Now the train will have more luggage than Limit will be fine New Delhi: Just like air travel, now beware of carrying excess luggage while travelling in trains, as well. Railways will reinforce the passengers on the passengers who take more luggage than the reserved limits in the reservation coach. For this, the railway is running a campaign from all the railway zones across the country from 8 to 22 June. Under this, the travelers will be looked at, especially those who carry more luggage than the specified weight limit
As a result of numerous complaints regarding excess baggage being towed into train compartments, Indian Railways has decided to strictly enforce its over-three-decades-old baggage allowance rules, which will see passengers paying up to six times the stipulated amount as penalty, if caught travelling with overweight luggage, an official said on Tuesday.
According to the prescribed norms, a sleeper class and a second class passenger can carry luggage weighing 40 kilograms and 35 kilograms, respectively, without paying any extra money and a maximum of 80 kilograms and 70 kilograms, respectively, by paying for the excess luggage at the parcel office. The excess luggage would have to be put in the luggage van. The rules were already in place, we are just enforcing them strictly now. Passengers are allowed to book and carry excess luggage in the luggage van, up to the maximum limit, on the payment of a fee equivalent to one-and-a-half times the luggage rate.
If a passenger is found travelling with un-booked luggage weighing more than the free allowance, the excess weight will be charged six times the luggage rate. The move is to ensure passenger convenience and address the issue of cramped compartments," Ved Prakash, director of information and publicity of the Railway Board, said. click here
According to the prescribed norms, a sleeper class and a second class passenger can carry luggage weighing 40 kilograms and 35 kilograms, respectively, without paying any extra money and a maximum of 80 kilograms and 70 kilograms, respectively, by paying for the excess luggage at the parcel office. The excess luggage would have to be put in the luggage van. The rules were already in place, we are just enforcing them strictly now. Passengers are allowed to book and carry excess luggage in the luggage van, up to the maximum limit, on the payment of a fee equivalent to one-and-a-half times the luggage rate.
If a passenger is found travelling with un-booked luggage weighing more than the free allowance, the excess weight will be charged six times the luggage rate. The move is to ensure passenger convenience and address the issue of cramped compartments," Ved Prakash, director of information and publicity of the Railway Board, said. click here
