Now you will not be able to carry these items in the train during the journey, otherwise you will be fined

Indian Railway Rules: As the festival of Diwali approaches, people have started returning to their homes, due to which huge crowd is being seen in trains. According to railway rules, keeping in mind the safety of passengers, there is a strict ban on carrying flammable items like firecrackers and sparklers in the train. According to these rules, passengers cannot carry any kind of firecrackers in the train. If a passenger is found traveling with prohibited luggage, he may face action under Section 164 of the Railway Act. Under this, there can be a fine of Rs 1,000 or imprisonment up to three years or both.

So if crackers and sparklers are available cheaply where you are staying and you also intend to take them home on Diwali, then abandon your plan. If you are caught with prohibited items in the train, you can get into big trouble. Every time Indian Railways also repeatedly appeals to the passengers not to travel with firecrackers.

Punishment can be up to 3 years

According to the rules of Indian Railways, if a passenger carries any of the prohibited items with him during the journey, then action can be taken against him under Section 164 of the Railway Act. Under this section, the passenger can be punished with a fine of Rs 1000 or imprisonment of three years or both. Since firecrackers fall under the category of prohibited items, you may be punished if caught with them in a train.

Railways has banned carrying many such things in the train which can endanger the safety of railway passengers. These are the things which can cause fire in the train, make the train dirty, cause inconvenience to the passengers and cause the train to crash.

These items are prohibited

Stoves, gas cylinders, inflammable chemicals of any kind, crackers, acids, smelly goods, leather or wet skins, oil or grease carried in packages, things which may break or leak and luggage during journey in train. or may cause harm to passengers, are prohibited. As per railway rules, passengers can carry up to 20 kg of ghee in the train, but the ghee must be properly packed in tin cans.