express trains