IRCTC News: Good news for those traveling on the train. Railway passengers no longer need to carry goods from home to railway station. Railways themselves are going to arrange this. This facility will be the first junction of East Central Railway across the country, from where this service will start.
With this, the passengers traveling by train will get rid of the worry of carrying goods from home or transporting goods from the station to the house, as well as there will not be any problem with the porters regarding the rate. Now the railway will transport your goods from home to berths and other cities. Danapur Railway Division of East Central Railway has approved this new facility.
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to railway sources, the agency Book and Baggage.com has got the responsibility to start it from Danapur division. It will begin in Patna by the last week of February.
How will the luggage booking- Travelers will have the option of booking on the agency's app and website. The app has to be downloaded to Android Mobile. The size, weight and other information of the bag will have to be given. It will be charged accordingly. The fee will be determined according to the distance and weight from the station. The maximum distance for this will be 50 kilometers and the lowest rate will be 125 rupees.
A distance of 10 km and a side charge of minimum 10 kg bag will be Rs 125. There will also be a prescribed fee of the porter to carry the goods to the berth. If there will be more than one (maximum of five) luggage, then the fee for the first luggage will be Rs 125 and for the rest Rs 50-50. The agency will also facilitate the wrapping and sanitization of luggage. With GPS system, you will be able to track your luggage, along with baggage insurance.