Most people would like to take their pets with them, but is it possible when traveling on Indian Railways? The biggest problem is when you travel with your family. Who cleans and burns everything? Who can you take your pet dog with you when you go for a walk?
Yes, you can keep your dog with you during the journey. If you travel in first class AC, you can keep the dog with you in the compartment, otherwise they will be treated as luggage and they will have to travel in a brake or luggage van. Although you can keep the dog in the train compartment, you need to make sure that others do not get in trouble. You need the consent of your passengers to take the dog to the train compartment
Tips for traveling with your pet dog on the train
If you want to keep the dog in the train compartment, you just have to buy a ticket in the first class AC and book two more berths in the compartment for your use and for that you have to pay for the type of train you are going to.
If you travel in an AC sleeper coach, AC chair car or second class coach, you will not be able to take the dog with you. You can take the dog in a luggage or brake van Special dog boxes are available in the brake van
If you want to take your dog in a luggage van, contact the parcel office and book two days before departure.
If you are caught taking a dog to AC First Class or in a brake van without any booking, you will have to pay the luggage rate according to the weight of the dog and pay a minimum fine of Rs 10 per cooker. All these fines have to be paid in advance
If the dog works for the eyes of a blind person, the cost of transporting the dog in the brake van will have to be paid even if the dog is in the compartment. But it is inevitable to have a collar and a chain around the dog's neck during such a journey
It is the owner's responsibility to provide food and water during the journey
If you take the dog to First Class AC, you also need the consent of your companions. If they object during the journey, the dog will be taken to the guard van immediately and no refund will be given.
If the dog violates any rules, he will be taken to the brake van immediately and the passenger will have to pay six times the luggage scale rate.