Lok Sabha Question No. 2803 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-17
Subject: Baggage Regulations for Train Passengers
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2803 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2025

## BAGGAGE REGULATIONS FOR TRAIN PASSENGERS

## 2803. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  true  that  Railways  is  going  to  implement  strict  baggage regulations for train passengers on the lines of practice being followed at airport;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the action will be taken by Railways if there are no scanning machines at railways stations;
- (d) whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  increase/decrease  the  permissible luggage in the new arrangement; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (e):  At  present,  class-wise  maximum  limit  has  been  prescribed  for carriage of luggage by the passenger  along with him/her inside the compartments. Class-wise free allowance and maximum limit prescribed for carriage of luggage inside the compartment is as under:

| Class                  |   Maximum Limit (in kg) |   Free Allowance (in kg) |
|------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
| AC 1 st                |                     150 |                       70 |
| First Class/AC 2 tier  |                     100 |                       50 |
| AC 3 tier/AC Chair Car |                      40 |                       40 |
| Sleeper Class          |                      80 |                       40 |
| Second Class           |                      70 |                       35 |

The maximum limit includes free allowance.

Passengers  are  allowed  to  book  and  carry  excess  luggage  beyond  free allowance with him/her in the compartment up to the maximum limit as per class as tabulated above on payment of charges at 1.5 times of luggage rate. Trunks,  suitcases  and  boxes  having  outside  measurement  of  100  cmx60 cmx25  cm  (lengthxbreadthxheight) are allowed to be carried in the passenger compartments as personal luggage. If the trunks, suitcases and boxes which outside measurement exceed any one of the dimensions, such articles are required to be booked and carried in the brakevan (SLRs)/Parcel vans and not in the passenger's compartments. Also, merchandized items are not  allowed  for  booking  and  carriage  in  the  compartment  as  personal luggage.

Over  and  above  the  prescribed  limit  mentioned  above,  excess  luggage  is carried in Brake van (SLRs) of the trains subject to maximum limit prescribed to be booked in brake vans as luggage.

Police and public order are state subjects under the Seventh schedule to the Constitution  of  India  and,  as  such,  State  Governments  are  responsible  for prevention,  detection,  registration  and  investigation  of  crime  and  maintain law and order etc. on Railways through their law enforcement agencies viz. Government Railway Police (GRP)/District Police. However, Railway Protection  Force  (RPF)  supplements  the  efforts  of  GRP/District  Police  to provide better protection and security of passenger area and passengers and for matters connected therewith.

The following preventive measures are carried out by railways;

-  Random manually  bag  checks  are  conducted  by  RPF  personnel  with  the help of Hand Held Metal Detector (HHMD).

-  Door  Frame  Metal  Detector  (DFMD)  have  been  installed  at  Entry  &  Exit gates  of  stations  to  facilitate  the  detection  of  metallic  and  prohibited items being carried by passengers.
-  Joint checks with other agencies are carried out to prevent the carriages of prohibited items.
-  Passengers movement is closely monitored through CCTV cameras.
-  Joints  checks  and  coordination  are  being  ensured  with  Government Railway Police (GRP) and Local Police to avoid any unusual incidents.
-  Dog squad is deployed at entry/exit points and parcel office of stations for intensive checking time to time.
-  Announcements  through  public  address  system  and  visual  displays  are made to educate passengers for not carrying prohibited items and to report any unattended luggage to RPF/GRP.

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