Indian Railways advises passengers not to carry excess luggage in trains

With air connectivity still a distant dream for people at several locations, the Indian Railways is the prime and most-sought after means of transportation for millions of travellers in the country.

Though the Railways has come up with several initiatives to increase the travel experience by improving the facilities and infrastructure, it has recently advised passengers not to carry extra luggage during train journeys. Rather, the passengers can avail services of the ralways by booking baggage in luggage van.

“The joy of train ride is reduced to half due to extra luggage. Do not carry excess luggage while travelling by trains. In case you have excess baggage, go to the parcel office and book the luggage,” the Ministry of Railways recently tweeted on May 29.

 It has been found that a lot of passengers carry extra baggage, which creates inconvenience not only for themselves but also for others as well. Already there are fixed norms for carriage of baggage in train compartments.

अगर सामान होगा ज्यादा, तो सफर का आनंद होगा आधा!

अधिक सामान ले कर रेल यात्रा ना करें। सामान अधिक होने पर पार्सल कार्यालय जा कर लगेज बुक कराएं। pic.twitter.com/gUuishbqr5

— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) May 29, 2022

Highlights:

Each passenger is allowed a free allowance up to which he/she can carry luggage with him in the compartment, free of cost. The free allowance varies for different classes of travel. Children aged 5 and below 12 years are allowed half the free allowance subject to the maximum of 50 kg. You are also permitted a marginal allowance.

There is a maximum ceiling on the luggage which can be carried inside the compartment for each class.

AC First Class: Free allowance: 70 kg

Marginal allowance: 15 kg

Maximum quantity permitted ( including free allowance): 150 kg

AC 2-Tier sleeper/First class:

Free allowance: 50 kg

Marginal allowance: 10 kg

Maximum quantity permitted (including free allowance): 100 kg 

Passenger are allowed to book and carry excess luggage beyond the free allowance with them in the compartment up to the maximum limit as per class mentioned above on payment of charge at 1.5 times of luggage rate.