Railways Launch Online Excess Luggage Booking

Passengers travelling in AC 3-Tier and AC Chair Car are not eligible, as the maximum permissible baggage limit in these classes is identical to the free luggage allowance.

Under existing rules, AC First Class passengers may carry up to 70 kg free of charge and a maximum of 150 kg after paying excess charges. Those in AC 2-Tier and First Class are allowed 50 kg free, with a maximum limit of 100 kg. Sleeper Class passengers have a free allowance of 40 kg and a total limit of 80 kg, while Second Class travellers may carry 35 kg free and up to 70 kg overall.

In AC 3-Tier and AC Chair Car, the free and maximum limits both stand at 40 kg. Indian Railways has clarified that passengers carrying baggage beyond the free allowance but within the prescribed maximum limits must pay the applicable excess luggage charges.

In addition to weight restrictions, the Railways enforces size limits for luggage carried inside passenger coaches. Trunks, suitcases and boxes measuring up to 100 cm × 60 cm × 25 cm are generally permitted. Passengers in AC 3-Tier and AC Chair Car coaches must adhere to a smaller size limit of 55 cm × 45 cm × 22.5 cm.

The new online option is intended to reduce inconvenience for travellers who need to transport additional luggage within the allowed limits, while maintaining the existing framework of free allowances and maximum permissible weights across different classes of travel.