Attention train passengers! Now, like in flight, fine will be imposed for carrying heavy luggage in train too, know the rules

railway Baggage Rules: Extra charges will have to be paid if you carry more luggage than required on the flight. This is why many people traveling by flight weigh their luggage at home before reaching the airport, so that they do not have to pay extra fees there. But do you know that like flights, passengers may have to pay fine for carrying excess luggage in trains also. Know the railway rules regarding luggage and avoid fines.

Indian Railways runs a campaign against people carrying excess luggage in trains and also collects revenue in the form of fine from such passengers. Railways has fixed the weight of luggage separately for each category.

If you are traveling in AC First Class, then a passenger can carry up to 70 kg of luggage. With this you are getting a discount of 15 kg. Apart from this, after making the maximum booking, 65 kg of goods can be carried in the parcel van.

Similarly, in Second AC there is a discount of 10 kg with 50 kg and after booking 30 kg, additional parcel can be carried by van. There is a discount of 10 kg in third AC or AC chair car with 40 kg of luggage. You can book a parcel van and take 30 kg with you.

In sleeper class, there is an allowance of carrying 10 kg more luggage along with 40 kg. After booking you can carry 70 kg of additional luggage. By booking 35 kg along with 10 kg extra luggage in second class, 60 kg extra luggage can be carried in the parcel van.

This is how fine is imposed on excess luggage

According to the new guidelines of Indian Railways, if a passenger is caught carrying unbooked luggage more than the prescribed limit, he will have to pay six times the price of the booked luggage. For example, a passenger traveling 500 km with 40 kg extra luggage can book it in a luggage van by paying Rs 109. If the passenger does not book, he will have to pay a fine of Rs 654.