Passengers must pay for excess baggage on trains: Govt tells Parl

RAILWAY MINISTER INFORMS LOK SABHA

- SIMONTINI BHATTACHARJEE

Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw recently informed Parliament that train passengers must pay for excess baggage that is carried over the free baggage allowance, thus reiterating that the Indian Railways has already established baggage limits since there are plans for baggage checks similar to those offered in airports.

Vaishnaw was responding to a question on Wednesday, asked by a member in the Lok Sabha, Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy, who had asked if the railways were considering baggage regulations similar to those applicable at airports.

The minister, in a written reply, stated: "At present, a maximum class-wise limit has been prescribed for the transport of luggage by the passenger accompanied by him or her inside the compartments." The details of the free allowance and maximum permitted limit regarding various classes of tickets were also given by the minister.