New Delhi. Indian Railways has given a double blow to the passengers. On one hand, fares are being increased in long distance trains, while on the other hand, preparations have been made for action against carrying luggage in excess of the prescribed weight. This means that at the end of this year, both traveling and carrying luggage more than the prescribed weight are going to be costly. Although 215 km. There is no increase in MST for journeys by general tickets for distances less than 100 km. In both ways the revenue of Indian Railways will increase.
Indian Railways has decided to increase the fares from December 26. In general class, there will be an additional charge of 1 paise per kilometer for distances beyond 215 kilometres, while in sleeper and all AC classes of mail or express, there will be an increase of 2 paise per kilometre. For example, for a sleeper journey of 500 km, you will have to pay about Rs 10 more.
What will Railways do with the additional revenue?
Dilip Kumar, Executive Director (Information and Propagation), Railway Ministry, said that general class, suburban trains and monthly season tickets of distance less than 215 km will not be affected. This increase will bring an additional Rs 600 crore to the Railways, which will be spent on increasing facilities and security in stations and trains. The objective of Railways is to ensure that there is no additional burden on daily commuters and low and middle income families and that their travel remains affordable.
If you carry more luggage than the prescribed limit, you will have to pay six times more fine.
Why did it have to be increased?
According to the Railway Ministry, the railway network has expanded rapidly in the last ten years and now services are reaching remote areas. The number of employees has been increased to improve the safety and facilities of passengers. Due to this, the expenditure on employees has increased to Rs 1.15 lakh crore and the expenditure on pension has reached about Rs 60 thousand crore. The total expenditure of Railways in the financial year 2024-25 has become Rs 2.63 lakh crore.
What will be the restriction on excess luggage?
Preparations are being made to take action against carrying more luggage than the allowed luggage in trains. Here you will have to pay extra charges for carrying extra luggage like flight. According to the Railways, if you carry luggage exceeding the prescribed weight in the train, your co-passenger may face problems. Keeping this in mind, action can be taken against such passengers who are traveling with luggage more than the prescribed weight. In this way, this decision is being taken for the convenient travel of the passengers.
According to Railway Ministry’s ADG Dharmendra Tiwari, according to Railways, there is no new order regarding extra charge, the old order remains the same. This is being made more effective.
What are the rules for each class?
There are different rules for each class of trains, the weight is fixed for General, Sleeper and AC. If you are traveling in such first class, then a passenger can carry luggage up to 70 kg. Along with this, there is a discount of 15 kg of additional luggage. Apart from this, after making a maximum booking, 65 kg luggage can be carried in the parcel van. Similarly, in second hand type there is a discount of 10 kg extra along with 50 kg and 30 kg can be booked and taken by parcel van. There is a discount of 10 kg for third class or AC chair car with 40 kg luggage. 30 kg in parcel van. You can take it along after booking.
What are the rules for sleeper class?
40 kg in sleeper class. There is an allowance to carry 10 kg more luggage. By booking, you can carry additional weight up to 70 kg. Whereas in second class 35 kg. Can carry up to 10 kg with it. By booking there, 60 kg. Additional luggage can be carried by parcel van. According to the new guidelines of the Railways, if a passenger is caught carrying unbooked luggage in excess of the prescribed limit, he will have to pay six times the amount of the booked luggage.
