New Luggage Rules of Indian Railways : New structure & penalty

Gone are the days when we used to see Chanda Aunty with practically impossible luggage. When Ghanshyam Baniya used to get all his stuff for shop by train with him and when Wedding luggage used to travel in bogies with us. Indian Railways has announced new rules for luggage allowances.

Indian Railways have come up with a structure for carrying luggage in trains. Under the new structure, a certain limit of luggage can be carried free of cost while travelling on train. Beyond the prescribed limit, passengers will have to pay for their luggage.

Railway passengers are permitted to carry luggage free of charge with them in the compartment up to 70 Kgs in First AC, 50 Kgs in First Class/AC-2 tier, 40 Kgs in AC 3-tier/AC Chair Car/Sleeper Class and 35 Kgs in Second Class.   

The class-wise maximum limit is as under:

Class	Maximum Limit
1st AC	150 kgs
First class/AC-2 tier	100 kgs
AC 3 tier/ AC Chair Car	40 kgs
Sleeper Class	80 kgs
Second Class	70 kgs

Passengers are allowed to book and carry excess luggage beyond free allowance, with them in the compartment up to the maximum prescribed class-wise limit on payment of charges at 1.5 times of luggage rate.

When a passenger is detected either enroute or at the destination with un-booked or partially booked luggage weighing more than the free allowance/maximum prescribed class-wise limits, penalty as per rule will be levied.

So this time when you plan to take excessive luggage by train, do take care of these rules. Avoid unnecessary fuss, travel with peace.