29/06/2020
FB #29
DOUBTS ABOUT CARRYING PETS IN INDIAN RAILWAYS
STATE : ALL INDIA
CONCLUSION : INDIAN RAILWAYS has DIVERSIFIED SERVICES when it comes to the MATTER OF TRANSPORTATION OF BOTH GOODS & PASSENGERS. It also have lots of SOCIAL ASPECTS to their SERVICE.
As like FLIGHTS, INDIAN RAILWAYS are also ALLOWS their PASSENGERS ALONG WITH THEIR PETS. BUT FOR THAT, THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS MUST BE SATISFY :
1. TO CARRY A DOG IN TRAIN, YOU NEED TO CONTACT THE PARCEL OFFICE OF YOUR BOARDING STATION. ON THE PAYMENT OF A SUM (depending on the size of the dog) YOU WOULD BE PROVIDED A BOOKING SLIP. THIS IS THE TICKET FOR YOUR DOG. NO MATTER HOW THE DOG TRAVELS (whether within a train compartment or within the luggage van). THIS BOOKING SLIP IS NECESSARY.
2. RESERVING A FIRST CLASS AC COUPE IS THE BEST WAY TO TRAVEL WITH A DOG TRAIN. YOU MAY HAVE TO RESERVE SOME EXTRA BERTHS, BUT IT WOULD ASSURE A COMFORTABLE TRAVEL EXPERIENCE FOR YOUR BELOVED PET.
3. GENERAL PASSENGERS (barring a blind person) TRAVELLING IN ANY OTHER CLASS CANNOT TAKE THE DOG ALONG IN TRAIN'S COMPARTMENT. BUT THE DOG CAN BE CARRIED IN THE LUGGAGE OR BRAKE VAN BY PAYING THE DUE CHARGES (mentioned in pic). THERE ARE SPECIALLY DESIGNED DOG BOXES AVAILABLE IN THE BRAKE VANS FOR SUCH PURPOSES.
4. IF YOU WANT TO CARRY YOUR DOG IN THE LUGGAGE VAN, CONTACT THE PARCEL OFFICE AND BOOK ACCOMMODATION FOR YOUR DOG TWO DAYS BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF JOURNEY.
5. IF YOU ARE DETECTED CARRYING A DOG WITHOUT DUE BOOKING IN AC FIRST CLASS or BRAKE VAN YOU WILL BE CHARGED AT LUGGAGE RATES BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF THE DOG & HAVE TO PAY A MINIMUM FINE OF INR 10 PER DOG. THESE CHARGES ARE PREPAID IN NATURE.
6. IN CASE THE DOG IS THE "SLEEPING EYE" OF A BLIND PERSON, THE TARIFF CHARGED WILL BE SAME AS DOGS CARRIED IN THE BRAKE VAN, THOUGH THEY REMAIN WITHIN COMPARTMENT. HOWEVER, THE DOGS MUST HAVE COLLARS & CHAINS FITTED FOR SUCH TRAVEL.
7. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER TO ARRANGE FOR FOOD & WATER ALONG THE COURSE OF THE JOURNEY.
8. EVEN WHEN YOU CARRY THE DOG ALONG WITH YOU IN A FIRST CLASS AC COMPARTMENT (and sharing a coupe) YOU WILL NEED THE CONSENT OF FELLOW PASSENGERS. IF AT ANY POINT OF THE JOURNEY, THE FELLOW PASSENGERS OBJECT TO THE DOG REMAINING IN THE COMPARTMENT, YOUR PET WILL BE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED TO THE GUARD'S VAN & NO REFUND WILL BE PROVIDED.
9. DOGS CANNOT BE CARRIED IN THE COMPARTMENT WHEN YOU YOU TRAVELLING IN AC SLEEPER COACHES, AC CHAIR CAR OR SECOND CLASS COACHES.
10. IF THE DOG IS FOUND BREACHING ANY INDIAN RAILWAY RULES IT WILL BE REMOVED IMMEDIATELY TO THE BREAK VAN AND EXTRA CHARGES (complying six times of the Luggage Scale Rate) WOULD BE CHARGED FROM YOU.
>>SAFETY OF PETS :
TO BE FRANK, THE CONDITIONS OF DOG BOXES ARE NOT GREAT. THEY ARE KEPT IN A SEPARATE COMPARTMENT. THESE SMALL BOXES WITH IRON SHUTTERS HAVE CRAMPED SPACES. APART FROM THIS, THE COACH WHERE THESE BOXES ARE KEPT OBVIOUSLY DO NOT HAVE ANY AIR CONDITIONERS TO REGULATE THE TEMPERATURE. LOTS OF DOGS DIES BEFORE THEY REACH THEIR DESTINATION BECAUSE OF RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS IN THAT FULLY STUFFED BRAKE or PARCEL VAN. SO, TRAVELLING WITH DOGS IS NOT THE BEST OPTION IN BRAKE OR PARCEL VAN.
PIC SOURCE : TRAINSTUFF.IN
INFO SOURCE : RAILYATRI.IN
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