IRCTC Luggage Rule: If you also carry more luggage than the prescribed rules on the train, then know how much fine can be imposed

Posted on 3rd Jun 2022 by rohit kumar

IRCTC Luggage Rule: Traveling by train is considered to be almost the most simple and economical. People use trains to travel from one city to another every day. Traveling by train becomes easy because you can enjoy a pleasant journey without any hassle in it very comfortably. Also, you can easily take your belongings with you. During the train journey every day, people travel with a lot of luggage. If you also travel with a lot of luggage on the train, then this news is for you. Actually, now if you travel on a train with more baggage than a certain limit, then you may have to pay a heavy fine for it. According to the rules of the railways, a passenger can travel with luggage according to the rules set with him, if he takes more luggage than this, then he will have to pay separately for this or he will also have to pay a fine. So let's tell you about this.

 

What is this railway rule?

 

Actually, according to the Indian Railways, there is a fixed limit for carrying goods for each class, which is between 40 kg to 70 kg. If a passenger wants to carry more luggage with him, then he will have to pay a separate amount for it.

 

You can take luggage up to 40 kg in the sleeper coach on the train. Also, you can carry up to 50 kg of luggage in AC-Tier class, while in First Class you can carry up to 70 kg of luggage with you during the journey.

 

will have to pay a heavy fine

 

If a passenger is caught carrying luggage over these permissible limits, who has more than 40 kg of luggage, he will have to pay a fine of Rs 654 for a journey of 500 km.

 

how to avoid fine

 

If you want to avoid being fined, you have to do one thing. If you have more than 40 kg of luggage, then you should take a ticket for it before traveling. By doing this you will have to pay only 109 rupees.

 

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