1. 400 for packing seems excess. You just need to remove mirrors and cover up the doom and rear lights and seat with some gunny bags and tie them so as to prevent scratching and damage. You can do it yourself. Also empty the petrol tank.
2. Some money for the loaders.
3. The ticket is not needed. That's what parcel is for. I have seen a bike shipped to UD from KCG at SBC. It was on PF. It was going by 2 different trains to its destination. I don't think the...
more... owner was there nor needed to buy a ticket. You can enquire some other railway officials to know the real modalities if you feel the parcel officer is not being honest, you do know some railway officials, so ask them.