Each passenger is allowed a free allowance up to which he can carry luggage with him in the compartment, free of cost. The free allowance varies for different classes of travel. Children aged 5 and below 12 years are allowed half of the free allowance subject to the maximum of 50 Kgs. You are also permitted a marginal allowance. There is a maximum ceiling on the luggage, which can be carried inside the compartment for each class. These are indicated in the table below :
The following maximum limit free allowance and marginal allowance are admissible for the carriage of luggage in the compartment :
| Class | Free allowance |
| AC First Class | 70 Kgs |
| AC 2-Tier sleeper/First class | 50 Kgs |
| AC 3-tier sleeper/AC chair car | 40 Kgs |
| Sleeper class | 40 Kgs |
| Second class | 35 Kgs |
Trunks, suitcase and boxes having outside measurement of 100 cms. x 60 cms x 25 cms (length x breadth x height) will be allowed to be carried in the passenger compartments as personal luggage. If the trunks, suitcase, and boxes, which in outside measurement exceed any one of the dimension, such articles are required to be booked and carried in the brake van and not in the passengers' compartment . Maximum size of the trunks/suitcase than can be carried in the AC-3 tire and AC chair Car compartment is 55 cmsx45 cms x 22.5 cms.