Railway rules: How many liquor bottles can you carry in the train? Know what is the limit for which items | News India

Indian Railway rules for alcohol: Crores of people in India drink alcohol. According to statistics, an average Indian citizen drinks 4.9 liters of alcohol in a year. Alcohol laws in India are quite strict. For example, you cannot drive after drinking alcohol. You cannot go to office after drinking alcohol.

This question about alcohol also comes to the mind of many people. Can you drink alcohol while traveling? Are there any rules for carrying alcohol during train travel? What is the punishment if you break the rules? So let us tell you the answers to all these questions.

Can I carry alcohol on the train?
Railway is a means of public travel. In which many people travel together. That is why the railway has made many rules for the passengers. So that other passengers do not face any problem. According to the rules of the railway, liquor can be carried in the train. Under the Indian Railway Act 1989, you can carry liquor in the train.

But only in those states where it is allowed. Like dry states which include states like Gujarat, Nagaland, Bihar and Lakshadweep. You cannot bring alcohol here. Because if your alcohol is confiscated while traveling in these states. Then you may have to pay a fine and may also have to go to jail.

How much alcohol can you carry?

As we told you that according to the rules of Indian Railways, you can carry a bottle of liquor with you while traveling in the train. If we talk about its capacity or limit, then you can carry only two liters of liquor with you. Not only this, all the 2-liter liquor bottles that you are carrying with you must be sealed. You cannot carry open bottles with you in the train.

What could be the punishment?
If a person is found travelling in a train with more than the prescribed amount of alcohol, then that person is punished under the Railway Act. Apart from this, if a person is caught drinking alcohol on the platform or is caught carrying a bottle of alcohol in the open, then such a person can be jailed for 6 months and fined up to Rs 500 under the Railway Act.