The premium economic train is an option for people who want to travel or travel on a limited budget. The price of this train is much cheaper than the premium train, but offers a seat that is more comfortable than the usual economic class.

Taking a premium economic train is enough to provide comfort for long-distance travel. Unlike ordinary economic trains that provide face-to-face and upright seats, premium economy class seats are set in two sets and face-to-face.

With the composition of premium economic train seats, ordinary passengers enjoy more and calmly enjoy the trip. To make the trip more comfortable, the selection of seats also needs to be considered. There are some tips for choosing a premium economic train seat that you need to know.

The position of the seat is also a factor for passengers to be able to enjoy the journey comfortably. In the gate of the premium economic train, the composition of the seats is divided into two directions. Some face forward like the direction of the train and some turn their backs on the train.

Many people are usually uncomfortable when they have to sit back to their backs on the direction of the train departure. Not infrequently people are easily dizzy or nauseous when sitting in a position facing the back of the train.

In purchasing economic train tickets, people usually fight to get a chair facing the front. However, choosing this position seat is also not easy or there are tricks in itself.

Therefore, you must be observant in choosing seats or chairs when ordering train tickets. Here are tips for choosing a premium economic train seat that you can practice in order to get a seat as you wish:

For people who rarely take the premium economic train, they may be confused by the layout of the seat according to the number. There is a row of numbers that distinguish between the position of facing the chair based on the direction of the train travel route.

If the train you are traveling on departs from east to west, choose a seat between number 1-12 so that you can face forward following the direction of the train. For example, a train with a route from Yogyakarta to Jakarta, East Java to Jakarta, Jakarta to Banten, West Java to Jakarta.

On the other hand, if your train runs from west to east, the choice of seat number from 12 to the last number. Choosing a seat with this number can prevent you from facing the back of the train. For example, the journey from Jakarta to Yogyakarta, Jakarta to Central Java, Yogyakarta to East Java, and others.

If you want to rest during a long journey, you should avoid chairs close to the borides. Bordes is the room at the end of the carriage used as an entry and exit between carriages of the train.

Seats close to the border are usually easily disturbed by the noise when the door is opened and closed. During the trip, many people will go in and out to the toilet or other carriages. So it's better to choose a seat located in the middle of the carriage.

This tip can actually be only optional, so you can apply it or not when buying train tickets for long trips. If you bring your own food or drink, you don't have to choose a chair near the dining carriage.

However, if you don't bring food and want to eat while on the way, you can apply these tips. By choosing a chair near the dining carriage, it will be easier for you when you want to go to eat. If you are lazy to get out of the chair, you can order food or drink through the application.

Those are tips for choosing a premium economic train seat that you need to remember when you are going to travel or outside the city. The position of the seat or direction of the seat greatly affects comfort during the train journey. Also read KAI targets the modification of 60 new generation economic trains.

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