Indian Railways: Through Indian Railways, you can easily send any goods from one place to another by train. Railways earn most of their income from freight. Railways transports freight through a large number of parcel trains every day. Therefore, now Railways has fixed the freight charges. Let us know how much money will have to be paid for 1 kilo of goods.
Indian Railways: Indian Railways is the fourth largest rail network in the world. It transports millions of people to their destinations every day. Apart from traveling by train itself, sometimes we also have to travel from one city to another. In such a situation, you can easily send any of your goods from one place to another through train. Anyway, Railways earns most of its income from freight. Railways transports freight through a large number of goods trains and other parcel trains every day. You can transport any goods through Indian Railways in two ways.
The first is that you can transport it as luggage or as a parcel. Here luggage means that you are taking your belongings with you during the journey. Whereas, the second way is that you can transport it as a parcel. Parcel means that you are not traveling with luggage. Rather they are sending him to some place.
How much does the rent cost?
When sending goods by railway, the fare is calculated according to weight and distance. Parcel charges are cheaper than luggage. Railway charts regarding fare rates as per kilometer and parcel weight are available on the website. Suppose you want to book a luggage weighing 25 kg in a train from Patna to Delhi, then you will have to pay a fare of Rs 320 for this. Actually, according to the parcel chart of Railways, the fare price of a parcel weighing 50 kg for the distance from 1051 to 1075 kilometers is Rs 320.16. Whereas, if the weight of the goods is up to 1 quintal then the parcel charge will be Rs 533. However, some other charges may also be levied, which will be known from the Railway Parcel Counter.
How is parcel booked in Railways?
Parcel through train can be booked both online and offline. Both personal and business parcel services are provided by Indian Railways. You can book a bike or other heavy household items through train. For this, you can make booking by visiting the parcel counter located at the railway station and https://parcel.indianrail.gov.in.
