Indian Railway Rules: Rules have been set by the Indian Railway Board for carrying luggage in the sleeper coach, tier-2 coach and first class coach in the train. That is, you can carry goods only up to a specified limit.
Indian Railway Rule 2022 : There is an atmosphere of festive season in the country, the time of Diwali and Chhath Puja is near. People have already booked train tickets. When someone goes to his house, obviously he also takes the goods during the festival. Do you know how much luggage a passenger can carry with him in the train? Although it varies according to the class. If during checking in the train, if you are found more than the prescribed limit, then you may have to loose your pocket. Meaning you may have to pay a heavy fine.
Explain that the rules have been set by the Indian Railway Board for carrying luggage in the sleeper coach, tier-2 coach and first class coach in the train. That is, you can carry goods only up to a specified limit. A weight is fixed according to your ticket and luggage can be carried in the train accordingly. If you carry more luggage than this, then you may have to pay a heavy fine. Due to which you may have to loose your pocket a lot.
According to the rules of Indian Railways, a passenger can carry 40 kg of luggage in a sleeper coach. If there are two people, then up to 80 kg of luggage can be carried. This limit is on a per passenger basis. At the same time, in Tier-2 coach, a passenger can carry up to 50 kg of luggage. In first class this limit becomes more. Those traveling in first class can carry luggage up to 70 kg. No passenger can carry more luggage than this.
Know what is the rule of penalty
If a passenger carries more baggage than the limit during the journey in the train, then he may have to pay a fine of more than Rs 600 for the journey up to 500 km and this fine is decided on the basis of the distance. If there is more luggage then it has to be deposited in the luggage compartment and money has to be paid accordingly. If you do not do this then you may also have to pay a fine.
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