Railway Luggage Rules: Crores of passengers travel by train every day in India. Indian Railways operates thousands of trains for this purpose. Some rules have been made by the Railways for the passengers traveling by train, which they have to follow. Many of these rules are such that all the passengers know, while there are some rules about which passengers generally do not know.
One such rule of railways is similar to the rule of flights. Just like you have to pay extra money for carrying excess weight in flights, that is, there is a limit for carrying weight in flights. Similarly, there is a limit in trains as well. What are the rules for how much weight you can carry in trains? Let us tell you.
You can carry so much luggage with you
Some rules have been made for travelling in Indian Railways, one of which is about luggage. That is, how much weight of luggage can a passenger carry with him during the journey. A fine is imposed for carrying luggage more than the prescribed limit. If you are travelling in AC first class coach, then you can carry luggage weighing up to 70 kg with you. Along with this, you get a weight exemption of up to 15 kg.
In AC second coach you can carry luggage up to 50 kg. You get an additional discount of 10 kg in that. In third AC and chair car you can carry luggage up to 40 kg with a discount of 10 kg. Whereas in sleeper class you can carry luggage up to 40 kg with a discount of 10 kg. Whereas in second class you can carry luggage up to 35 kg. Please note that separate booking can be done for extra luggage.
So much fine for excess luggage
According to the rules of Indian Railways, if you carry luggage beyond the limit and are carrying extra luggage without booking, then you will have to pay 6 times the booking amount of the luggage. For example, if a passenger is carrying 40 kg of extra luggage and is travelling a distance of 500 km, then it can be booked in the parcel van for approximately Rs 109. But after not booking, the passenger has to pay approximately Rs 654 as a penalty.
