Railways Act, 1989
57. Maximum number of passengers for each
compartment.
Subject to the approval of the Central Government, every railway
administration shall fix the maximum number of passengers which may be carried
in each compartment of every description of carriage, and shall exhibit the
number so fixed in a conspicuous manner inside or outside each compartment in
Hindi English and also in one or more of the regional languages commonly in use
in the areas served by the railway.