How to Travel With Your Dog in Indian Railways.

nice!!!

By: vinish | 10 Mar 2009

thanx..

By: hardyboy | 10 Mar 2009

Gr8 information. Gud

By: Shweta Singh | 14 Mar 2009

thanks and good info.

By: prakash | 23 Oct 2009

This is very good and useful information for people who are planning to travel with their pet in Indian Railways. Thanks Hardyboy for sharing such useful information.

By: Bhushan | 02 Feb 2010

nice ....

By: satya | 21 Sep 2010

GREAT. IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.

By: minaxi | 20 Mar 2011

Hope this could help somebody.

I had booked 4 first AC berths online to travel between Chennai and Delhi with a puppy. I was worried if this could be allowed or not. On the day of travel I went to the Chief Reservation Officer and requested for a cabin. He assured that normally it would be alloted if booked in a single ticket. I gave him a written application just to make sure. Since it was an HA1 coach, I didnt take the risk of booking only 2 berths to get a coupe. I was alloted a cabin. I then paid the luggage rate for my dog and now we are on our way back to Delhi.
It is possible to book 4 berths in a single name and you could get a cabin exlusively for your use. While travelling with a Dog it is always good to book a cabin (if alone), or travel with 3-4 people to get a cabin.

By: Jobbin James | 03 Jul 2011

Hi All,

I had to travel from Delhi to Guwahati last month with my family (me, my wify and our dogy Coco), I booked 2 AC first class tickets online in Delhi-Guwahati Rajdhani express for our travel. A day before the travel we went to the New delhi railiway station and gave a written application to the chief reservation officer. We were assured that if there are 2 berth coupes available in case there are not many VIP's travelling that day, we will be given the first preference but this can only be confirmed at the time of preparing the chart. So we were still left with some apprehensions. Luckily things were on our favor, on the day of travel I went to book my dogy to the luggage booking section and produced my PNR number. the person on the counter fed in the PNR number in the system to generate the chalan and the system accepted and generated it. When I enquired the person told me that this validation is taken care by the system itself. i.e. if a person has booked two tickets and a if a two berth coupe is alloted to him then only the system generated a chalan for an accompanying dogy. Finally We had a happy and tension free journey where Coco occupied the window seat all throught and enjoyed the journey as much as we did

By: Bhushan | 03 Jul 2011

I live in Gujarat. And if I go to buy a 1-2 month pup from any state of India and want to carry him with me in train, I want to know if the same rules are applicable to a very small pup also....If some passengers don't like even a small pup to be in first class or first class AC coach, then I just can't send him to 'Luggage/Brake Van'. What can be done in this case?

By: Am | 24 Jul 2011

Be it a small puppy or a big dog, it doesn't matter if anybody objects. You will have to move it to the brake van. If you have a coupe or cabin then there is no issue of anybody troubling you. See my comment of 3rd July. I travelled with a 2 month old Golden Retriever, but had to book a cabin to travel without any tension. :-)

By: Jobbin James | 24 Jul 2011

okk thank you JJ for the information. I will try to do the same as you did.

By: Am | 24 Jul 2011

Good info ! Was just wandering if anyone knew whether 2 small dogs can be carried in a coupe?

Thanks

By: DS | 05 Oct 2011

Yes.
Pls refer the comment by Capt.Mahajan in the following link.

http://www.indiamike.com/india /indian-railways-f10/travellin g-with-a-puppy-from-chennai-co imbatore-t57431/2/

By: Jobbin James | 05 Oct 2011

Thanks for the info. I have been having sleepless nights with tension because i have a pug and flights are not safe for them and i had no idea about railways. Just had a few more questions. I have to travel from Delhi to Bangalore, so does rajdhani have a 2 berth coupe? Do i have to inform the railway authorities while i book the the ticket that i will be travelling with pets? Do i have arrange a pet carriage for my dog to travel by train? Pls help me.. thanks so much again!

By: sona | 13 Oct 2011

You are right.
1. Flight is not safe for Pugs and similar breeds. Infact some airlines do not allow such breeds in flight.
2. Rajdhani Fist AC coach compostion is 3 cabin (4 berth) + 3 coupe (2 berth).
3. No need to inform the railway authorities in advance. If you are booking through IRCTC website then there is no provision for mentioning that you are travelling with a Dog. If you are booking over the counter then you can mention in your reservation slip. But you need to pay the luggage charghes of 60kg for your Dog. You can pay this 2-3 hours prior to your travel at the luggage booking counter.
4. You need to arrange a pet carriage for everybody's safety and comfort.

Note: I have an IATA approved cage that I had used once to bring my puppy from Chennai to Delhi. If you are interested, pls let me know.

By: Jobbin James | 13 Oct 2011

Thank u so much! I have been so worried. Now, I think I can finally book my tickets and relax a bit. My pug is pretty fat, about 10 kgs so how big is the cage that you are talking about?

By: sona | 13 Oct 2011

can you please let me know where do you stay in delhi? If it is near from where I put up then I can probably use the cage you have. Otherwise I can get a new 1..

By: sona | 03 Nov 2011

Can you please give me your email again?

By: sona | 05 Nov 2011

Hi, I had once heard that Rajdhani and Duronto Express do not allow dogs to be carried, even on AC I. Is it true? I am to travel from Jammu to delhi at the end of the month and need to book tickets. Please advice.

By: aditi | 24 Nov 2011

Hi, I had once heard that Rajdhani and Duronto Express do not allow dogs to be carried, even on AC I. Is it true? I am to travel from Jammu to delhi at the end of the month and need to book tickets. Please advice.

By: aditi | 24 Nov 2011

You should be able to take your dog onboard, only you would have to book the entire 2-berth coupe or 4-berth cabin. The railway rules are given in the blog above.

By: Jobbin James | 24 Nov 2011

When I book my ticket, do I need to book my pet as a luggage at the same time? I already booked my ticket and now I wish to carry my pet along with me. Can I do it now by going to the luggage office at my departure station? He is a 2 months puppy, how much it would be? I am travelling by Duronto express.

By: Jolly | 12 Dec 2011

@Jolly. All your queries are answered in the blog and subsequent messages below. Pls read it.

By: Jobbin James | 13 Dec 2011

jobbin james your comments are so helpfull, thank you for that, secondly, still a bit confused about the fair !
i mean how much extra do we pay if carry our dog ?

By: jerry woods | 22 Jan 2012

If you are travelling with the dog in the first AC compartment then the charges are 60KG x distance. For eg. I paid Rs.360 as luggage charges from Chennai to Delhi. It can be paid at the luggage booking counter. I was not asked to show the puppy. Since the dog would be travelling with you, there are no complicated forms to be filled up. If you are travelling without paying the luggage charge, then 6 times penalty could be imposed by the TTE.
Note: Details are mentioned in the blog ;-)

By: Jobbin James | 22 Jan 2012

thNKS dear ..u halped me ....now i can manage with my very mischevious naughty dog ssssss thankss a lot

By: RAJU SARKAR | 03 Apr 2012

this blog has really helped and reading all these comments has actually made me relax. i'll b travellin by rajdhani exp from delhi to tatanagar,with my 6month old cocker. though i've booked 2 seats (hoping to get a coupe),one seat is in WL1. now m getting all stressed up coz of it,what are the chances of it gettin confirmed (DOJ: 22may. m travellin alone with him.

By: Abhilasha Sharma | 05 May 2012

@jj ,can i take 2 dogs at a time?pug and a labra

By: chollen | 21 May 2012