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Bike Transport by Train – How to

Parcel, Charges, Process

1 Sep 2018 in Category(ies): / / Headlines, Indian Railways (IR), Traffic

Commercial

Indian Railways is not only the biggest Rail Network but

also is one of the biggest modes of transportation. Bike
transport by Train or any Two Wheeler is one of the most
common sight we find all over the Indian Railways at any
given point of time.

You can transport goods from one place to other using Indian
Railways in two forms, either as a luggage or as a parcel. A
luggage is something you can take it along with you on the
same train you travel. A parcel is subjected to transportation to
your choice of the destination through any train or railway
wagon as decided by the Rail Authorities.

The whole process of bike transport by train has been

completely changed. Until a few months, you can carry the bike
along with you on the same train you travel. However, bike
transport by train is now purely decided by the Railway
authorities. Not it may not be possible to take the bike along
with you in the same train you are traveling, as the procedures
have changed. Now the Indian Railways will decide in which
train your bike should travel depending on the slot availability
and destination.

Still, bike transportation is available in two ways, luggage and

parcel booking. As of now, there are actually two ways to
transport bike in train across India viz.

Luggage
Parcel

Before transporting the bike we need to make sure all the

documents are all clear and ready. Especially the important
documents like Registration Certificate, Latest Insurance
documents and all.

Another important thing is we need to empty the petrol tank for

transporting it. It’s always good to book from main station since
they will get enough time to load the parcels.

They will accept the booking only when there is a direct train
connectivity available between source & destination stations.
Once it reached at the destination, the first 6 hours are free to
keep it in the parcel counter. After that, every one hour is
chargeable. So better to collect it within the first 6 hours itself.

Now I can explain what is the procedure for transport bike by

train as luggage/parcel.
How to transport bike by train as a parcel

The process is pretty simple. First of all you need to identify a

main station near to you from where you can sent the bike as
parcel.

Visit the parcel counter of that railway station and inquire

about the bike parcel charges along with the expected
delivery/arrival time. It will be good know these things few
days in advance.
As mentioned you need to submit the photo copy of your bike
registration certificate (RC book) and the any one of your
identity proof. It’s mandatory that you need to carry the
originals of both, since there will be a verification for the
same.
Once they are done with the strict inspection of petrol tank,
your bike is ready for packing. Either you can pack it yourself
or take the help of some packing guys. It can cost you some
300 RS. I would suggest you to go for that since they can do
it better than us.
Now your bike is ready for the journey, but need to fill parcel
form where you can mention the details of the recipient &
address, cost of the parcel you are sending, bike’s engine
and chassis number.

How to transport bike by train as a luggage

The procedure is almost similar like sending bike as parcel. You

need to submit the registration certificate and id proof photo
copies and get it packed.

Keep the luggage receipt & the endorsement of the train

ticket. Make sure you are keep it safe because these two are
required to receive the bike parcel
Wait for your train. Make sure your bike is getting loaded to
the same train. so that the bike will be transported along with
you on the same train.
After reaching your journey, go to luggage office. Show the
original ticket and the luggage endorsement. Navigate to the
platform or the train compartment to receive the bike parcel.
As per the railway rules you need to empty the petrol and
take at the same time you are not supposed to carry petrol in
bottle as well.I hope your friends can help you out in getting
this part sorted out.

Bike Parcel Fees & bike Transport Charges

Rail transport Fess are always cheap when you compared to

other mode of transportation. Please find the for bike parcel
charges/cost

Packing / Porter Charges – Rs. 150 to 300 Rs. These

charges will be needed for both packing and during delivery.
Total cost to transport bike or to parcel bike through Indian
railway trains is calculated based on the distance & the
 weight of the parcel
If you need the exact cost then you can check out the Indian
railways website.
Insurance charge is based on the value of the bike. Note this
cost will be included along with the bike Parcel cost. State
the value of the bike as higher because higher the value of
bike will get higher insurance fee. Declaration up to Rs.10,
000 don’t have any extra charges. After that the insurance
charges will be extra 1% of the declared value

Indian Railways Rules for Bike Transportation

There are certain rules which you should consider before

transport bike by train.

Make sure to empty the petrol tank of your motorcycle

because during inception if they found a bike with fuel in the
petrol tank, then they will put fine for Rs.1000 (i.e.) for
transporting the bike with petrol.
In certain cases, the railway police can take action against
this which can lead 6 months to 2 years imprisonment.
Suppose if the bike is lost because of train accident etc, then
Indian railways will repay as per the declared value of goods
Make sure you are mentioning the bike engine & chassis
number during the parcel form registration
If you unable to unload & collect the bike from the train at
your destination station, then you can again book bike parcel
to the nearest major railway station.

Many a times, passengers feel that their bike may be dumped

with other materials and gets damaged or dent to their loved
sentiment vehicles. Rather there are many ways to protect your
vehicle by way of providing the smarter way of sending bike
parcel with good wrapping for all safety means of transportation.

There are few bike parcel service firms in all Metros too, which
will send mini truck for picking your bike or scooter to your
doorstep and pack it, transport with sufficient space and deliver
your bike in whichever condition you handed over it to their
company. The packers and movers team of the company will
professionally pack your bike with bubble wrap sheets, poly
cushion sheets, corrugation sheets and shrink film to avoid
breakage, dent, scratch for your bike safety in transit.

These locally available firms provide door step pickup and door
step delivery for two wheelers like Royal Enfield, Harley
Davidson, Yamaha FZ, Honda Scooters, TVS bikes, Scooty,
Vespa Scooters, Bajaj Pulsar, Mopeds and Sports utility bikes.

Customers will receive door delivery like courier of their two

wheeler parcel by next day or second working day. These firms
provide one stop solution for bike parcel service too.

Customers have only simple procedure to transfer bike this way

as they need to furnish their address with contact details